# Networking Customer Reference Manager, Customer Advocacy & References

**Company**: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
**Location**: Ft. Collins, Colorado
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Annual Salary USD 115,000 - 218,000
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a strategic, high-impact PMO team player to manage, build and scale customer references on behalf of HPE's Networking business.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner across product and solutions marketing, communications, sales, analyst relations, and other HPE stakeholders to identify, develop, and amplify customer stories that strengthen market credibility and support business growth.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Develop and execute a customer reference strategy and pipeline that aligns with business priorities

- Build and manage a scalable pipeline of customer references and stories tied to business priorities

- Serve as primary PMO partner to Product Solution Marketing leads in the Networking Product Solutions Marketing and Communications teams

- Lead development of customer stories across formats (written, video, digital, speaking engagements)

- Manage agency partners to deliver high-quality customer content

- Establish PMO rigor: pipeline tracking, reporting, prioritization, and delivery cadence

**Requirements**

- 7+ years of experience in customer advocacy, references, or customer marketing programs

- Proven experience in program management / PMO leadership across complex organizations

- Strong track record of developing customer stories and reference pipelines

- Experience working with product marketing and cross-functional stakeholders

- Demonstrated ability to manage agencies and external partners

**Preferred Skills & Attributes**

- Exceptional customer storyteller with ability to influence executive audiences

- Deep understanding of “customer-first” best practices and advocacy programs

- Strong communicator and relationship builder; trusted advisor to stakeholders

- Diplomatic, resilient, and able to navigate complex organizational dynamics

- Proactive, results-driven “go-getter” mindset with bias for action

**What We Can Offer You**

- Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial and emotional wellbeing

- Investment in your career through specific programs catered to helping you reach your career goals

- Unconditional inclusion in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness

## Skills

### Required
- customer advocacy
- program management
- PMO leadership
- customer marketing
- storytelling

### Nice to have
- customer-first best practices
- advocacy programs
- executive communication
- relationship building
- complex organizational dynamics

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