Sr. Product Manager, Divya Rajpal approaches unique customer challenges with curiosity

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Divya Rajpal, Sr. Product Manager, began her career as a software engineer in India, where she used her coding skills to build complex products. She quickly recognized the importance of bridging technical expertise with strong business acumen and pursued an MBA degree—a pivotal point in her career.  

Divya’s HPE career journey 

As a software engineer, Divya built a solid technical foundation and learned a holistic understanding of business management and strategy by pursuing her MBA. This dual experience uniquely positioned her to navigate through the complex challenges and problem-solving inherent in product development. 

With the constant evolution of technology and opportunities to create impact by building innovative products, she was eager to learn new methodologies, particularly with the prominent evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Divya pursued a career at HPE to lead the development and launch of new products that address specific user pain points within user digital experience management. As a Sr. Product Manager, she uses her technical expertise and creativity to deliver simple, easy-to-use products that solve customer needs and serves as a passionate advocate for our customers. 

Team member straight talk 

Q: What is the secret to your success as a Sr. Product Manager? 
A: Effective communication is central to my role. I collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, marketing, and finance, to define what features and functionality we need to deliver. This is important to make our customers happy, bring our vision to life and distinguish our product in the market while taking into consideration time, effort, and resource constraints we have.  

Q: How do you redefine what’s next in your career?   
A: Defining what’s next for my career involves goal setting, continuous learning, staying informed and self-reflecting. For instance, one of my current goals is to lead the development and launch of a new product that addresses a specific user pain point within user digital experience management. The ever-changing tech space and consumer needs keep me on my toes and fuel my passion to build great products. 

Q: What advice would you give to others interested in your field? 
A: I would say cultivate strong empathy toward others. Empathy will serve as the guiding force for cross-functional collaboration, making informed decisions and understanding user needs. With empathy, we can build positive and collaborative work environments that contribute to the overall success of our product, team, and organization. 

Ready to redefine what’s next for you? With industry-leading training, development, and cross-functional learning opportunities, you could potentially explore multiple careers without ever leaving the impactful, mission-driven work and people at HPE. Explore our careers site and apply at careers.hpe.com. 

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