Jan Wagner

Global Presales Enablement Program Manager at HPE | Driving Worldwide Technical Enablement | Delivering HPE Tech Jam (7K+ Attendees across 3 Regions) & TekTalks

Prague Metropolitan Area

About

High-performing Learning & Development and Event Program Manager within the Worldwide Presales Enablement team at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Over a decade of experience architecting large-scale technical enablement strategies that bridge the gap between product innovation and global community readiness. Currently spearheading the global expansion of HPE Tech Jam, a flagship technical event delivered across three regions for over 7,000 attendees. I also manage the TekTalk program—HPE’s largest worldwide technical webinar series, serving as a core pillar of our global enablement strategy. Expert in managing complex, multi-platform event ecosystems (Cvent, RainFocus, ON24) and collaborating with Content Leads and individual Business Units (BUs) to transform the latest HPE portfolio innovations into strategic enablement experiences for the global presales community.

Experience

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (10 yrs 5 mos)
    • Global Presales Enablement Program Manager
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

      Responsible for driving and executing flagship global programs within WW Presales Enablement, transforming the latest HPE portfolio innovations into strategic enablement experiences for our technical community. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS: ✦ GLOBAL FLAGSHIP EVENT (HPE TECH JAM): Directing critical workstreams—including registration, speaker management, and mobile app deployment—for HPE's largest technical event. Successfully scaled the program to a global format delivered across 3 regions, reaching over 7,000 internal and partner attendees. ✦ STRATEGIC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & COLLABORATION (HPE TEKTALKS): Leading and managing HPE’s largest worldwide technical webinar series, serving as the foundational pillar for the entire continuous learning framework. Partnering with Content Leads across WW Presales Enablement and individual Business Units (BUs) to deliver the "latest and greatest" from the HPE portfolio directly to the global presales community. ✦ TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE: Managing complex digital ecosystems and vendor integrations, utilizing industry-leading platforms such as Cvent, ON24, and RainFocus to ensure seamless delivery and high-quality learner experiences.

    • Global Technical Events Program Manager
      Mar 2017 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Orchestrated end-to-end program management for the HPE Technology and Solutions Summit (TSS), one of HPE's largest flagship technical enablement events, serving over 3,000 attendees. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS: ✦ SPEAKER MANAGEMENT & ENABLEMENT: Coordinated and managed a global community of ~500 international speakers. Delivered comprehensive pre-event training, drove executive communication, and provided end-to-end onsite support. ✦ DELEGATE EXPERIENCE & REGISTRATION: Owned the entire registration workstream and external vendor management (Cvent), optimizing the platform layout and logistics to deliver a frictionless attendee journey. ✦ MOBILE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT: Led the functional strategy, feature requirements, and end-to-end deployment of the official conference mobile app to drive onsite attendee engagement and schedule personalization. ✦ RAPID VIRTUAL TRANSFORMATION (COVID-19 PIVOT): Following the sudden cancellation of the face-to-face event due to COVID-19, successfully migrated the entire summit into a fully virtual experience within a single week. Managed the rapid deployment of the virtual ecosystem, including the website, registration architecture, and virtual portal.

    • Event Assistant in EMEA Field & Partner Enablement
      Feb 2016 - Feb 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Involved in organizing HPE Technology and Solutions Summit, biggest enablement event in Europe. • Helping to organize and deliver sales/presales trainings in EMEA region • Support for managers (reporting, presentations, etc.)

  • Administrator at AL-SYSTEM EXPO s.r.o.
    Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 · 7 mos

    • Responsibility for creation and administration of clients database • Searching for information about potentional clients • Communication with international clients

  • Intern in a Sales Department at SOPHIA Language Services Ltd.
    Oct 2014 - Dec 2014 · 3 mos

    • Preparation of data for benchmarking • Preparation of documents for the creation of professional terminology dictionaries • Introduction to basic concepts of the theory and practice of translation • Document formatting for subsequent processing of CAT and QA tools • Attendance at meetings of the Sales Department