Director at HP Labs - China

Candidate Search for Director of HP Labs – China

HP Labs is the exploratory and advanced research group for Hewlett-Packard, tackling complex challenges facing our customers and society over the next decade, while pushing the frontiers of fundamental science. We are now seeking an exceptional candidate to assume the role of Director for our HP Labs China research operation in Beijing, China. HP Labs operates under the direction of Prith Banerjee, Senior Vice President of Research for HP. HP Labs is organized into 23 labs located in seven major sites: in Palo Alto, USA; Bangalore, India; Beijing, China; Bristol, UK; Haifa, Israel; St. Petersburg, Russia; and Tokyo, Japan. HP Labs also has significant research teams in Princeton, USA and in Barcelona, Spain. More information is available at HP Labs website

Established in 2005, HP Labs China builds on HP’s long-established presence in China, and focuses on creating IT innovations that effectively harness the rich digital information to tackle the most challenging problems facing private and public sectors, especially those in rapidly growing economies such as China. HP Labs China follows a tradition of deep technical research that has direct impact on HP’s business through innovations in product and service offerings that provide benefits valued by customers. Current research focuses on large scale information management and data mining, including projects in areas such as web information extraction and content mining, and media understanding and processing. Additional information about HP Labs China is available at http://www.hpl.hp.com/china. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a record of leading world class research, including both significant management experience in a major high tech company or academic institution, and a significant personal publication record. The job requirements include:
1. The ability to articulate and execute on a vision in a leadership capacity
2. Deep technical knowledge, evidenced by publication records and patents
3. Strong business acumen and the ability to identify opportunities to transfer technology into an HP business unit
4. Strong understanding of market dynamics and technology trends in emerging market countries
5. Excellent people, management, and communication skills
6. The ability to create strong research proposals on behalf of the research in HP Labs China
7. The ability to deliver research projects within budget and on time. The ability to leverage internal and external relationships to drive collaboration and further the research agenda for HP Labs China
8. A Ph.D. degree preferred. At minimum, a Master of Science degree.

A search committee has been established to identify prospective candidates, either from within HP or external to the company. Applicants should submit a letter of intent, current CV, and a list of three to five references. Please visit the HP Labs jobsite, reference Job Num 307083.