Strategy & Planning Business Manager, Personal Systems

at  Hewlett Packard

This role is responsible for driving HP Personal Systems’ strategic direction, ensuring that it remains competitive and adaptable in a rapidly changing business landscape. You will inform the strategic choices by conducting in-depth analyses, synthesizing the analytical results, testing hypotheses, and forming the recommendations. You will also set up the various initiatives for success by planning for the implementation with the business owners. The role works with large, cross-functional teams to facilitate projects and collaborates across businesses to align strategy with organizational goals.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE RECOMMENDED

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 6+ years of work experience, preferably in strategic management, strategic planning and implementation, consulting, market research, or a related field.

• Structures analytical approaches and develops project strategies and tactics.
• Identifies research, tools, and analysis required to achieve objectives for large, complex business strategy projects.
• Develops recommendations for optimizing business and financial performance.
• Manages large, cross-functional teams and communications to facilitate projects and ensure timely delivery to clients.
• Collaborates across businesses, functions, and regions to align strategy and direction with corporate and division/ business unit.
• Facilitates regular follow-ups on strategic planning to foster collaboration and ensure accountability.
• Leads the development of project guidelines, contingency plans, objectives, and deliverables to drive successful outcomes.
• Consults with business executives on a wide range of issues related to the strategy formulation process, including risk management and new growth opportunities.
• Leverages strategic and management consulting frameworks to implement a comprehensive portfolio approach for evaluating and managing the organization’s diverse business units, platforms, and products.
• Provides thought leadership and contributes to expanding the knowledge base within area of expertise which includes developing new methods, techniques and criteria for developing strategy analysis and recommendations.