Lead Economist, Corporate Strategy

HP • Palo Alto, CA

4d • Remote

About The Position

Build the economic intelligence capability that helps shape HP's future. What if you could help answer the questions that determine where a Fortune 100 company goes next? At HP, we're creating a new Economic Office within Corporate Strategy—a small, high-impact team that connects what's happening in the global economy to the decisions that matter most for our business. We're looking for a Lead Economist to build this capability from the ground up. This isn't a traditional forecasting role. We don't need someone to tell us what GDP will be next quarter. We need someone who can answer the question, "What does it mean for HP?" You'll translate macroeconomic trends, policy shifts, geopolitical developments, customer behavior, and market signals into actionable insights that influence executive decision-making across strategy, planning, finance, and the business. You'll lead a newly formed team with one direct report, partnering across Corporate Strategy, MAP, Finance, Data Science, and business leaders to create HP's enterprise view of economic risks and opportunities. If you're energized by ambiguity, enjoy connecting seemingly unrelated signals, and love turning complex economics into compelling business stories, we'd love to meet you.

Requirements

• PhD degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
• 8-10 years of experience outside of academics, preferably in the technology sector in an economist role or covering the technology sector in an economist function.
• Demonstrated experience translating macroeconomic trends into business or strategic implications.
• Strong quantitative, modeling, and analytical capabilities.
• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with economic data platforms such as Oxford Economics, Haver Analytics, Bloomberg, or similar.
• Experience leading or mentoring analytical teams.
• Knowledge of global technology markets, enterprise economics, or manufacturing supply chains.
• Experience with scenario planning, forecasting, causal analysis, or predictive modeling.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in corporate strategy, long-range planning, decision sciences, or supporting senior executives in a Fortune-150 or similar sized company will be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build HP's Economic Intelligence Capability: Establish and evolve HP's Economic Office as the enterprise source for macroeconomic and strategic economic insights. Develop HP-specific economic perspectives that go beyond external research by translating economic developments into business implications. Create frameworks, methodologies, and best practices that become foundational to enterprise planning.
• Turn Economic Signals into Strategic Decisions: Monitor global macroeconomic trends, policy developments, geopolitical events, customer sentiment, industry indicators, and market dynamics. Translate economic signals into implications for demand, pricing, customer spending, profitability, supply chain, channel health, and strategic priorities. Build scenarios and stress tests that inform executive planning and long-term strategy.
• Deliver Insights that Matter: Produce executive-ready economic briefings, trigger alerts, quarterly outlooks, dashboards, and strategic deep dives. Distill complex economic topics into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations. Become a trusted thought partner to senior leaders during planning cycles and major business decisions.
• Partner Across HP: Collaborate closely with Corporate Strategy, Market Analysis and Planning, Finance, Data Science, Supply Chain, Pricing, Government Affairs, and business units. Ensure economic assumptions are aligned across strategic planning and forecasting. Leverage internal and external data sources to continuously improve analytical capabilities.
• Lead and Develop a High-Impact Team: Lead and develop the economist team. Foster a culture of intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor, collaboration, and continuous learning. Build scalable tools, models, and reusable assets that increase organizational leverage over time.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree