Strategy Principal

HP•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$163,000 - $221,000

About The Position

Join the high impact, high visibility Personal Systems (PS) Strategy Team. The PS Strategy team is responsible for setting our long-term vision, medium-term strategy, and short-term plans. You will be working with PS Executives and working teams to define our gameplan that will impact our go forward strategy and tools. This role is responsible for driving the company's strategic direction, ensuring that it remains competitive and adaptable in a rapidly changing business landscape. The role develops strategic recommendations by overseeing synthesis of data, conduction of in-depth analysis, and rigorous testing of hypotheses, ensuring well-informed strategic choices. The role works with large, cross-functional teams to facilitate projects and collaborates across businesses to align strategy with organizational goals.

Requirements

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in strategic management, strategic planning and implementation, consulting, market research, or a related field.
Business Intelligence & Data Visualization (Power BI, Tableau, dashboards, KPI development)
Data Analysis & Data Science (Python, R, statistical analysis, insights generation)
Data Engineering & Warehousing (SQL, ETL processes, data modeling, data architecture)
Business Strategy & Process Optimization (requirements gathering, process improvement, strategic planning)
Cross-Functional Domain Expertise (finance, marketing, and business operations alignment)
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement (translating data into actionable insights, executive presentations)
Project & Team Management (leading initiatives, prioritization, and delivering results across teams)
Effective Communication
Results Orientation
Learning Agility
Digital Fluency
Customer Centricity

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Responsibilities

Identifies research, tools, and analysis required to achieve objectives for large, complex business strategy projects.
Structures analytical approaches and develops project strategies and tactics.
Develops recommendations for optimizing business and financial performance.
Manages large, cross-functional teams and communications to facilitate projects and ensure timely delivery to clients.
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.
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.
Collaborates across businesses, functions, and regions to align strategy and direction with corporate and divisional approaches, systems, information and support.
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.
Facilitates regular follow-ups on strategic planning to foster collaboration and ensure accountability.