Vice President, Strategy for HPE Networking
About The Position
The Vice President, Strategy & Planning is a key member of HPE Networking’s Strategy & Business Development organization and a trusted strategic partner to the HPE Networking Leadership Team. Reporting to the VP, Strategy & Business Development, this leader drives strategy and planning across HPE Networking by defining growth priorities, shaping investment decisions, leading strategic initiatives, and accelerating business performance. The role sets long-term strategic direction and translates it into annual and multi-year plans, including priorities, investments, milestones, governance, performance measures, and accountability. It develops market and competitive insight to guide strategic decisions and strengthen HPE Networking’s position across networking, security, AI, cloud, and adjacent opportunities. The leader also guides portfolio, capital allocation, acquisition, partnership, and investment decisions, and leads high-priority cross-business growth and transformation initiatives. The position leads and develops senior strategy leaders, establishes common strategic frameworks and planning disciplines, and partners with business leaders on complex decisions. Success is measured by the quality of strategic decisions, revenue growth, market impact, execution discipline, and value creation. The role is hybrid, with an average requirement of two days per week working from an HPE office.
Requirements
- Prior experience at a leading strategy consulting firm, such as McKinsey, Bain, or BCG, is required.
- Deep knowledge of the technology industry is required; networking knowledge is strongly preferred.
- Proven track record translating strategy into revenue growth, business performance, and measurable value creation.
- Experience leading strategy in a business of significant scale; experience in a $10B+ revenue environment is preferred.
- Experience supporting executive teams through large-scale transformation, integration, portfolio evolution, or growth acceleration.
Nice To Haves
- Deep networking industry knowledge.
- Experience leading strategy in a $10B+ revenue environment.
Responsibilities
- Define HPE Networking’s long-term strategic direction, growth priorities, and strategic roadmap.
- Shape strategic choices across networking, security, AI, cloud, and adjacent opportunities.
- Evaluate investments, partnerships, acquisitions, and portfolio priorities.
- Translate strategy into annual and multi-year plans with clear priorities, investments, milestones, and accountability.
- Align resources, operating plans, and business objectives.
- Establish governance, performance measures, and execution disciplines to accelerate results.
- Help shape the AI agenda and identify opportunities for value creation across the business.
- Develop insight into customers, competitors, market dynamics, and technology shifts, and translate market intelligence into actions that strengthen competitive position, growth, and market share.
- Advise leaders on emerging opportunities, risks, and strategic responses.
- Lead high-priority cross-business initiatives requiring executive alignment and coordinated execution.
- Drive transformation, growth, and business performance improvement efforts; remove barriers, accelerate decisions, and ensure accountability for results.
- Guide portfolio strategy, capital allocation, acquisitions, partnerships, and strategic investments.
- Evaluate opportunities based on strategic fit, competitive advantage, growth potential, and expected returns, and present recommendations supporting long-term value creation.
- Lead and develop senior strategy leaders supporting HPE Networking’s business and functional organizations.
- Establish common strategic frameworks, planning disciplines, and operating standards, and foster analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, structured problem solving, and business impact.
- Partner with the HPE Networking Leadership Team on critical growth, investment, portfolio, transformation, and competitive decisions; frame complex issues, challenge assumptions, build alignment, and drive action.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits intended to support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing for employees and their loved ones.
- Career and professional development programs.
- Variable incentives may also be offered in addition to base salary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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