Business Planning Manager

**Background**

Join the high impact, high visibility Planning Team for Personal Systems (PS) -a $35B+ business within a Fortune 100 company. The PS Planning and Compete team is responsible for identifying market / business insights and developing recommendation on the investment priorities for Personal Systems by working very closely with PS executives (President, Functional Vice Presidents and General Managers) and working teams (Directors, Senior Managers, etc.). This role will identify and evaluate market / business insights impacting Personal Systems, support development of strategies to achieve long-term financial goals, assess organic and inorganic opportunities, and align the organization on key priorities.

Ideal candidates have at least 5-10 years of work experience, a top 10 MBA and solid financial acumen coupled with strategic mindset.

**Responsibilities**

• Market Insights: Identify major shifts in the ecosystem impacting Personal Systems and uncover opportunities for reassessing strategy choices

• Business Insights: Assess and develop strategies and recommendations to unlock new growth or optimization opportunities within Personal Systems' current business areas (including business cases) and influence executives and teams to take action on your recommendations

• Business Portfolio: Develop and share a point of view on relevance of different businesses within Personal Systems to support overall strategy

• Investment Strategy: Provide strategic advice on investment priorities for organic and inorganic investment required to realize PS Strategy with a goal to maximize overall shareholder value

• Conduct strategic deep dives in new and emerging business areas Mobility, Cloud, Services, Internet-of-Things, Analytics, Immersive Computing with the objective of accelerating growth in chosen areas of investment

• Support annual strategic long-term planning process that establishes business financial plans for 1-3 years

• Provide strategic advice to PS executives regarding targeted growth, operational efficiency, and capital strategy initiatives

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Problem Solving: Approaches problems in a rational manner using sound strategies that ensures comprehensive understanding and effective resolution; leverages data-driven-insight approach

• Strategic Planning & Implementation: Supports the development of strategic plans that reflects HP's business strategy to advance market share/penetration and achieve profitable growth

• Business and Financial Acumen: Exhibits business and financial acumen to develop meaningful business recommendations; Ability to "connect the dots" between business strategy, operational plans and financial performance

• Leadership and project management: Able to contribute effectively in a complex environment, and deliver results; Able to influence without direct authority; Able to balance between competing priorities and be flexible and creative

• Team building: Able to work well in a highly matrixed organization

• Communication: Able to communicate effectively across multiple levels in HP

Education and Experience Required

• 10+ years total experience

• Demonstrated quantifiable results of leading business planning at a corporate/business level; demonstrated ability to deliver results with large-scale, cross-functional teams

• Experience in technology industries preferred

• MBA highly desired, or advanced university degree. Bachelor's degree required

This position can be based in Houston, TX, Fort Collins, CO, Boise, ID, Palo Alto, CA or any where in the US.

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance

The estimated range of compensation for this job at the time of this posting is $111,300 - $160,000. This position may be eligible for incentive pay, for openings where this is applicable.

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