Director, Digital Transformation Finance

Director, Digital Transformation Finance

  

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

Job Family Definition:

Establishes and defines high-impact, long term (5+ years) business strategies at the corporate or business level. Partners with executive management to identify existing operational efficiencies. Oversees and manages corporate strategy initiatives and communicates the strategic direction to the corporation. Works with executive teams to develop short to long term (usually 2 years or more) business plans. Prepares global or regional implementation strategies including execution plans, resource allocations and process accountabilities. Tracks financial, sales and market data to evaluate actual performance and makes recommendations to business leaders on performance target achievement. Develops data-driven analyses to optimize resources and ensure that business plans can be translated into financial value.

Management Level Definition:

Manages a large or broad function/department within a multifaceted organization. Develops strategy and sets policy and direction. Responsible for operational success, strategic alignment and integration of activities with other major organizational functions. Fully accountable for the success of the designated function or department. Owns a significant number of measurable functional, operational and strategic goals or priorities. Responsible for one or more recognized professional disciplines. Assumes responsibility for the successful implementation of business plans in a defined area of responsibility. Contributes to the overall strategic definition of a function with strong business acumen. Acts as a key advisor to executive management in influencing the strategic direction of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic advice regarding overall operation efficiency.
• Builds financially sound, executable, data-driven business strategies.
• Drives operational efficiency initiatives that improve the company's profitability
• Applies financial rigor and acumen to all initiatives that lead executive and company's business teams to shareholder value-based decisions
• Develops growth strategies for area of responsibility.
• Leads strategy and leadership teams in developing key and or difficult acquisitions/growth transactions and strategies.
• Demonstrates thought leadership by coaching and advising VP, SVP and other company executives.
• Provides business rational and risk assessment for making company investments in their area of focus.
• Creates a performance driven culture that ensures the company has the best strategic planning team in the industry.
• Balances short term with long term strategies and resource investment.
• Influences C-level executives on a wide range of business issues, including risk management and implementation tactics.
• Provides innovative thought leadership and shapes the knowledge base within area of expertise.
• Provides strong leadership, develops and sets individual and departmental team performance goals and manages/drives change.

Education and Experience Required:

• Management consulting experience highly desired.
• Prior corporate leadership.
• Achieved planned financial results at an organizational level.
• Acted as a senior executive in a global company responsible for operational efficiency.
• Exercised leadership on external business or industry boards.
• 17+ years total experience. Often 10+ years post-advanced degree experience leading highly visible deals and the company's financial improvement initiatives in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or market research.
• MBA highly desired, or advanced university degree. Bachelors degree required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strategic Planning & Implementation: Orchestrates the development of strategic plans that reflects the company's business strategy to advance market sh