Sales Operations Leader, HPC-AI

Sales Operations Leader, HPC-AI

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week 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:

Defines, manages, and evaluates business plans to ensure they are operationally executable against defined strategic objectives. Leads and partners with cross-functional teams to develop short-term (typically less than two years) business plans and supporting data-driven models. Prepares comprehensive implementation tactics, including execution plans, resource allocation plans, follow-up guidelines, assessment, and process accountabilities. Ensures that business activities are aligned with stated plans among different stakeholders. Sets business metrics, evaluates 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.

Responsibilities:

• Drives high-impact business plan development that enables the execution of business strategies (e.g., implementing new growth initiatives, reducing costs).
• Leads complex business planning initiatives, including M&A integration projects at global and cross-business unit levels.
• Directs and prioritizes large, highly complex business planning projects by monitoring deliverables and milestones, including developing contingencies to minimize risks and maximize success.
• Partners with high-level client business leaders on a wide range of business issues, including risk management, implementation tactics, and new opportunity development.
• Oversees budget management for multiple, complex plans and projects and is accountable for adhering to stated budgets.
• Oversees the development of project guidelines, plans, objectives, and deliverables.
• Influences high-level business leaders by presenting compelling analyses and recommendations for optimizing business performance.
• Leads multiple large cross-functional teams and communications to facilitate projects and ensure timely delivery to clients.
• Provides innovative thought leadership and shapes the knowledge base across multiple businesses, functions, or regions.
• Provides strong leadership including developing and monitoring individual and team performance goals, coaching managers and senior individual contributors, and driving major change initiatives.
• Oversees and manages the allocation of tools and resources to support team efforts.
• Partners with high level client business leaders to integrate plans across multiple businesses.

Education and Experience Required:

Typically 10+ years experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. Previous people leadership experience, preferably in a global, cross- functional environment.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent analytical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate abstract ideas clearly and independently manage complex project objectives.
• Superior business acumen, technical knowledge multiple business units, and extensive knowledge in applications and technologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including advanced negotiation, presentation, and influence skills.
• Excellent project management skills, including time and risk management, and project structuring.
• Advanced relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
• Advanced leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
• Ability to identify and draw on leading-edge analytical tools and techniques to develop creative approaches and new insights to client issues.
• Ability to independently draft and present client deliverables, recommendations, and communications strategies.
• Ability to manage human capital in a virtual and global environment to drive workforce development and achieve desired results.

What we can offer you:

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