Director, Strategy & Planning II

Director, Strategy & Planning II

  

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:

   

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.

Your Contribution to the Organization:

The Senior Director of Strategy & Operations, HPE Hybrid Cloud, will report to HPE Hybrid Cloud’s VP of Strategy & Operations and will be responsible for working with the executive leadership of the Hybrid Cloud business unit in advancing the BU strategy and strategic priorities, driving key operational excellence initiatives across the BU and horizontal functions, and preparing recommendations to HPE’s executive committee and HPE’s Board of Directors. With anticipated FY24 revenue near $6B, the Hybrid Cloud business unit solves customer challenges around transforming organizations through the power of AI and data, modernizing IT infrastructure, and simplifying hybrid cloud operations. HPE product offerings within the Hybrid Cloud business unit’s scope include the HPE GreenLake cloud, Storage, Private Cloud, HPE GreenLake Flex Solutions and software offerings such as OpsRamp for IT Operations Management or Morpheus for Cloud management and orchestration.

The Senior Director of Hybrid Cloud Strategy will:

• Quickly develop an in-depth understanding of HPE’s business
• Build a trusted relationship with the business leadership team, ranging from Director to C-level
• Develop recommendations for improving and evolving the business in areas including organic growth, M&A, strategic partnerships, sales experience and velocity, end-to-end customer experience, cost reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Work across company leadership to gain buy-in and drive implementation of strategic and operational recommendations
• Shape M&A pipeline for the business unit, in partnership with HPE Corporate Strategy, and support the integration of acquired businesses
• Advance strategic partnerships which accelerate HPE Hybrid Cloud’s innovation agenda, support financial commitments, and complement organic and M&A roadmaps
• Support the BU leadership and product leaders in driving their roadmap, launching new offerings and working with our communications and analyst relations teams in shaping our external messaging to the market
• Preferred location: San Jose, CA
• Secondary location: Spring, TX

How You’ll Make Your Mark:

Advising on Strategy & Operational Excellence

• Provides advice to senior executive management regarding strategy, growth and operational efficiency
• Provides ongoing guidance to plan and manage growth of business unit revenues and market share
• Facilitates senior level discussions around organic and inorganic growth options, and plays an active role in guiding transactions to a successful close and integration
• Designs and develops business models and concepts that increase organizational effectiveness
• Drives operational efficiency initiatives that improve business unit profitability

Providing Thought & Team Leadership

• Demonstrates proactive thought leadership by advising Senior Director, VP, SVP and EVP-level executives as approp