Print Strategy, Senior Director

Print Strategy, Senior Director

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Print Strategy, Senior Director

HP

Houston, Texas; Vancouver, Washington; Palo Alto, California USA

Come join HP, the founder of Silicon Valley. At HP, we believe in reinventing industries to drive innovation, growth, and world-changing impact.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced, results-oriented executive to join HP’s Print Strategy & Transformation team, part of the newly created HP Global Strategy function. This team of strategy professionals is widely respected across HP and regarded as a seeding ground for HP’s future leaders. We work as a 'meritocracy' that appeals to and rewards high achievers. Your success paves the way for a rewarding career within Print Strategy or entry into one of HP’s businesses, as your network of contacts becomes the "who's-who" across HP's executive ranks.

The Print Strategy leader will leverage prior experience in management consulting / corporate strategy to influence the strategic direction for the Home Printing business. They will apply structured problem solving and deliver data-driven insights to identify and evaluate market segments, products, and business models that enable the Home Print business to maximize customer value. They will collaborate with and influence senior executives to build consensus and secure commitment for priority initiatives. They will work with the various business and finance teams to translate strategy into financial plans.

The Print Strategy leader will have extensive engagement with the Print business leadership team, including Division Presidents and key functional leaders, and their extended leadership teams. They will be responsible for communicating Print and Division strategies at key forums.

A successful leader in this role must drive for results with integrity, seek stakeholder-focused solutions, and bring a balance to long- and short-term priorities. The person must be able to work in a collaborative environment; be a self-starter and feel comfortable in an ambiguous, constantly evolving, fast-moving environment of shared accountability.

The Company

HP is a Fortune 100 technology company with $50+ Billion in revenue, with over 50,000 employees operating in more than 170 countries around the world. We provide technology and services that help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams. We apply new thinking and ideas to create simpler, more valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way our customers live and work.

At HP, we imagine the future and make it happen. We solve big challenges while having fun. We take pride in living by the HP Way and have a strong commitment to our employees, communities, and the planet. We believe that more diverse thinking leads to unexpected, more thoughtful solutions.

Which makes it no surprise that we’ve grabbed a few notable Employer Awards along the way. Reinvent what’s possible in your career!

Key Responsibilities And Attributes

• Be a thought leader and influencer at the most senior levels within HP
• Lead key strategic projects that have business-wide implications on the various business segments and their own unique strategies
• Be an effective nurturer and developer of talent to continue to build a world class internal strategy team
• Be adept at measuring, building, and creating a “fun” culture for the team
• Drive continuous engagement with the executive leadership team on strategy review and development
• Deliver analytically rigorous and data-driven insights to support actionable strategic recommendations, business prioritization, and business strategy communications
• Work collaboratively and effectively across a global matrix organization to build alignment and ensure successful execution
• Build and maintain strong relationships with HP business unit leaders
• Superior strategic and analytical skills with ability to draw key insights and develop clear recommendations
• Simultaneously manage multiple strategy initiatives
• Superior communication (written/verbal), presentation, and facilitation skills
• Demonstrable leadership and influencing skills in a team setting, including extended teams where members are often not direct reports
• Intellectual agility and the ability to simplify and clearly communicate complex concepts

Education And Experience

• MBA or demonstrable equivalent
• Total experience of 10+ years in areas such as startegy, business planning, product, or category management
• Ideally, experience in leadership roles including time spent in both strategy and corporate development roles
• Must be