Business Planner - Print Customer Services and Solutions

HP; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HP is seeking a Lead Business Planner to partner across the Print Consumer Services and Solutions (CSS) organization, driving operational excellence, strategic planning, and execution. You will lead the business management rhythm, coordinate budgets, forecasts, and performance management, delivering insights to support executive decisions.

In this role, you will collaborate with peer organizations to strengthen operating models, align priorities, and continuously improve CSS business management

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across large orgs.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities for budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
• Excellent communication skills for executive storytelling and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead CSS-wide business operations rhythm, prioritization, planning, and governance.
• Coordinate business reviews, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Develop executive communications, presentations, and updates for leadership and stakeholders.
• Influence cross-functional partners to align priorities and drive outcomes without direct authority.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Budgeting and forecasting

Job description

Description

As the lead Business Planner, you will partner across the Print Consumer Services and Solutions (CSS) organization, to drive operational excellence, strategic planning, and execution. You will lead the organization's business management rhythm, ensuring effective coordination of priorities, planning processes, and leadership operating cadences. Leveraging strong financial acumen, you will oversee budget planning, forecasting, and performance management, providing insights and recommendations that support informed business decisions. Through exceptional communication skills and attention to detail, you will enable the VP and leadership team to effectively represent the organization's priorities, progress, and results across executive and cross-functional forums. You will collaborate closely with peer organizations to strengthen operating models, drive organizational alignment, and continuously improve business management practices across CSS.

Description

As the lead Business Planner, you will partner across the Print Consumer Services and Solutions (CSS) organization, to drive operational excellence, strategic planning, and execution. You will lead the organization's business management rhythm, ensuring effective coordination of priorities, planning processes, and leadership operating cadences. Leveraging strong financial acumen, you will oversee budget planning, forecasting, and performance management, providing insights and recommendations that support informed business decisions. Through exceptional communication skills and attention to detail, you will enable the VP and leadership team to effectively represent the organization's priorities, progress, and results across executive and cross-functional forums. You will collaborate closely with peer organizations to strengthen operating models, drive organizational alignment, and continuously improve business management practices across CSS.

Responsibilities

Business Operations

• Partner with CSS leadership to drive the organization's business management rhythm, operational excellence, and execution of strategic priorities through effective planning, governance, and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinate business reviews, planning activities, and stakeholder engagement.
• Facilitate organizational priority setting, performance reporting, and operational reviews across business, financial, organizational, and transformational initiatives.
• Anticipate business needs, identify risks and dependencies, and proactively develop solutions that support successful execution of CSS priorities.

Communications

• Lead the CSS communication strategy and executive storytelling framework, ensuring clear alignment around organizational priorities, business results, strategic initiatives, and transformation goals.
• Develop high-impact executive communications, presentations, talking points, and business updates for leadership, employee, and cross-functional audiences.
• Coordinate executive reviews, leadership meetings, and cross-functional engagements, ensuring leaders are prepared with clear messaging, insights, and recommendations.
• Translate complex business, financial, and operational information into concise, compelling narratives that support effective decision-making and stakeholder alignment.

Business Planning

• Lead financial planning and business management processes for CSS, partnering closely with leadership and Finance to manage budgets, forecasts, and investments.
• Provide ongoing financial and operational insights, ensuring leadership has visibility into performance trends, risks, opportunities, and execution against business objectives.
• Partner with CSS Finance to manage monthly close, forecasting, and reporting processes, clearly communicating variances, risks, and recommended actions.
• Lead the annual Long-Term Planning (LTP) process and business planning activities, ensuring alignment of organizational priorities, resource strategies, and investment decisions.

Collaboration

• Foster a highly collaborative operating environment through strong partnerships across CSS and Print leadership, Finance, People, and other partner organizations.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders to align on priorities, resolve complex business challenges, and drive successful outcomes without direct authority.
• Build effective networks across the organization to strengthen information flow, decision-making, and execution of strategic initiatives.

Capabilities And Qualifications

• Recognized expertise in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that require influence, collaboration, strategic thinking, and execution across organizational boundaries.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to assess organizational priorities, develop recommendations, and influence executive decision-making.
• Proven ability to serve as a strategic thought partner to the leadership team, translating business objectives into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Strong financial acumen with experience leading budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and performance management processes.
• Demonstrated ability to establish structure,