Principal, Strategy and Planning

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

HP is seeking a senior strategy professional to lead analyses of market trends, customer needs, and competitive shifts to shape multi-year plans for Personal Systems. You will develop 1–5 year strategies, build data-driven business cases, and craft executive-ready narratives for senior leaders.

In this role, you will drive cross-functional alignment across business, product, finance, and regional teams, and evaluate AI and software initiatives, ecosystem partnerships, and new growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Typically 8–10+ years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, business strategy, management consulting, product strategy, or related field.
• Experience in top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, or similarly rigorous strategy environment is highly desirable.
• Experience developing strategic recommendations, business cases, and executive communications for senior leaders.
• Experience working in technology, hardware, software, services, or adjacent industries is preferred.
• Exceptional analytical thinking, structured problem solving, and hypothesis-driven decision-making skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to assess markets, competitive dynamics, customer needs, and business model implications.
• Strong project/program management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-visibility workstreams independently.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and global partners.
• Experience building financial models, business cases, forecasts, and scenario analyses.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentations and narratives.
• Curiosity, learning agility, comfort with evolving priorities, sound judgment, and high ownership.
• Ability to connect technology, customer, and market trends to strategic choices.
• Must be based at Palo Alto, California or Spring, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic analyses identifying market trends, customer needs, competitive shifts, and emerging opportunities for Personal Systems.
• Develop 1–5 year strategy recommendations covering where to play, how to win, growth priorities, and ecosystem partnerships.
• Build data-driven business cases, long-term plans, and investment theses for portfolio, product, and business decisions.
• Structure analytical approaches, hypothesis trees, project plans, and executive-ready storylines for complex business problems.
• Synthesize market research, financial analysis, and internal data into recommendations for senior leaders.
• Evaluate strategic initiatives involving AI PCs, future-of-work experiences, services, software, ecosystem partnerships, and new growth opportunities.
• Drive alignment across business, product, finance, and regional teams to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans.
• Consult with business executives on strategic planning, risk management, business performance, and innovation.
• Collaborate with the Strategy and Planning team to pressure test ideas and build holistic recommendations.
• Work with executive leaders, business teams, product teams, finance, and cross-functional partners at HP.

Skills

Corporate Strategy

Strategic Planning

Business Case Development

Analytical Thinking

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/CS/Business)

MBA

Tools

Market Analysis

Financial Modeling

Business Forecasting

Scenario Analysis

Executive Communication

Job description

• Lead strategic analyses identifying market trends, customer needs, competitive shifts, and emerging opportunities for Personal Systems
• Develop 1–5 year strategy recommendations covering where to play, how to win, growth priorities, and ecosystem partnerships
• Build data-driven business cases, long-term plans, and investment theses for portfolio, product, and business decisions
• Structure analytical approaches, hypothesis trees, project plans, and executive-ready storylines for complex business problems
• Synthesize market research, financial analysis, and internal data into recommendations for senior leaders
• Evaluate strategic initiatives involving AI PCs, future-of-work experiences, services, software, ecosystem partnerships, and new growth opportunities
• Drive alignment across business, product, finance, and regional teams to translate strategic priorities into actionable plans
• Consult with business executives on strategic planning, risk management, business performance, and innovation
• Collaborate with the Strategy and Planning team to pressure test ideas and build holistic recommendations
• Work with executive leaders, business teams, product teams, finance, and cross-functional partners at HP

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or a related field
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree is strongly preferred
• Typically 8–10+ years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, business strategy, management consulting, product strategy, or a related field
• Experience in top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, or a similarly rigorous strategy environment is highly desirable
• Experience developing strategic recommendations, business cases, and executive communications for senior leaders
• Experience working in technology, hardware, software, services, or adjacent industries is preferred
• Exceptional analytical thinking, structured problem solving, and hypothesis-driven decision-making skills
• Strong business acumen and ability to assess markets, competitive dynamics, customer needs, and business model implications
• Strong project/program management and prioritization skills
• Ability to manage multiple high-visibility workstreams independently
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and global partners
• Experience building financial models, business cases, forecasts, and scenario analyses
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentations and narratives
• Curiosity, learning agility, comfort with evolving priorities, sound judgment, and high ownership
• Ability to connect technology, customer, and market trends to strategic choices
• Must be based at one of the listed job locations: Palo Alto, California, or Spring, Texas

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic planning, market analysis, and business case development, with a strong focus on technology and competitive dynamics. Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams to achieve strategic objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Corporate Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Business Case Development
• Analytical Thinking
• Project Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Market Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Business Forecasting
• Scenario Analysis
• Executive Communication

Soft Skills

• Structured Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Influencing Skills
• Curiosity
• Learning Agility

Certifications & Qualifications

• MBA

Industry Keywords

• Technology
• Hardware
• Software
• Services
• Management Consulting