Senior Director, AI Strategy & Growth Planning

HP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

HP's Personal Systems group seeks a Strategy and Planning Senior Director to lead AI strategy, competitive intelligence, and growth initiatives. This role provides strategic direction across the business, translating market insights into actionable plans for executives and cross-functional teams.

The candidate will shape long-term strategy, build scalable AI-enabled capabilities, and influence portfolio priorities, investments, and go-to-market decisions in a highly matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Typically has 15+ years of leadership experience in strategy, consulting, or related fields.
• Experience advising senior executives in global tech environments.
• Strong background in AI, devices, software, platforms or ecosystem strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic thought leadership and long-range research informing PS strategy and investment priorities.
• Shape the forward-looking AI point of view and translate into competitive positioning implications.
• Translate strategy into portfolio and product priorities and influence resource allocation.
• Develop executive narratives for internal and external communications (Board, Investor Day).
• Build scalable strategy frameworks and AI-enabled decision-support resources across the organization.
• Maintain ecosystem relationships with venture capital, startups, and AI partners for access to innovation.
• Drive stakeholder management and advisory at the executive level to align priorities.
• Lead a high-performing Strategy team and develop talent across the function.
• Elevate competitive intelligence from reporting to proactive decision support.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Team leadership

AI strategy

Education

MBA or related degree

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, or related field

Job description

HP's Personal Systems group seeks a Strategy and Planning Senior Director to lead AI strategy, competitive intelligence, and growth initiatives. This role provides strategic direction across the business, translating market insights into actionable plans for executives and cross-functional teams.

The candidate will shape long-term strategy, build scalable AI-enabled capabilities, and influence portfolio priorities, investments, and go-to-market decisions in a highly matrixed organization.