Strategy & Planning Manager

Strategy & Planning Manager

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Role Overview:

This Strategy & Planning role is responsible for shaping and guiding the Server business strategy through rigorous market and technology analysis, structured planning, and clear executive communication. This role serves as a strategic partner to business unit leadership, translating market signals, competitive dynamics, and financial insights into actionable short‑ and medium‑term strategies.

The position plays a central role in coordinating long‑term planning activities across the organization, ensuring alignment between strategy, financial plans, and execution. By building robust analytical models, tracking performance against key metrics, and surfacing clear insights, the role enables informed decision‑making at the senior leadership level.

Success in this role requires the ability to synthesize complex information across Compute, HPC & AI, and Nonstop domains, influence cross‑functional stakeholders, and communicate concise, compelling recommendations that drive business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Market & Technology Research

• Stay up to date on market and technology developments related to Server business (including Compute, HPC & AI, and Nonstop)
• Report on key market developments, including financial performance and product strategy of top competitors

Strategy Development & Business Planning

• Develop and refine short‑ and medium‑term business strategies
• Support leadership in identifying growth opportunities, risks, and trade‑offs through data‑driven analysis and structured problem solving.

Long Term Planning (LTP)

• Coordinate strategy and planning activities and deliverables across BU leadership
• Partner with Finance, Sales, Product, Operations, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between strategy, planning, and execution

Analytics, Insights & Performance Management

• Build and maintain analytical models to support planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Define business metrics, track performance versus targets, and surface insights and recommendations to senior leaders.

Executive Communication & Influence

• Prepare clear, compelling materials for executive reviews, planning forums, and decision‑making discussions
• Communicate complex ideas succinctly to senior leadership, enabling informed and timely decisions

Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in strategy, business planning, management consulting, finance, or related roles.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Proven experience working cross‑functionally and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level presentations.

Preferred

• MBA or advanced degree.
• Background in strategic planning cycles, investment prioritization, or operational execution frameworks.

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Decisions, Business Development, Business Metrics, Business Performance, Business Strategies, Calendar Management, Coaching, Computer Literacy, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Leadership, Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Personal Initiative {+ 5 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied 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.

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Job:

Business Planning

Job Level:

Expert

    

"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 92,600 - 213,500 in Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

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