Business Strategy Analyst jobs in Vancouver, WA

Join the high impact Strategy & Planning Team for Home Printing (HPHQ), one of HP’s most critical businesses. Home Printing is a complex business delivering significant profit for the company. Help steer this ship to ensure continued success in a dynamic industry.

This role will identify and evaluate market / business insights impacting the business, support development of strategies to achieve long-term financial goals, and align the organization on key priorities. Active involvement in driving the LTP process, development of country playbooks and other strategy projects. Key partner to finance, product marketing, CO and Print Strategy team; frequent interactions with executive management team.

Ideal candidates have at least 10 years of work experience, an MBA and solid financial acumen coupled with strategic mindset. Strong analytical background and executive communication skills highly preferred.

Unique mastery and recognized authority on relevant subject matter knowledge including technologies, theories and techniques.

Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas.

Successfully operates in the most complex disciplines, in which the company must operate to be successful.

Provides highly innovative solutions.

Leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects that affect the organization's long-term goals and objectives.

May participate in cross-division, multi-function teams.

Provides mentoring and guidance to lower level employees.

Routinely exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and criteria for achieving objectives.

Develops strategy and sets functional policy and direction.

Acts as a functional manager within area of expertise but does not manage other employees as a primary job function.

Responsibilities:

• Develops recommendation from complex data and business analyses and formulates them into business plans.
• Drives the construction of highly innovative statistical and financial models to analyze new aspects of business performance.
• Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance, and recommends the go-forward strategy to address performance gaps.
• Leads highly complex, time- sensitive market research projects and identifies compelling trends and opportunities for business leaders.
• Develops and drives comprehensive business plan recommendations, based on analysis, emerging trends, and experience.
• Identifies or develops cutting- edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.
• Counsels business leaders, recommends approaches for executing high-level strategies and develops creative solutions

Education and Experience Required:

Typically 10 years total experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area.

Advanced university degree required (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of research methodology for the most challenging business issues.
• Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
• Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches and insights.
• Extensive knowledge of how to analyze business problems using Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
• Superior business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation and influence skills.
• Excellent project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives that impact the organization.
• Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.
• Strong leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
• Ability to lead multiple, large, time sensitive projects or work streams.
• Ability to identify emerging trends from market and industry data, and make clear and compelling business planning recommendations.