Job Description:
The director will act as thought leader and oversee the development and deployment of analytical tools and techniques to strengthen HP’s ability to integrate insights, drivers and sizing information to support delivery of quarterly planning activities for HP. The director will take full advantage of existing and new data sources, advancing technology applications and evolving techniques to position HP at the cutting edge of analytic and reporting capabilities in the technology space.
The director will play a consultative role across the business by working closely with key senior leaders acting as a trusted business advisor to business unit and regional decision makers. The director will aid in the translation of these analytic and market insights into concrete business recommendations for HP.
The director will fully own development of standardized methodology, tools, platforms and supporting technologies in each of the core analytic areas supported, and ensure that HP’s market opportunity and position in the market is accurately reflected through guidance, reporting governance, and vendor management.
Business Analysis Expertise Required:
· Work to enhance business analytics and reporting capabilities across HP to include competitive, market, and installed base analytics.
· Responsible for management and enhancement of syndicated data provider relationships to drive increased value to HP.
· Strong partnering with Directors of Business Intelligence, Competitive, Market Analysis & Planning, and Corporate Strategy to supply analytics and counseling for translation into meaningful growth strategies for the Company.
· Act as business counsel and key strategic planning resource for senior marketing and cross-functional management.
Leadership Attributes Required:
· Senior Management and Business Unit Engagement: Lead HP’s delivery of synthesized market insights and Chief Strategy Office Point of View (competitor, market, share, industry, etc.). Build credibility and influence at Executive Council, EVP and SVP levels.
· Thought Leadership: Acts as thought leader, champion of world class advanced Market Modeling, Trend Analysis and Econometric analysis.
· Program Management Office Approach: Leads engagement at senior and executive management levels to ensure continuity of priorities and objectives – team acting as program office. Ability to guide data flows, process mapping, relational database development, skill development, engineers creative and elegant solutions, and automation.
· Data management: Ensure proper data management skills and policies are in place within span of control; mentor/cultivate approach that delivers on data to information to insights model.
· Analytical and Structured Thinking: Logical approach, appropriate framing problems, and conclusions. Focuses on building capabilities across span of control.
· Communication: Clear, concise, and conclusive that shapes senior-leader understanding and draws out specific recommendations and conclusions.
· People Management: Creates a team that continually improves self, business, and function. Sets direction for group and provides compelling vision for the work; establishes a high-performance environment.
· Intuition: Brings additional business and senior management context/priorities to bear; conceives multiple hypotheses and scenarios; articulate and direct analyses to achieve desired goals; anticipates organizational needs.
Education and Experience Required:
Advanced degree preferred in quantitative discipline, such as Econometrics, Applied Statistics, or Marketing Science. Computer/Information Science Degree, Business Degree with Marketing / IT Concentration or Master Social Sciences, Business Administration (MS/MBA) preferred or Master in Information Sciences
· 10+ years marketing, strategy, analytics, project management or operational experience
· Applied Economics in Corporate Environment
· Experience in presenting complex topics to senior executives
· Experience: Prior experience managing databases and reporting systems/teams for large corporations
· Certifications: RDBMS, VBA, Project management, SAS and appropriate Microsoft certifications are a plus
· Advanced statistics background or equivalent for analytical positions
· Experience with large complex data sets, data mining.
Desired Skills and Experience
Business Analysis Expertise Required:
· Work to enhance business analytics and reporting capabilities across HP to include competitive, market, and installed base analytics.
· Responsible for management and enhancement of syndicated data provider relationships to drive increased value to HP.
· Strong partnering with Directors of Business Intelligence, Competitive, Market Analysis & Planning, and Corporate Strategy to supply analytics and counseling for translation into meaningful growth strategies for the Company.
· Act as business counsel and key strategic planning resource for senior marketing and cross-functional management.
Leadership Attributes Required:
· Senior Management and Business Unit Engagement: Lead HP’s delivery of synthesized market insights and Chief Strategy Office Point of View (competitor, market, share, industry, etc.). Build credibility and influence at Executive Council, EVP and SVP levels.
· Thought Leadership: Acts as thought leader, champion of world class advanced Market Modeling, Trend Analysis and Econometric analysis.
· Program Management Office Approach: Leads engagement at senior and executive management levels to ensure continuity of priorities and objectives – team acting as program office. Ability to guide data flows, process mapping, relational database development, skill development, engineers creative and elegant solutions, and automation.
· Data management: Ensure proper data management skills and policies are in place within span of control; mentor/cultivate approach that delivers on data to information to insights model.
· Analytical and Structured Thinking: Logical approach, appropriate framing problems, and conclusions. Focuses on building capabilities across span of control.
· Communication: Clear, concise, and conclusive that shapes senior-leader understanding and draws out specific recommendations and conclusions.
· People Management: Creates a team that continually improves self, business, and function. Sets direction for group and provides compelling vision for the work; establishes a high-performance environment.
· Intuition: Brings additional business and senior management context/priorities to bear; conceives multiple hypotheses and scenarios; articulate and direct analyses to achieve desired goals; anticipates organizational needs.
Education and Experience Required:
Advanced degree preferred in quantitative discipline, such as Econometrics, Applied Statistics, or Marketing Science. Computer/Information Science Degree, Business Degree with Marketing / IT Concentration or Master Social Sciences, Business Administration (MS/MBA) preferred or Master in Information Sciences
· 10+ years marketing, strategy, analytics, project management or operational experience
· Applied Economics in Corporate Environment
· Experience in presenting complex topics to senior executives
· Experience: Prior experience managing databases and reporting systems/teams for large corporations
· Certifications: RDBMS, VBA, Project management, SAS and appropriate Microsoft certifications are a plus
· Advanced statistics background or equivalent for analytical positions
· Experience with large complex data sets, data mining.
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