Chief of Staff – Personal Systems Strategy

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HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world united in creating technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere.

The Chief of Staff (CoS) is responsible for driving the strategic priorities of their SVP leader by leveraging their understanding of the Strategy team and cross-functional partners.

The CoS helps to ensure the Personal Systems Strategy team stays operationally aligned and focused on the right actions, communicates clearly, and executes with timeliness and efficiency.

The CoS will effectively scale the capacity of their SVP leader by coordinating with the leadership team on priorities and collaborating with their SVP leader on the most urgent and important initiatives.

Additionally, the CoS will work in collaboration with Chiefs from across the organization to ensure that their SVP is meeting required goals, cadence, and deadlines for HP PS, HP Strategy and the Executive leadership teams.

This role is designed for high performers with leadership potential to fast track their career growth opportunities (in a 1-2 year development assignment).

Responsibilities :

• Engage with members of the Leadership Team Staff to ensure alignment on top requirements and priorities of SVP leader.
• Help Leadership Team Staff deliver and exceed performance expectations by sharing relevant context, insights, and examples.
• Collaborate with other Chiefs of Staff across the Business Unit and Company to help identify and resolve issues quickly.
• Apply advanced subject matter knowledge to manage staff activities in solving common and complex business issues.
• Manage non-exempt / exempt individual contributors. Has accountability for results of a major program in terms of cost, direction, and people management.
• Lead executive recruitment efforts and support development of direct staff members.
• Understand scope, timing, ownership, and quality requirements for key priorities to help ensure owners deliver outstanding work.
• Provide operational leadership and project management for targeted projects led directly by the SVP.
• Partner with CoS for Business Unit President and Chief Strategy Officer to ensure SVP is aligned on top requirements and needs of BU President and Chief Strategy Officer.
• Responsible for the executive communications and program management of organization key engagement initiatives.

The right candidate will embody the following qualities :

• Extremely ambitious and unwavering commitment to the mission of Personal Systems Strategy.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Humility, with low ego.
• Confidence to provide candid feedback and push back assertively.
• Rapid learning ability, capable of self-teaching and swift execution.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and a pragmatic approach.
• A strong, logical and strategic thinker.
• An exceptionally high-quality standard, surpassing even my own.

Knowledge & Skills :

• Superior verbal and written communication skills including negotiation and influence skills.
• Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills to identify insights.
• Ability to dive deep into the details of a problem to identify root cause and options for resolution.
• Excellent project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives that impact the entire organization.
• People management experience on complex and critical business issues.
• Strong organization skills and ability to manage to aggressive timelines across multiple critical projects.
• Strong leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.
• Ability and interest in working with a global team across time zones both in person and virtually.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and confidence to engage with the most senior leaders in our company.
• Strategic thinker with a mindset of innovation and intellectual curiosity.

Education & Experience :

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in strategy, planning, operations, marketing product management, or a related field.

The base pay range for this role is $137,000 to $211,000 annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and / or equity (applies to US candidates only).

Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits :

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including :

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term / short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including :
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview).

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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