HP · 1 month ago
Business Strategist - AI, Edge and Emerging Tech
Vancouver, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$131K/yr - $236K/yr
10+ years expHP is a technology leader dedicated to driving advancements and fostering innovation across the company. The Business Strategist role focuses on shaping HP's long-term strategy by analyzing market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscapes to guide executive decision-making.
ComputerConsumer ElectronicsHardwareIT InfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the creation of strategic frameworks, hypothesis trees, and storylines that simplify complex technology spaces into compelling, executive-ready narratives
Develop clean, visually strong, and insight-driven slides that distill data, frameworks, and technical content into high-clarity recommendations
Craft strategic narratives that guide ELT and Board decision-making—including vision statements, investment rationales, and long-term strategic choices
Conduct structured market, customer, and competitive analyses across GenAI, edge AI, multimodal, developer tools, and vertical-specific applications
Synthesize disparate signals into actionable insights that clarify where HP has a right-to-play and how we win
Build segmentation, TAM/SAM models, ecosystem maps, adoption curves, and category frameworks
Build data-driven business plans that articulate opportunity size, economics, monetization models, costs, and risks
Develop investment theses (build/partner/invest/acquire) that balance strategic rationale, financial considerations, and technical feasibility
Partner with Corporate Development and HP Tech Ventures to evaluate external opportunities
Collaborate with engineering, product, TIO, and BU leaders to align opportunity framing with HP’s technology roadmap and capability strengths
Clarify what matters most, distilling customer needs into technology implications and strategic choices
Drive alignment across senior stakeholders and influence decision-making through structured, insight-led storytelling
Engage deeply with startups, VCs, research labs, and partners to map emerging technology trends and identify strategic collaboration areas
Help build HP’s innovation ecosystem and assess the long-term impact of nascent technologies on HP’s portfolio
Qualification
Required
10–15 years in strategy, corporate development, management consulting, or product strategy roles (top-tier consulting with hands-on business strategy experience strongly preferred)
Experience building business plans, TAM analyses, investment theses, and executive narratives in emerging technology domains
Experience working with (or adjacent to) AI, cloud, software, or advanced compute portfolios
Strong financial modeling and business case development capabilities
Demonstrated track record of crafting high-quality C-suite presentations and strategic recommendations
Ability to navigate ambiguity, frame problems independently, and move quickly to insight and action
MBA strongly preferred, advanced technical or business degree a plus
Structured problem solver with exceptional ability to break down ambiguous problems into crisp frameworks
Fluency in market analysis: TAM, segmentation, competitive dynamics, value chain analysis
Strong business model analysis (pricing, unit economics, monetization pathways, growth levers)
Outstanding ability to build simple, clean, logical storylines that influence senior audiences
Strong slide-making and visualization skills (consulting-level): pyramid communication, frameworks, 2×2s, architectures, heat maps
Comfort distilling complex technical content into concise, compelling messages
Ability to 'see around corners' and identify non-obvious connections between customer needs, technology shifts, and business opportunities
Skilled at synthesizing large volumes of data, research, and technical input into actionable insight
Familiarity with AI/ML, cloud, edge compute, developer productivity, or device-centric software ecosystems
Ability to engage credibly with senior engineers and technical leaders, even without being a hands-on developer
Rigor, structure, and pacing typical of top-tier consulting
Ability to build theses, evaluate opportunities, and drive recommendations with data and narrative clarity
Comfort working across senior stakeholders, executive reviews, and tight timelines
Benefits
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)
Company
HP is a manufacturer and seller of personal computers, printers, computer hardwares, and business solutions.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.25BKey Investors
U.S. Department of CommerceBerkshire Hathaway
2025-04-14Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-08-27Grant· $50M
2022-04-06Post Ipo Equity· $4.2B
Leadership Team
Alex Paranicas
Senior Director, Corporate Strategy
Andrew Bolwell
Chief Disrupter and Global Head of HP Tech Ventures
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