Business Planning & Strategy Partner - Corporate Affairs

Business Planning & Strategy Partner - Corporate Affairs
Description -
The Business Planning & Strategy Partner serves as the dedicated business and financial partner to a portfolio of three to four executives reporting to the Chief of Corporate Affairs. This senior individual contributor reports to the Director of Strategy, Planning & Operations and Chief of Staff, and owns budget accuracy, KPI performance, and financial accountability for each leader in their portfolio, ensuring every plan, investment, and headcount decision ladders to the organization's financial and business priorities. Working alongside the team's Lead and in close partnership with Finance, you will run the internal monthly flash process for your executives, drive risk mitigation, and lead Long Term Planning for your portfolio. You will also play a key role in elevating how the organization tells its story through data and bringing a mindset of continuous improvement and automation to everything the team does.

Key responsibilities
Executive portfolio ownership

- Serve as the primary business planning and financial partner to three to four executives reporting to the Chief of Corporate Affairs.

- Own budget accuracy for each leader in your portfolio, ensuring all financial targets are met or exceeded.

- Partner with each leader to define meaningful KPIs, then track, report, and drive performance against them to ensure success.

- Build strong, trusted relationships with portfolio leaders, serving as their go to resource for business planning, financial questions, and priority tradeoffs.
Internal monthly flash and financial accountability

- Host and run the internal monthly flash process for each executive in your portfolio, collaborating with Finance to review actuals, forecasts, and performance against targets.

- Deliver internal monthly flash and status reporting for each executive, providing a clear view of actuals, forecast, targets, and open actions.

- Hold portfolio leaders accountable to their targets, goals, and financial commitments, working closely with Finance partners and the financial planning team to track progress and keep commitments on course.

- Proactively identify and flag risks and opportunities before they impact results.

- When risks arise, partner with Finance and financial planners to develop risk mitigation plans, document owners and actions, and hold leaders accountable for delivery.
Long Term Planning and headcount

- Lead the Long Term Planning (LTP) process for your portfolio, partnering with Finance and financial planners to build plans that reflect each leader's priorities.

- Ensure all headcount, headcount costs, and investment asks are appropriately represented on behalf of each leader.

- Ensure every plan and request ladders clearly to the Chief of Corporate Affairs' financial and business priorities and objectives.
Data visualization and reporting

- Bring data visualization to the forefront of how the team reports, turning complex financial and performance data into clear, compelling visuals.

- Standardize reporting templates and slides across internal flash reviews, business reviews, and leadership updates, creating a consistent look and structure leaders can rely on.

- Partner with the team's Lead, who owns the quarterly one page white paper for the Chief of Corporate Affairs and their direct reports, to provide the content, data, and insights behind it, including upcoming milestones and timelines, key priorities, big wins, and risks, so the full leadership team stays aligned. Work alongside the Program Manager, AI & Business Operations to help shape the narrative.

- Craft clean data storytelling that highlights what matters, explains why it matters, and makes the recommended action obvious.

- Continuously refine and improve reporting materials based on leader feedback and evolving business needs.

- Build and maintain dashboards that give portfolio leaders and the Chief of Corporate Affairs clear visibility into budget, KPI, and headcount performance.
Team leadership and mentorship

- Mentor, guide, and teach the Program Manager, AI & Business Operations, providing regular feedback, coaching, and direction on priorities and quality of work.

- Help build the Program Manager's financial and business acumen through hands on involvement in budgeting, the internal monthly flash process, and planning cycles.

- Oversee select team deliverables and lean in across the team on all fronts wherever support is needed.

- Partner closely with and learn from the team's Lead, building the strategic perspective and leadership capability to grow within the function.
Continuous improvement and team operating rhythm

- Continuously look for opportunities to improve and automate how the team plans, tracks, and reports, reducing manual effort and increasing accuracy.

- Keep financial files, trackers, and planning materials clean, organized, and easy to use.

- Partner with the team's Lead and the Program Manager, AI & Business Operations to run a weekly team update covering status, targets, open items, and risks.

Qualifications
Required

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.

- Typically 8+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, business planning, business operations, or strategy.

- Deep expertise in budgeting, forecasting, headcount planning, and long range planning within a large, matrixed organization.

- Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders and holding stakeholders accountable to financial commitments.

- Experience defining and tracking KPIs and building risk mitigation plans.

- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, with demonstrated ability to design clear, executive ready reporting and data visualizations; experience with Power BI, Tableau, SAP, or Anaplan a plus.

- Strong data storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex numbers into simple, persuasive narratives for senior leaders.

- Experience mentoring, coaching, or guiding more junior team members; formal people management not required.

- Strong executive communication skills, sound judgment, and high integrity with sensitive information.
Preferred

- MBA, CPA, or a master's degree in a relevant field such as finance, business analytics, economics, or engineering.

- Experience supporting corporate functions such as communications, marketing, or corporate affairs.

- Track record of driving process improvement or automation in financial and planning workflows.

Salary
The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America 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.

Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job -
Business Planning
Schedule -
Full time
Shift -
No shift premium (United States of America)
Travel -

Relocation -
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