Lead Economist, Corporate Strategy

HP
Palo Alto
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 147,050 - 230,850 annuallyFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentEducation: phdSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Analytical rigor","Problem-solving","Executive communication","Storytelling","Collaboration","Leadership"]

Build HP’s new Economic Office within Corporate Strategy and establish the company’s enterprise view of macroeconomic risks and opportunities. Translate global economic signals, policy shifts, geopolitical events, and customer behavior into actionable insights for executives across strategy, planning, finance, and data. Lead a small team, develop economic models and repeatable frameworks, and deliver executive-ready briefings, dashboards, and strategic scenarios to guide long-term decisions.

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Lead Economist, Corporate Strategy

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Job Summary

Build HP’s new Economic Office within Corporate Strategy and establish the company’s enterprise view of macroeconomic risks and opportunities. Translate global economic signals, policy shifts, geopolitical events, and customer behavior into actionable insights for executives across strategy, planning, finance, and data. Lead a small team, develop economic models and repeatable frameworks, and deliver executive-ready briefings, dashboards, and strategic scenarios to guide long-term decisions.
Location: Palo Alto
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Establish and evolve HP’s Economic Office as the enterprise source for macroeconomic and strategic economic insights.
  • •Develop HP-specific economic perspectives by translating economic developments into business implications for planning.
  • •Monitor economic and market signals, translating them into impacts on demand, pricing, customer spending, profitability, supply chain, and strategic priorities.
  • •Build scenarios and stress tests to inform executive planning and long-term strategy.
  • •Lead and develop the economist team and create executive-ready economic briefings, trigger alerts, quarterly outlooks, dashboards, and strategic deep dives.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 147,050 - 230,850 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeavePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •PhD degree in Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
  • •8–10 years of experience outside of academics, preferably in a technology sector economist role or covering the technology sector.
  • •Experience translating macroeconomic trends into business or strategic implications.
  • •Strong quantitative, modeling, and analytical capabilities, including building scenarios/forecasts or decision frameworks.
  • •Familiarity with economic data platforms such as Oxford Economics, Haver Analytics, or Bloomberg; experience presenting to senior executives and leading/mentoring teams.
Experience:Technology sectorCorporate strategyLong-range planningForecastingDecision sciencesEconomic modeling
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:Strategic thinkingAnalytical rigorProblem-solvingExecutive communicationStorytellingCollaborationLeadership
Tech Stack:Oxford EconomicsHaver AnalyticsBloomberg

Company Brief

HP
Designs and manufactures personal computers, printers, and related supplies, as well as provides software, services, and solutions for consumers and enterprises worldwide.
Industry: Hardware Devices
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Founded: 1939
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