Micro Focus Hiring for HR Strategy and Planning at Newbury Full Time

Job Description:
Micro Focus is one of the world’s largest enterprise software providers. We deliver mission-critical technology and supporting services that help thousands of customers worldwide manage core IT elements of their business so they can run and transform—at the same time.

Defines, manages, and evaluates business plans to ensure they are operationally executable against defined strategic objectives. Leads and partners with cross-functional teams to develop short-term (typically less than two years) business plans and supporting data-driven models. Prepares comprehensive implementation tactics, including execution plans, resource allocation plans, follow-up guidelines, assessment, and process accountabilities. Ensures that business activities are aligned with stated plans among different stakeholders. Sets business metrics, evaluates actual performance, and makes recommendations to business leaders on performance target achievement. Develops data-driven analyses to optimize resources and ensure that business plans can be translated into financial value.

Responsibilities:
Develops recommendation from complex data and business analyses and formulates them into business plans.

Drives the construction of highly innovative statistical and financial models to analyze new aspects of business performance.

Establishes the metrics required to measure business performance, and recommends the go-forward strategy to address performance gaps.

Leads highly complex, time- sensitive market research projects and identifies compelling trends and opportunities for business leaders.

Staffs and manages cross- functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.

Drives all aspects of priority projects and makes final team decisions.

Develop business plans and proactively identify new opportunities as partners with client business leaders.

Develops and drives comprehensive business plan recommendations, based on analysis, emerging trends, and experience.

Identifies or develops cutting- edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.

Counsels business leaders, recommends approaches for executing high-level strategies and develops creative solutions

Education and Experience Required:
Typically 10+ years total experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area. Advanced university degree required (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Knowledge and Skills:
Extensive knowledge of research methodology for the most challenging business issues.

Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.

Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches and insights.

Extensive knowledge of how to analyze business problems using Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modeling.

Superior business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including negotiation and influence skills.

Excellent project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiatives that impact the organization.

Strong relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting.

Strong leadership skills, including team-building, conflict resolution, and management.

Ability to lead multiple, large, time sensitive projects or work streams.

Ability to identify emerging trends from market and industry data, and make clear and compelling business planning recommendations.

Micro Focus offers a Hybrid working model which is flexible & balanced. Hybrid working means that the majority of employees will spend 2 – 3 days per week at the office for collaborating and interacting with colleagues in person and building community. Remaining days are spent working from home.

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Job:
Business Planning

Micro Focus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Prospective employees will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship or any other legally protected status