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HP's Applied AI organization is at the center of HP's enterprise AI transformation. The team builds internal AI solutions, runs the AI platform, develops new AI tools and infrastructure, and enables AI training and adoption for employees across the company.
We are seeking a highly organized, strategic, and execution-oriented senior professional to serve as the Strategy & Business Planning Lead for Applied AI. This person will act as an operating partner to the VP, Head of Applied AI, helping a 120+ person organization run with clarity, discipline, and speed while ensuring the team is well represented with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
The ideal candidate is a strong collaborator and executive communicator who can manage a continual flow of leadership requests, synthesize complex AI and technology work into crisp narratives, maintain financial and operational discipline, and drive coordination across leaders, workstreams, and peer Chief of Staff / business operations teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Executive communications and storytelling:
- Develop high-quality presentation materials for C-suite and senior executive audiences, including strategy updates, operating reviews, transformation narratives, investment cases, and progress reports.
- Partner with Applied AI leaders to translate technical AI, platform, infrastructure, and product work into clear business narratives and measurable outcomes for HP.
- Create reusable communication frameworks and establish recurring forums to improve how Applied AI explains its strategy, priorities, and impact.
Operating rhythm and organizational effectiveness:
- Design and manage the Applied AI operating cadence, including staff meetings, leadership meetings, business reviews, OKR checkpoints, team-wide meetings, planning cycles, and offsites.
- Drive the annual and quarterly priority-setting process, ensuring goals, OKRs, milestones, dependencies, and owners are clear across the organization.
- Coordinate internally facing initiatives that improve team effectiveness, coordination, engagement, planning discipline, and cross-functional alignment.
- Partner with finance, HR, and Applied AI leadership to maintain budget, forecast, headcount, contractor, vendor, and investment trackers.
Transformation initiatives:
- Engage regularly with Chiefs of Staffs, strategy teams, and peer organizations across HP to share information, resolve dependencies, and align on enterprise initiatives.
- Lead or coordinate high-priority special projects for Digital, especially initiatives that cut across multiple teams or require executive visibility.
- Bring structured problem solving, analytical rigor, and practical judgment to ambiguous business and operating challenges.
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of experience in business operations, strategy and planning, Chief of Staff roles, program / portfolio management, transformation, consulting, or a related field.
- Exceptional executive communication skills, including the ability to build clear, concise, visually strong presentations for C-suite and senior leadership audiences.
- Strong business acumen and financial literacy, including comfort with budgets, headcount / resource planning, and operational metrics.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex intake, competing priorities, multiple stakeholders, and fast-moving deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills; able to work through leaders and peers without direct authority and build trust across functions.
- Technical fluency and curiosity: ability to understand AI, data, software, platform, infrastructure, and responsible AI concepts well enough to translate them into business-relevant narratives and operating plans.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA, MS, or advanced degree preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working in or supporting AI, data science, software engineering, cloud / platform, infrastructure, automation, or enterprise technology organizations.
- Experience supporting a VP-level or senior executive leadership team in a Chief of Staff, business planning, strategy, or operations capacity.
- Familiarity with AI adoption, AI governance, responsible AI, privacy, security, model lifecycle, or enterprise AI enablement topics.
- Experience building operating mechanisms for a complex organization, including OKRs, portfolio reviews, roadmap reviews, executive dashboards, and team cadences.
PAY & BENEFITS
The pay range for this role is $130,700 to $205,200 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:
- 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 https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/
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.
JOB
Business Planning
SCHEDULE
Full time
SHIFT
No shift premium (United States of America)
TRAVEL
RELOCATION
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EEO)
HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"
INTRODUCTION
HP's Applied AI organization is at the center of HP's enterprise AI transformation. The team builds internal AI solutions, runs the AI platform, develops new AI tools and infrastructure, and enables AI training and adoption for employees across the company.
We are seeking a highly organized, strategic, and execution-oriented senior professional to serve as the Strategy & Business Planning Lead for Applied AI. This person will act as an operating partner to the VP, Head of Applied AI, helping a 120+ person organization run with clarity, discipline, and speed while ensuring the team is well represented with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
The ideal candidate is a strong collaborator and executive communicator who can manage a continual flow of leadership requests, synthesize complex AI and technology work into crisp narratives, maintain financial and operational discipline, and drive coordination across leaders, workstreams, and peer Chief of Staff / business operations teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Executive communications and storytelling:
- Develop high-quality presentation materials for C-suite and senior executive audiences, including strategy updates, operating reviews, transformation narratives, investment cases, and progress reports.
- Partner with Applied AI leaders to translate technical AI, platform, infrastructure, and product work into clear business narratives and measurable outcomes for HP.
- Create reusable communication frameworks and establish recurring forums to improve how Applied AI explains its strategy, priorities, and impact.
Operating rhythm and organizational effectiveness:
- Design and manage the Applied AI operating cadence, including staff meetings, leadership meetings, business reviews, OKR checkpoints, team-wide meetings, planning cycles, and offsites.
- Drive the annual and quarterly priority-setting process, ensuring goals, OKRs, milestones, dependencies, and owners are clear across the organization.
- Coordinate internally facing initiatives that improve team effectiveness, coordination, engagement, planning discipline, and cross-functional alignment.
- Partner with finance, HR, and Applied AI leadership to maintain budget, forecast, headcount, contractor, vendor, and investment trackers.
Transformation initiatives:
- Engage regularly with Chiefs of Staffs, strategy teams, and peer organizations across HP to share information, resolve dependencies, and align on enterprise initiatives.
- Lead or coordinate high-priority special projects for Digital, especially initiatives that cut across multiple teams or require executive visibility.
- Bring structured problem solving, analytical rigor, and practical judgment to ambiguous business and operating challenges.
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 10+ years of experience in business operations, strategy and planning, Chief of Staff roles, program / portfolio management, transformation, consulting, or a related field.
- Exceptional executive communication skills, including the ability to build clear, concise, visually strong presentations for C-suite and senior leadership audiences.
- Strong business acumen and financial literacy, including comfort with budgets, headcount / resource planning, and operational metrics.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex intake, competing priorities, multiple stakeholders, and fast-moving deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills; able to work through leaders and peers without direct authority and build trust across functions.
- Technical fluency and curiosity: ability to understand AI, data, software, platform, infrastructure, and responsible AI concepts well enough to translate them into business-relevant narratives and operating plans.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA, MS, or advanced degree preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working in or supporting AI, data science, software engineering, cloud / platform, infrastructure, automation, or enterprise technology organizations.
- Experience supporting a VP-level or senior executive leadership team in a Chief of Staff, business planning, strategy, or operations capacity.
- Familiarity with AI adoption, AI governance, responsible AI, privacy, security, model lifecycle, or enterprise AI enablement topics.
- Experience building operating mechanisms for a complex organization, including OKRs, portfolio reviews, roadmap reviews, executive dashboards, and team cadences.
PAY & BENEFITS
The pay range for this role is $130,700 to $205,200 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:
- 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 https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/
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.
JOB
Business Planning
SCHEDULE
Full time
SHIFT
No shift premium (United States of America)
TRAVEL
RELOCATION
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EEO)
HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).
Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.
For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"
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Frame your degree field precisely
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree directly supports the role. A degree in computer science, data science, or management information systems ties cleanly to AI strategy work. A general business degree alone may trigger a Request for Evidence.
Quantify AI impact in your application materials
Sponsoring employers need to justify the specialty occupation standard to USCIS. Concrete outcomes, such as revenue influenced by AI initiatives or models deployed at scale, strengthen the employer's petition and reduce the risk of scrutiny.
Target employers with a proven H-1B filing history
Not every company that posts an AI Strategy Lead role has experience navigating H-1B sponsorship. Prioritize employers whose DOL Labor Condition Application filings show consistent sponsorship for strategy and technology leadership roles.
Distinguish strategy from pure research in your resume
AI Strategy Lead is a hybrid role. USCIS approvals favor applicants who clearly demonstrate applied business application of AI, not just research. Emphasize cross-functional leadership, product integration, and enterprise implementation alongside technical credentials.
Understand where you sit in the H-1B lottery timeline
If you need cap-subject H-1B sponsorship, registration opens in March for an October 1 start. Roles at universities or nonprofits are cap-exempt, allowing year-round filing. Know which category your target employer falls into before accepting an offer.
Consider O-1A as a parallel path
AI strategy professionals with published work, speaking engagements, or demonstrable industry recognition may qualify for the O-1A visa for extraordinary ability. This bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely and is worth exploring before each registration cycle closes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is an AI Strategy Lead role considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Generally yes, provided the employer can document that the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical or analytical field. USCIS expects the degree requirement to be standard across the industry for this type of role. If the job description accepts any degree field or treats a degree as preferred rather than required, it weakens the specialty occupation argument and raises the likelihood of a Request for Evidence.
What degree fields are most commonly accepted for AI Strategy Lead sponsorship?
Computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, management information systems, and applied mathematics are the most defensible fields. Some employers also accept engineering or statistics degrees depending on the role's technical depth. A general MBA without an underlying technical degree creates more risk, as USCIS may question whether the specific degree field is truly required for the position's core duties.
How competitive is H-1B sponsorship for AI strategy roles compared to pure engineering roles?
The H-1B lottery treats all cap-subject petitions equally regardless of job title, so selection odds are the same. The difference is in post-selection approval rates. Strategy roles face slightly more scrutiny than pure engineering roles because the specialty occupation standard is easier to establish for narrowly defined technical work. Strong job descriptions and degree alignment reduce this risk significantly.
Can work experience substitute for a formal degree when applying for AI Strategy Lead roles that offer sponsorship?
Under H-1B rules, three years of specialized work experience can substitute for one year of formal education, meaning 12 years of relevant experience can replace a four-year degree entirely. However, employers sponsoring this specific role may still require a formal degree as a company policy. Confirm the employer's internal requirements separately from the USCIS substitution rules before assuming experience will satisfy both.
Where can I find AI Strategy Lead jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate curates visa-sponsoring employers and filters roles by sponsorship willingness, which removes the guesswork of identifying which companies will support your application. AI Strategy Lead roles appear across enterprise technology, management consulting, and financial services sectors on the platform. Browsing by role type on Migrate Mate lets you focus your outreach on employers already familiar with the H-1B process for senior strategy positions.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored AI Strategy Lead jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.