Job Description

OVERVIEW

Western Digital is ~ $20 Billion dollar Fortune 200 company, with over 50 years of experience in the Storage industry. The Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer role is key to its success of our global operations. The strategic impact of this function is significant and requires innovation to be successful. This position reports to Executive Vice President of Global Operations overseeing all functions supporting Operations including Manufacturing.

THE ROLE

The mission of this role is to add significant value by developing and driving our IT charter. Our charter is focused on business partnership alignment, operational excellence, technology strategy and organizational development. Areas of focus and priorities are always grounded on business need and incorporate industry trends to deliver maximum value.

This executive will develop long-term strategies and actionable steps to drive the following accountabilities.

• Ensures strong alignment with business functions on IT strategies and 3-5 year roadmaps, acting as a collaborative technology thought partner
• Supports delivery of best-in-class execution of our manufacturing organization
• Identifies, tracks and measures SLA, KPI’s and metrics with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Builds and drives digital transformation enabling a highly productive workforce by enabling self-serve and using AI/ML to drive operational effectiveness and efficiencies 
• Creates a growth mindset within the organization and invests in leadership development, this includes being a mentor to IT leadership team members
• Builds a capable, flexible talent pool and shapes agile IT operating and delivery models
• Creates empowered teams and fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment for all employees to succeed

IT FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Strategies and Process Management
• IT Infrastructure and Information Security
• Enterprise Applications
• Business Analytics and Architecture
• AI/ML, Big Data Platform and Factory Analytical Applications
• Engineering and Manufacturing IT
• Sales and Marketing IT
• Digital Workplace Technology – Collaboration, Workplace Experience and Automation

Qualifications

EXPERIENCED CIO

• This individual will ideally have at least 15 years of experience leading an IT function for a global semiconductor company with annual revenues over $2 billion with a proven track record of high performance.

GLOBAL EXPOSURE

• A globally minded leader, this executive will be at home doing business in our worldwide environment with team members located in the Americas, APAC and EMEA. This person will be comfortable with diverse teams of people and should be culturally attuned to succeeding in a complex global environment.

CRITICAL CAPABILITIES

• Grows our function by applying knowledge of the business, anticipates market and client dynamics and embraces progressive approaches and practices to make smart business decisions, execute the strategy to drive positive outcomes, and advance company’s goals.
• Leads our people by establishing a compelling vision that clearly links the company’s strategy to your team’s short and long-term strategic deliverables and inspires the team to find meaning in the work to deliver on common goals.
• Shapes our future for what is on the horizon, exploits emerging opportunities, and evolves and re-imagines more innovative ways to drive growth and future success for the business.

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at staffingsupport@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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COMPENSATION & BENEFITS DETAILS

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Colorado or remote jobs that can be performed in Colorado.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Virgin Pulse Program; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.