Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Transformation

Summary

Join Western Digital's Corporate Strategy and Business Transformation team as a Director. You will identify critical business issues, lead cross-functional efforts to improve operational excellence, and deliver measurable business improvements. This role requires strong knowledge of business processes and systems, and the ability to collaborate with senior leaders and Global Process Owners (GPOs). You will manage complex programs, influence stakeholders, and communicate effectively at all organizational levels. The position demands a Master's degree or equivalent experience, along with 10+ years of relevant experience in consulting, business process improvement, or project management. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 10 years related experience in consulting, business process/operational excellence improvement, or related project-program management roles
• Solid knowledge and working experience managing large, complex, cross-company programs in collaboration with a variety of functional owners in a highly structured and productive manner
• Demonstrated ability to operate proactively, assertively and in a highly self-directing manner with strong planning and problem-solving skills
• Proven dynamic, self-motivated, and results-oriented creative thinker
• Demonstrated ability to operate in an environment with a high level of ambiguity, both individually and as part of large extended cross-functional teams
• Ability to liaise, negotiate with, and advise stakeholders in a rational and measured manner
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in key business processes, systems, and technologies
• Strong ability to lead and manage meetings to ensure focus and delivery on stated objectives
• Ability to clearly document and communicate project status, issues, and risks, taking corrective action as necessary in order to remain on track
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Strong skills with the Microsoft Office Suite and related collaboration tools

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Corporate Strategy & Business Transformation team and senior leaders across the company to identify business inhibitors impacting company efficiency and financial performance
• Conduct thorough analysis of target business processes by developing comprehensive “as is” process flows, current outcome drivers versus targets, and determine high-priority improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with key business process owners and cross-functional stakeholders to identify the most compelling opportunities for process transformation, develop targeted process improvement actions and implementation plans with necessary executive support, and manage the successful execution of these plans to deliver promised business benefits
• Effectively lead cross-company business transformation programs by positively influencing the work efforts of co-workers at all levels, inspiring confidence and motivating action through a shared vision and passion for success
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to influence key decisionmakers and direct necessary actions of cross-functional team members
• Build knowledge of key business processes, functional disciplines and IT systems involved in process execution in order to effectively lead process transformation
• Develop and maintain good working knowledge of relevant end-to-end business processes in order to support Global Process Owners (GPOs) with process improvement strategy development, initiative ROI analysis, prioritization, planning and execution
• Coach GPOs on process improvement methodology and best practices, engaging external consulting/advisory vendors as needed
• Support GPOs with process improvement initiative leadership and process performance metric data collection/reporting as needed
• Represent Corporate Strategy & Business Transformation team and owned process transformation programs in key communication forums including Executive Leadership Team (ELT) meetings as needed
• Collaborate effectively with peers, including mentorship and coaching of junior team members and direct reports as position dictates

Preferred Qualifications

• Education and experience in business performance data analytics and reporting
• Experience in master data management and governance
• Direct experience working in or interfacing with one or more of the following business functions: Operations- Manufacturing & Supply Chain
• Engineering
• Finance, Accounting
• Product Management
• Sales, Channel Management
• IT
• Experience in management consulting or professional services delivery in the high-tech space

Benefits

• 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 Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents