Senior Manager, Finance Strategy and Innovation

Summary

Join Western Digital as a Finance Senior Manager, Strategy and Innovation, working closely with the Finance Chief of Staff on key strategic projects. You will manage a portfolio of strategic initiatives, drive transformation, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. The role demands strong project management, communication, and business acumen. A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of experience are required. Preferred qualifications include strong project management skills, disciplined execution, and excellent communication. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in a global, diverse organization
• Demonstrated success leading projects with multi-function stakeholders and teams

Responsibilities

• Assist the Finance Chief of Staff in managing the organization’s operational rhythm, allowing for transparency, consistency, and proactive planning and execution
• Assist in designing and driving the Finance team’s strategic plans, portfolio and budget planning, and business and people strategy reviews
• Assist in managing cross functional projects and transformational activities for the organization
• Manage the strategic project portfolio ensuring projects have clear milestones, KPIs, value and impact metrics
• Manage the transformation roadmap and lead its execution, including prioritization, requirement gathering, and project timeline
• Assist with driving transformation initiatives to streamline and optimize business processes, leveraging best practices
• Collaborate with finance senior management and a cross functional network of stakeholders to evaluate current processes and identify opportunities for process improvement, simplification, automation, and optimization
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and best practices in Finance. Continuously evaluate new tools and technologies for cost/benefit potential

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong project management and prioritization skills; able to manage multiple projects within different geographic regions simultaneously
• Disciplined execution skills with focus to ensure results and impact are delivered
• Team player that can collaborate and communicate with stakeholders across all levels and functions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with focus on crisp, concise, and effective communication
• Ability to build trust and partnering relationships with internal / external stakeholders of all levels
• Superior organizational skills with commitment to delivering a high-quality work product
• Ability to ideate, test, iterate and implement new initiatives with a keen focus on change management

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