Director, Technical Product Management

Company Description

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital, SanDisk, SanDisk Professional, WD and WD_BLACK brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Here’s how you can help.

Job Description

As the Director of Technical Product Management at Western Digital, you will be responsible for developing and driving our product strategy and product management for datacenter SSD.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• You will complement your creativity through deep interaction with engineering, customers, customer support and partners to understand requirements and needs.
• You will be responsible for all stages of the product life cycle (conception, definition, development, release, and post-release activities) managing strategic planning, feature selection and tactical activities.
• Other responsibilities include collaborating with Product Marketing to create product-related sales and marketing materials and evangelizing the products and product strategy both internally and externally.

Qualifications

REQUIRED :

• BS / MS or equivalent experience required
• Strong desire to take ownership of the full product lifecycle
• Strong understanding of Flash based products
• 8 years in product management

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, 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.

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 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 jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 04 / 17 / 2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, ability, knowledge of the job, performance, contribution and results, geographic location, shift, internal and external equity, and 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 California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.
• 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.
• 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; tuition reimbursement; and more.

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