What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager Finance Strategy and Innovation position at Western Digital?

Job Description

As Finance Senior Manager Strategy and Innovation youll work closely with the Finance Chief of Staff and a team focused on overseeing key strategic projects sponsored by the CFO. Youll work with this team to establish and govern a diverse portfolio of strategic initiatives. The role requires highenergy outstanding project management skills communication skills forwardthinking and an intimate understanding of business requirements as well as the ability to drive execution.

Core Responsibilities

Assist the Finance Chief of Staff in managing the organizations operational rhythm allowing for transparency consistency and proactive planning and execution
Assist in designing and driving the Finance teams 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

Works with

This leader will work closely with the Finance Chief of Staff the Strategy and Transformation team the Finance leadership team HR business partner communication partners and business leaders across the enterprise as well as our external vendors and partners

Qualifications : Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or related field; MBA or Masters degree in Finance preferred

10 years of relevant work experience in a global diverse organization

Demonstrated success leading projects with multifunction stakeholders and teams

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 highquality work product

Ability to ideate test iterate and implement new initiatives with a keen focus on change management

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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 (including religious dress and grooming standards) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender (including a persons gender identity gender expression and genderrelated appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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 nondiscrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights : Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here : Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

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 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.

Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 03 / 09 / 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. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

An employees 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 California Colorado New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.

You will be eligible to participate in Western Digitals ShortTerm 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 LongTerm 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 Digitals 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; taxadvantaged 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 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 Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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