Director Corporate Strategy Business Transformation
Director Corporate Strategy Business Transformation
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Job Description
As a Director in Western Digitals Corporate Strategy and Business Transformation organization you will be responsible for identifying critical business/process issues impacting company performance and leading crossfunctional efforts to drive operational excellence and deliver measurable business efficiency/effectiveness improvements. This will require sound knowledge of the business how the company currently operates both from a process and systems perspective and keen insight into the changes necessary to realize significant improvement. You will work across a broad range of business processes and functional disciplines as necessary to support transformation priorities set forth by executive leadership. Examples include but are not limited to company strategy creation technology & product development procurement manufacturing supply chain gotomarket sales finance accounting and IT.
In this role you will manage partnerships with seniorlevel business and functional leaders as well as Global Process Owners (GPOs) as you collaborate across the company to achieve company transformation objectives. Key internal customers include the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) the Corporate Strategy & Business Transformation team and senior business and functional leaders across the company. This is a highly visible role requiring strong communication and influencing skills at all levels of the organization in addition to the ability to effectively lead very complex programs in the face of significant ambiguity and at times pushback from key stakeholders.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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 highpriority improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with key business process owners and crossfunctional 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 crosscompany business transformation programs by positively influencing the work efforts of coworkers 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 crossfunctional 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 endtoend 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.
Qualifications :
REQUIRED:
- Masters 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 projectprogram management roles
- Solid knowledge and working experience managing large complex crosscompany 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 selfdirecting manner with strong planning and problemsolving skills
- Proven dynamic selfmotivated and resultsoriented creative thinker.
- Demonstrated ability to operate in an environment with a high level of ambiguity both individually and as part of large extended crossfunctional 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
PREFERRED:
- 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 hightech space.
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 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 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 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 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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
