Vice President Government Affairs Policy
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Job Description
Western Digital is seeking a Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy to build an impactful government relations program and team to advance the companys public policy agenda and represent the companys interests on government policy at the federal state and local level. Based in Washington D.C. this is an opportunity to establish grow and lead the companys office in Washington D.C. and a global team. The Vice President will develop and execute strategies to build Western Digitals visibility among government and public policy stakeholders promote its public policy priorities and shape public dialogue on critical business and technology issues in the data storage and semiconductor industries. A successful candidate will have proven management leadership and communication skills as well as strong highlevel relationships with policymakers and officials in Washington D.C. The position will report to the Chief Legal Officer.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a corporate government relations function and team
- Build Western Digitals presence in Washington D.C. to develop its brand in the policy and political spheres as a thought leader on issues impacting the company and industry
- Develop execute and promote government relations strategies outreach and advocacy capabilities
- Assist in the development and adoption of legislation and regulations in line with company and industry interests
- Establish trusted relationships with key business partners across the company to help identify and inform advocacy priorities and objectives
- Establish leverage and maintain relationships with government officials industry groups public policy organizations think tanks and other stakeholders to support Western Digitals business objectives
- Work cross functionally across all aspects of the business to understand and identify legislative regulatory and policy risks and opportunities to the business and execute strategies to manage those risks and capitalize on potential opportunities.
- Develop expertise on a wide variety of legislative regulatory and policy issues impacting Western Digitals business and timely advise senior executives on such developments and impacts
- Facilitate senior executives preparation for meetings with government and industry stakeholders and attend such meetings as necessary
- Identify key hearings conferences and industry organizations and contribute to Western Digitals informed and active participation to establish the company as a thought leader in policy debates affecting the companys business and interests
- Prepare various policy materials for internal and external use with stakeholders including position statements reports updates briefing packages and talking points
- Manage correspondence with government officials and policy stakeholders to ensure it is consistent with Western Digitals positions on key issues
- In close cooperation with legal counsel and the Ethics & Compliance group identify and create policies and procedures related to government interaction and political activities to create awareness of requirements and support compliance
- Manage lobbyists consultants and the government relations budget
- Manage Washington D.C. office which may include personnel working on independent Western Digital business functions
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in law government public policy or related field
- 15 years of experience in government relations including experience in a multinational corporate government relations department
- Congressional agency and/or White House experience preferred with strong bipartisan House and Senate relationships with leadership and committees of jurisdiction
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with legislators regulators agencies and other government leaders
- Significant knowledge and understanding of federal legislative and regulatory processes legislative and executive policymaking processes and policy developments impacting the data storage or semiconductor industries
- Proven ability to set the direction and strategy for a government relations function and to develop and execute strategy and innovative solutions
- Demonstrated ability to incorporate public policy with business strategy and propose practical business solutions including creating opportunities to advance corporate objectives and grow revenue
- Experience working for a technology company or experience in the data storage or semiconductor industries particularly in the policy area is preferred
- Demonstrated experience building and managing a highperformance and collaborative team
- Detailoriented selfinitiating wellorganized and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously and independently
- Strong project management skills necessary to lead crossfunctional projects and drive them to completion effectively and timely
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and translate complex and potentially technical concepts into simple but effective statements for internal and external stakeholders
- Committed to growth mindset and continuous improvement
- Understanding of compliance laws regulating political activities
- Excellent oral written communication and presentation skills with the demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the company including senior executives and the Board of Directors and ability to influence/persuade external stakeholders
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability in managing functional objectives staff and internal and external stakeholders
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 (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.
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 12.14.2024 (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.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
