Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy

1 week ago


San Jose, California, United States Western Digital Full time
Salary Range: 123,000.00

Company Overview

At Western Digital, we envision driving global innovation and expanding the frontiers of technology to transform the seemingly impossible into reality.

Our essence lies in being a collective of problem solvers. With the right technology, remarkable achievements are within reach. For decades, we have been at the forefront of such advancements, including pivotal contributions to space exploration. We are a vital partner to numerous leading and rapidly growing organizations worldwide.

From energizing competitive gaming platforms to enhancing urban safety and connectivity in vehicles, as well as powering the data centers that support many of the largest enterprises and public cloud services, Western Digital is at the heart of a brighter, smarter future.

Today's unique challenges require your exceptional skills. Together, we and Western Digital are poised to redefine the landscape of data.

Position Overview

We are in search of a seasoned professional in competitive and market intelligence to join our Market & Competitive Intelligence team within Corporate Strategy.

The Senior Manager will collaborate closely with Corporate Strategy and other critical departments to uncover market and competitive insights, engaging in a diverse array of high-impact strategic initiatives aimed at helping Western Digital fulfill its vision – shaping how data empowers the world to tackle its most significant challenges.

This role is dynamic and fast-paced, offering visibility to senior leadership who frequently rely on this team's analyses for making strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and present timely, impactful analyses to senior management and the broader team, articulating product, industry, and strategic implications clearly and concisely.

- Create and drive competitive and market sizing models to enhance our planning and decision-making processes. Integrate both internal and external perspectives to foster company-wide alignment on foresight, market insights, and strategic context.

- Engage in competitive intelligence activities across the organization.

- Investigate market and competitive trends, including products, roadmaps, partnerships, government policies, and strategic customer relationships, utilizing various internal and external resources and information services.

- Lead significant strategic projects to support Western Digital's growth objectives.

- Proactively seek insights from internal domain experts.

- Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of existing reporting formats; collaborate with key functional areas to identify improvements in processes, content, and insights.

- Foster strong teamwork within and beyond the Strategy team to drive overall company success.

- Integrate tools and best practices into the function; assist in building scalable capabilities within the organization.

- Support the onboarding of new team members.


Qualifications

Education, Certifications, and Experience: A combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:

- Master’s degree in business, engineering, or computer science. Data management training is a plus.

- 5-10 years of experience in high technology sectors (corporate strategy, product management, technology management).

- At least 3 years of experience utilizing market and competitive intelligence in decision-making processes.


Specific Knowledge

- Advanced data analytics and research capabilities.

- Some technical understanding of flash memory, controllers, and the functions/features of enterprise and hyperscale requirements, systems, and ecosystems.

- Ability to quickly synthesize diverse viewpoints and provide key takeaways and impact analyses.


Technical Skills

- Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.


Interpersonal Skills

- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues who may have competing priorities and viewpoints, including international team members.

- Communicate insightful findings and recommendations effectively, including to senior management.

- Present a credible image and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.


Other Attributes

- High attention to detail.

- Capable of managing complex projects and tasks with varying levels of management direction.

- Maintain effective performance and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly changing business environment where ambiguity may arise.

- Possess self-awareness and focus on self-development.

- Excellent project management skills and ability to meet deadlines, often with short notice.

- Exceptional communication and writing skills.


Additional Information

Western Digital is dedicated to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees, ensuring no discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

We also strictly prohibit harassment of any individual based on the aforementioned characteristics.

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