Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™ Brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Job Description

Western Digital is seeking a strategic and execution-focused Chief of Staff to support the Chief Product Officer (CPO). This high-impact role is responsible for driving operational alignment, prioritizing strategic initiatives, and enabling cross-functional execution across the full scope of Western Digital’s product portfolio. As a trusted advisor to the CPO, you will manage day-to-day business operations, lead special projects, and enhance organizational effectiveness across product, engineering, marketing, and business teams.

You will be central to how the product organization operates—streamlining processes, aligning resources, and helping translate vision into results.

Key Responsibilities:

Partner directly with the Chief Product Officer to drive strategy execution, streamline operations, and manage key priorities across Western Digital’s product lines
Lead and coordinate high-impact, cross-functional programs, including independent execution of time-sensitive or strategically critical initiatives, must be a change agent
Act as a primary liaison for the CPO with internal stakeholders, executive leadership, and external partners, ensuring alignment and timely communication
Participate in financial planning activities including budgeting, headcount forecasting, and strategic investment alignment
Deliver strategic insights, data-driven analysis, and recommendations to improve product performance and organizational effectiveness
Build and maintain operational systems that improve decision-making, communication, and execution across the product organization
Prepare executive-level presentations, board materials, and product strategy documents in collaboration with the CPO
Ensure accountability and progress on key initiatives by managing follow-through, reporting, and priority tracking across departments

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field
10+ years of experience in program/project management, strategy, or business operations in a technology company
Strong understanding of Western Digital’s products, technologies, and industry landscape, especially around enterprise and cloud data storage
Demonstrated capability in workforce planning, financial modeling, and cross-functional coordination
High financial acumen with experience supporting P&L, budgeting, and strategic investment planning
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders
Comfortable operating in dynamic, fast-paced environments with complex, cross-functional challenges
Highly analytical and results-driven; capable of making fast, informed decisions with incomplete information
Executive presence, professionalism, and discretion in handling confidential business matters

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience as Chief of Staff or in a strategic role supporting a C-level executive
Experience in enterprise hardware, storage, or infrastructure markets
Familiarity with product development methodologies and lifecycle planning
Advanced degree (MBA or MS in technical field) is a plus

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 person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s 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 non-discrimination 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 jobs.accommodations@wdc.com 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 (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 employee’s 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 Digital’s Short-Term 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 Long-Term 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 Digital’s 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; tax-advantaged 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 Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.