Analyst 5 Corporate Strategy

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

8h•Remote

About The Position

This strategic leader will drive organizational growth by developing and executing long-term strategic plans, conducting in-depth market analysis, and providing actionable insights to senior leadership. Leveraging a deep background in technical operations and product strategy (with a focus on infrastructure and efficiency), this individual will foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure business priorities are executed with financial rigor and operational excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related field
Relevant years of experience with strong exposure to semi-conductor industry, experience in top tier management consulting/investment bank/private equity followed by technology company
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment
Strong judgment and decisiveness when dealing with timely, deadline-driven, content-related issues and concerns
Insatiable curiosity to learn new domains, keep up with industry innovation, and constantly ask ‘why’
Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive business decisions
Experience in driving change management across complex organizational structures
Strong storage industry experience
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Excellent leadership and communication abilities, strong financial skills
Excellent written (memos and presentations) and verbal communication skills; timely communication

Nice To Haves

STEM Bachelors
MBA/MS

Responsibilities

Executive Thought Partnership: Serve as a strategic advisor to Product, Engineering, and Sales leadership, translating complex technical roadmaps into business-level strategic insights.
Investment Prioritization: Collaborate closely with Finance & Strategy (F&S) to provide critical context for capital expenditure (CapEx) and operational expenditure (OpEx) decisions.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as a key liaison between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring that long-term infrastructure investments align with the company’s broader commercial goals.
Infrastructure Economics & TCO Modeling: Lead the strategy, design, and operationalization of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models. Use these models to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize resource allocation, and drive long-term margin improvement.
Performance Metrics: Define and monitor KPIs that bridge technical performance (e.g., system reliability/scale) with business health (e.g., unit economics/customer acquisition cost).
Process Engineering: Design and implement standardized systems for managing changes to complex planning workflows, ensuring risks are mitigated and dependencies are managed across the organization.

Benefits

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
the WD Savings 401(k) Plan