Executive Program Lead, Global Operations

Western Digital Corp • San Jose, CA

31d

About The Position

This position reports to the Global Operations Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff Office for Global Operations plays a pivotal role in driving alignment, execution, and impact across the enterprise. We are seeking a dynamic professional to join this high-visibility team, where you'll partner closely with senior leaders to shape strategy, deliver executive programs, and create meaningful employee experiences. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence key priorities at the highest levels of the company while building a broad cross-functional network. If you thrive in a fast-paced, global environment and enjoy turning complex initiatives into measurable outcomes, this is a chance to make a lasting impact on the future of Global Operations.

Requirements

• MS degree with an Engineering emphasis.
• 10 years of experience in program management, strategy, consulting, or operations roles.
• Proven track record of owning and delivering cross-functional initiatives with measurable outcomes.
• Excellent analytical ability, business acumen, and financial literacy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to shape messaging for senior audiences.
• Self-aware with a high degree of emotional intelligence to build strong relationships with stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performance Monitoring: Lead the development and continuous improvement of dashboards and scorecards to track operational performance and strategic metrics
• Leadership Engagements: Plan and execute leadership events, including agenda design, speaker preparation, and post-event follow-up to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Strategic Execution: Drive execution of key strategic initiatives, ensuring outcomes are defined, tracked, and delivered.
• Lead design, execution, and governance of employee-facing programs, including: Quarterly recognition program Global Ops All Hands
• Provide budget stewardship for tenure recognition, sponsorships, and Global Giving & Doing.
• Track outcomes and curate results for leadership storytelling.
• Support the Chief of Staff in preparing materials for ELT and COO priorities.
• Provide structured analysis and insights (financial, operational, workforce) to support leadership decision-making.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders on process improvements and alignment.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees