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Senior Manager, IT Strategy & Transformation
Senior Manager, IT Strategy & TransformationSan Jose Staffing • San Jose, CA, US
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Senior Manager, IT Strategy & Transformation

Senior Manager, IT Strategy & Transformation

San Jose Staffing • San Jose, CA, US
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Senior Manager Of The Transformation Office

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what's next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others. When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital, SanDisk, SanDisk Professional, WD and WD_BLACK brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to marketand our best, most innovative work is yet to come. From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world's biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Here's how you can help.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager of the Transformation Office is an individual contributor and is responsible for driving the three core capabilities that ensure Western Digital's IT organization executes its strategy effectively : Strategy Enablement, Intake & Prioritization, and Portfolio Management & Reporting. This role serves as the operational engine behind strategic planning, governance, and initiative oversight. The leader in this position ensures that IT investments are aligned to strategic priorities, that new ideas are assessed consistently, and that the overall portfolio delivers measurable outcomes with transparency and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy Enablement

  • Partner with the CIO, Chief of Staff, and Strategy leads to translate business objectives into IT strategic priorities, outcomes, and measurable success criteria (OKRs).
  • Support development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the multi-year IT roadmap.
  • Maintain alignment between strategic pillars, IT capabilities, and the initiatives proposed or underway.
  • Ensure initiative owners understand strategic intent and how their work maps to IT's long-term plan.

2. Intake & Prioritization

  • Manage the end-to-end intake process for new ideas and proposed initiatives.
  • Standardize evaluation criteria (business case, strategic alignment, resource needs, OKRs).
  • Facilitate decision-making forums and ensure decisions (approve / defer / reject) are documented and communicated.
  • Work with finance, HR, and engineering leaders to validate feasibility, capacity, and funding availability.
  • Maintain a transparent view of all incoming requests and in-flight initiatives.
  • 3. Portfolio Management & Reporting

  • Own the governance model and operating cadence across the portfoliosteering committees, initiative reviews, risk assessments, and executive reporting.
  • Create and maintain dashboards (scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, value).
  • Monitor initiative performance against OKRs and strategic outcomes.
  • Identify delivery risks, escalate issues, and drive cross-team alignment to keep initiatives on track.
  • Track financial forecasts, budget adherence, and value realization metrics.
  • Provide executive-ready insights on portfolio health for the CIO, CFO, and ITLT.
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

  • 10+ years in IT transformation, PMO leadership, enterprise portfolio management, or technology strategy.
  • Experience defining governance frameworks and managing large initiative portfolios.
  • Strong analytical skills; comfortable with executive-level reporting and data-driven decision making.
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across multiple teams.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency with tools such as Power BI, M365, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent.
  • 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, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, 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 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. 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. If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned. You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital's Short Term Incentive Plan ("STI Plan") or the Sales Incentive Plan ("SIP") 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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law. Notice To Candidates : Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com.

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