Program Manager – Strategy, Global Operations

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

The Sr. Program Manager – Strategy within Sandisk’s Global Operations, Supply Chain Planning organization will play a key role in driving strategic initiatives that inform executive decision-making and enable operational excellence. This role combines analytical rigor, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-impact outcomes across the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and support high-priority strategic projects across business units and functions, managing key stakeholders and delivering actionable insights.
• Act as a trusted thought partner to senior executives and functional leaders in shaping the company’s long- and short-term strategic priorities.
• Independently own and execute multiple complex workstreams, from problem definition through solution development and implementation.
• Partner with business unit and functional leaders to address critical supply and demand challenges, presenting recommendations and proposals to senior leadership.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree from with 3–5 years of experience in management consulting at a Tier-1 strategy consulting firm, degree in engineering or operations preferred. MBA from strongly preferred.

Preferred: 

• Proven ability to drive change at scale with a strong bias for action.
• Exceptional strategic, analytical, and conceptual thinking skills.
• Strong data-driven problem-solving capabilities, including financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a hypothesis-driven approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent oral and written communication, with the ability to craft compelling executive-level presentations.
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and global environments.

Additional Information

Sandisk 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.

Sandisk 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