Manager, Finance

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®, and WD_BLACK™.

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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

The Manager of Finance will serve as the primary finance lead supporting the Product & Engineering organization. This role is responsible for end-to-end budget planning and analysis, working with senior business partners to enable informed, timely decision-making.

As the key finance partner to Product & Engineering organization, this leader will collaborate closely with leadership of R&D, Product Management, and Corporate Finance to drive operational excellence for OpEx, CapEx, and Headcount planning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the lead finance contact for Product & Engineering budget management.
• Manage team of 5 financial analysts to support respective functions.
• Responsible for overall headcount planning, non-labor forecasting, and capital expenditure reporting.
• Summarize key drivers of spending trends and variances to forecast.
• Lead monthly review meetings with VP and SVP level staff of R&D orgs.
• Review and approve month-end journal entries related to service POs.
• Partner with business operations teams to understand program level forecasts.
• Lead ad-hoc projects and inquiries from Finance and R&D management.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field.
• Progressive finance or FP&A experience
• Strong ability to synthesize diverse data sources into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• High level of business acumen with strong analytical and process-improvement capabilities.

SKILLS

• Excellent communication and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to anticipate needs, prioritize effectively, and operate in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with financial systems and reporting.
• Exceptional cross-functional partnership skills.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.

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 o