Senior Manager, Brand Strategy

Company Description

At WD, 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, WD 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, WD 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

As part of the dynamic, results-oriented Corporate Marketing organization, the Senior Manager, Brand Strategy plays a critical role within WD’s Brand Strategy & Experience team. This role is responsible for defining WD’s brand strategy and narrative, ensuring clarity, consistency, and scalability across enterprise and consumer portfolios.

The primary objective of this role is to develop and operationalize WD’s brand positioning, messaging architecture, and narrative frameworks, enabling consistent brand expression across a decentralized global organization. This individual serves as a strategic and hands-on leader who connects business priorities to compelling brand platforms and scalable execution systems.

WD is the storage foundation of the AI-driven data economy, powering innovation across enterprise infrastructure and consumer technology. As WD expands its visibility across enterprise and consumer markets, strong brand leadership is essential to unify storytelling, elevate category leadership, and ensure consistent execution across regions, products, and channels.

Working closely with Product Marketing, Customer Marketing, Creative, Communications, Channel, Regional Marketing, and agency partners, this role ensures WD’s brand shows up with clarity, credibility, and cohesion across all strategic initiatives.

What You’ll Achieve 

• A clearly defined enterprise and consumer brand strategy and narrative that strengthens WD’s leadership across key markets
• Standardized messaging frameworks that enable consistent storytelling across campaigns, launches, and executive communications
• Scalable brand systems that empower decentralized teams while maintaining consistency
• Integrated workflows connecting internal creative teams and external agency partners
• Strong brand adoption across product, regional, partner, and customer-facing initiatives
• Increased brand clarity and differentiation across enterprise and consumer portfolios

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Brand Strategy & Positioning

• Lead development of WD’s global brand positioning across enterprise and consumer portfolios
• Translate business strategy into clear brand platforms that guide campaigns, launches, and storytelling
• Define category positioning that strengthens WD’s leadership across AI infrastructure, data innovation, and consumer technology
• Partner with executive leadership to align brand strategy with business priorities
• Drive quarterly brand platform development cycles aligned to key market moments

Narrative & Messaging Architecture

• Define WD’s enterprise and consumer brand narratives, ensuring clarity and differentiation
• Develop messaging architectures that connect corporate positioning to product storytelling
• Translate complex technical capabilities into clear, compelling messaging
• Support executive communications and thought leadership narratives
• Ensure consistent language across product, campaign, and corporate messaging

Scalable Brand Systems

• Build scalable brand playbooks, templates, and messaging frameworks
• Create standardized tools that enable decentralized teams to execute consistently
• Identify inconsistencies and outliers across brand expression and provide solutions
• Develop systems that support both governance and usability across global teams
• Establish repeatable processes that improve speed and consistency of brand execution

Agency & Creative Integration

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