IT Strategy & Organizational Effectiveness Leader

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

Key Responsibilities: 

Strategy & Planning for IT organization 

• Define and lead the IT org strategy, aligning talent plans with business priorities and future-state IT operating models. 

• Anticipate future skill needs based on technology trends and transformation initiatives (e.g., cloud migration, automation, data modernization). 

• Contribute to broader IT programs that drive operational maturity, including transformation initiatives, portfolio execution, and resource optimization. 

• Partner with HR on workforce planning, skills assessment, talent reviews, and succession strategies—bringing an IT lens to enterprise talent efforts. 

Job Architecture & Organizational Design 

• Lead the modernization of IT’s job architecture—ensuring roles, competencies, leveling, and career pathways reflect a scalable, future-ready org design. 

• Support operating model updates, span-of-control analysis, and functional alignment initiatives as part of broader organizational health efforts. 

• Identify key training needs and influence learning investments that support upskilling and cross-training within the IT organization. 

• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure learning strategies directly support project delivery, innovation capacity, and technology execution. 

Cross-Functional Partnership 

• Partner with Finance, Program Management, and HR to ensure workforce strategies are integrated into capacity planning and business operations. (e.g., resourcing, org health, skills readiness, change adoption). 

• Provide data-driven recommendations to support resource allocation, and workforce shaping across critical initiatives. 

Analytics & Insight 

• Leverage workforce data to drive insights on talent trends, capacity gaps, productivity, and transformation enablers. 

• Bring external benchmarking and best practices to inform IT leadership decision-making on structure and talent investments. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: 

• 10+ years of experience in IT strategy, business operations, workforce planning, or organizational development—ideally within or alongside technology teams. 

• Demonstrated success in leading strategy initiatives within a business or IT function. 

• Experience contributing to or leading enterprise-scale transformation or technology enablement programs. 

• Familiarity with IT operating models, role taxonomy, and functional domains (e.g., infrastructure, applications, data, enterprise platforms). 

• Strong collaboration and influence skills—able to partner effectively with HR, Finance, and senior IT stakeholders. 

• Strong analytical capabilities and comfort using data to support strategy and execution. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Organizational Development, or related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred). 

• Experience with IT workforce modernization, skills forecasting, and learning enablement strategies. 

• Proficiency in planning and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau). 

• Experience in matried, fast-paced, and transformation-oriented environments. 

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