Director - Enterprise Risk Program

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®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

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 Director of the Enterprise Risk Program within Internal Audit is responsible for developing, leading, and maintaining the company’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework and integrating risk considerations into the internal audit function as well as Senior and Executive Leadership strategic decision making. This leader works closely with executive management, risk owners, and the audit committee to ensure a proactive, aligned, and strategic approach to identifying, assessing, and managing enterprise-level risks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• ERM Framework & Governance:
  • Lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
  • Oversee the identification, assessment, prioritization, and monitoring of enterprise risks.
  • Facilitate risk workshops and interviews with senior leadership to align strategic objectives with risk appetite and tolerance.
  • Work across organization to strengthen governance processes to reduce risk.
• Integration with Internal Audit:
  • Align the internal audit plan with the company’s top enterprise risks.
  • Collaborate with audit leaders/teams to ensure risk-focused audit execution and reporting.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor on risk issues uncovered during audits and offer remediation strategies.
  • Risk Reporting & Communication:
  • Prepare and present risk reports and dashboards to management and CAE
  • Maintain and update the enterprise risk register and risk heat maps.
  • Communicate risk insights to business units and serve as a trusted advisor for risk mitigation strategies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Partner with compliance, legal, information security, finance, and other risk-related functions.
  • Support risk ownership across the enterprise and promote a strong risk culture.
  • Champion risk awareness and education across all levels of the organization.
  • Establish key risk review groups / committees to monitor identified key risks (Ex: Sovereign Risks, Operational Risk, etc.)
• Regulatory & Industry Monitoring:
  • Monitor changes in regulatory requirements and industry risk trends.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory expectations and best practices in ERM and internal audit.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or relevant masters degree preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CRMA, CISA, or CERM).
• 10+ years of experience in internal audit, enterprise risk management, or a related field, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role.

SKILLS

• Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks (e.g., COSO ERM, ISO 31000).
• Demonstrated experience presenting to executive leadership
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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 conditi