Executive Assistant

Company Description

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital®, SanDisk®, SanDisk® Professional, WD® and WD_BLACK™ brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Here’s how you can help.

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned Executive Assistant to partner with the Vice President, Corporate Strategy for Western Digital’s Flash spinoff company. In this role, you will be a trusted advisor and partner with our company’s strategy chief, develop a deep understanding of our highest strategic priorities, while balancing relationships across the various functional and business teams. You will become a member of Western Digital’s senior executive administrative team, driving influential team impact within the corporate strategy organization and across the company.

The ideal candidate describes themselves as a strategic executive partner and is driven, focused, organized, and innovative. We’re seeking someone who is flexible and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong critical thinking and attention to detail are equally meaningful in this role. A positive attitude and a team player are a must!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Calendar Management: Own executive calendar; coordinate across senior executives, business partners and team members by prioritizing schedules and qualifying requests. Proactively solicit agendas and manage attendee lists.
• Event Coordination & assist in team building: Assist in the planning and organizing of internal and external meetings, team offsites, and organizational wide meetings.
• Correspondence/Approvals: Act as a proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Act a as a source for general inquiries and refer routine matters to appropriate parties.
• Travel: Manage international and domestic travel. Carefully consider and decide the optimum travel arrangements and itineraries. Process passports and visas.
• Tool Management: Manage expense reports and PO’s, and become a tool champion of WD’s internal tools. Coordinate with executive technical support teams in advance of meetings and events to understand the best technology needed to ensure a successful outcome.
• In general, daily tasks are carried out at a higher level of complexity. Leverage your administrative expertise to be two steps ahead of your executive; your job will be to problem solve, intuitively understand priorities, and plan ahead for reoccurring events and tasks.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• 4+ years’ experience supporting at the senior management level (VP+) in a public company, preferably for a business function executive in high tech.
• Experience working with, or as part of C-suite administrative support staff is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.

SKILLS:

• Great attention to detail and the maturity to handle confidential information is a must.
• Intuitive problem-solver with thoughtful anticipation of deliverables.
• Ability to prioritize and manage complex issues.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly organized, resourceful, and proactive in identifying better ways of achieving goals.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Collaborative style, team player.
• Demonstrates leadership.
• Passionate, kind, inclusive, and ethically minded.

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 sta