Analytics Business Partner

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.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive 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.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic Analytics Business Partner (Senior Manager or Technologist role equivalent) who will play a pivotal role working with our IT Connected Enterprise leadership team to understand complex cross-functional business processes, and then together with Technical Solution team, define and prioritize initiatives that accelerate business value capture.

The Analytics Business Partner (ABP) for the Advanced Analytics Office (AAO) serves as a critical link between business entities and the Advanced Analytics team that develops solutions for the business functions. The ABP will work with diverse stakeholders such as Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Sales & Marketing and Research & Development department leaders in Flash and HDD Business Units. The position is focused on understanding the business problem and context from these diverse stakeholders, reframe business problem statement into an approachable analytical problem statement, drive agreement with business owners and solution team on the problem scope. The ABP will manage problem solutioning through a high-speed process known as Rapid Learning Cycle. The position also requires developing good understanding of business processes and being able to calculate Return on Investments for the targeted initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Project Pipeline
  • Regular check-in with Business Function leaders for identifying initiatives for collaboration 
• Refine Problem statement with Business Owners
  • Refine the problem statement and the scope of projects
  • Confirm data sources and identify challenges and dependencies
  • Establish Business value of the project
  • Establish team roster and Executive Sponsor
• Rapid Learning Cycle
  • Manage problem solutioning with AAO technical team and business subject matter experts
  • Manage weekly meetings with working team and updates to sponsor
  • Manage Kickoff meeting and Exit Review
• Pilot and Scaling phases
  • Manage project adoption into Pilot and Scale to production

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• A bachelor’s or a higher degree in Applied Sciences or Engineering. Alternatively, degree in Economics or Business Administration
• 10+ years of proven experience in managing cross functional teams involved with analytics applications in diversity
• Good understanding of business operations, strategies, key performance indicators (KPIs) to align analytics initiatives with business goals.
• Have worked on Enterprise business functions, such as, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Business Units, Supply Chain, Procurement etc. and have helped enable cross-functional applications to support their business processes.

SKILLS

Organizational Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to
  • Effectively translate technical analytics jargon into business terms and vice versa.
  • Create compelling presentations and reports for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Project management skills to coordinate and oversee analytics projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within scope.
  • Coordinate and oversee analytics projects from initiation to completion.
  • Knowledge of Agile or other project management methodologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, engin