Business Analyst

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

Business Analyst – Drive Data-Driven Transformation

Join our Advanced Analytics Office (AAO) within the Information Technology organization to accelerate cutting-edge Data & Analytics solutions that drive business impact across the enterprise.

About AAO:

The Advanced Analytics Office (AAO) within the Information Technology organization, is missioned with accelerating advanced Data and Analytics solutions across the Enterprise to unlock business value and create competitive advantage. These solutions target key operational metrics, such as, reducing cost, improving capital & asset efficiency, and improving operational efficiency. The Analytics solutions also target improving our market position by enabling business agility, reducing time-to-market to develop new products, and improving customer 360 experience.

The solutions use cutting edge technologies and are delivered through a platform approach to enable rapid scaling across the Enterprise. These solutions span both Operational data and Big data platforms using both Cloud and On-premise environments. The solutions leverage the latest in analytics technologies, such as, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML), Digital Twin Simulations, and Operations Research based Optimization methods to deliver to business outcomes.  

We partner with over dozen factories across US and Asia that manufacture our Hard Disk Drive and Flash drives; these factories generate vast amounts of manufacturing and test data with tremendous amount of information. Apart from manufacturing data, our enterprise functions generate operational data which spans Business units, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Supply chain, Logistics, Procurement, and many other supporting functions. We continually seek to connect this data across the enterprise to enable rapid decision making. This journey is already in full swing, and we expect to continue to accelerate. Our mission is to connect End-to-end enterprise information that enables rapid evaluation of next best decisions and optimize Enterprise resources and our position in the market.

About the Role:

As a Business Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in transforming business processes through data-driven decision-making, automation, and advanced analytics. You will work cross-functionally to identify pain points, assess opportunities, and collaborate with technical teams to develop and implement impactful solutions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage with business leaders across Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and Product teams to understand challenges and analytics needs.
• Facilitate workshops to map out bottlenecks and identify opportunities for automation and advanced analytics.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business value, return on investment (ROI), and feasibility.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications for Data & Analytics teams.
• Coordinate solution development, ensuring effective collaboration between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Communicate insights and solutions through presentations and reports for executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

Required:

• Education: Master’s in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years as a Business Analyst, preferably in consulting or supporting business fun