Corporate Sustainability Disclosure & Engagement Lead

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

Overview:

The Corporate Sustainability Disclosure & Engagement Lead will be responsible for leading public disclosures and for driving forward company's sustainability strategy. This individual will manage public disclosures, customer inquiries and engagement, and guide and build supplier engagement and enablement tools. The Lead will be instrumental in building and facilitating cross-functional projects and councils across the company as well as establish trust, rapport and influence with customers and suppliers regarding Sustainability policies, practices, and initiatives.  

Disclosure and Reporting: The Lead will own sustainability reporting processes end-to-end, working backward to collate, analyze and characterize environmental, social, and governance data from enterprise partner organizations, conduct and translate materiality analyses into actionable strategies, and support enterprise environmental goals, targets, and KPIs. Reporting responsibilities include regulatory and voluntary reporting, including but not limited to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), annual Sustainability Report, CDP disclosures, and other third-party ESG assessments.

Regulatory Monitoring: The Lead will work with the Director of Corporate Sustainability Strategy (CSS Director) and the Legal team to monitor Sustainability-related regulations, conduct and assist with gap assessments, design roadmaps for compliance, including coordinating and communicating with cross-functional teams for data and content collection.

Risk Assessment: With the CSS Director, Legal, and other stakeholders, the Lead will devise and embed sustainability-related risk assessments into existing risk management processes. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, climate risk assessments, regulatory risk assessment (see above), industry trends, and customer needs and demands. The Lead will also support Human Rights Impact Assessments and related coordination with Procurement, Legal, Operations and other partner teams.

Stakeholder Engagement: The Lead will lead Supplier Sustainability Engagement, working closely with teams across the company, such as Procurement, Operations, Product Engineering, Legal, Communications. To align our supplier engagement efforts with the needs of our customers and operations, the Lead will support the CSS Director with customer engagement and supporting environmental initiatives.

Candidates must demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills, experience serving as a strategic advisor on sustainability issues, and proficiency with relevant and applicable sustainability frameworks, disclosures, and industry trends. We’re looking for a smart, nimble, curious, and self-starting team member who understands how to influence without authority, is interested in professional and personal growth, and enjoys the challenges and opportunities of working cross-functionally and sometimes ambiguous circumstances.  

Preference is for employees in/near Milpitas, CA, however, remote work status will be considered for exceptional candidates in U.S. Pacific or Mountain time zones.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Relevant degree preferred; however, relevant experience is most important
• 6-8 years relevant professional experience and proven success of del