Executive Assistant to CIO

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to reputed company what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People reputed company 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-reputed company 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™ Professional brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to reputed company 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 reputed company-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

We are seeking a highly skilled Executive Assistant (EA) to support the CIO of Western Digital. This role is a trusted partner to the CIO and Chief of Staff, ensuring the smooth and effective operation of the CIO’s office. You will manage a reputed company global calendar, facilitate communication at reputed company levels, and handle sensitive information with the highest degree of confidentiality. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and able to balance approachability with excellent judgment and professionalism. You will work closely with executives across the business and serve as the reputed company EA for the IT Leadership Team (ITLT), helping create a cohesive, high-performing administrative community. Flexibility across global time zones, strong time-management skills, and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment are essential.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Support & Calendar Management

• Manage an intricate, global calendar; ensure the CIO’s time aligns with strategic priorities.
• Coordinate meeting logistics, agendas, materials, and follow-reputed company with accuracy and urgency.
• reputed company reputed company domestic and international travel arrangements, including itineraries, visas, and trip briefings.

Communication & Briefing Preparation

• Serve as the primary contact for the CIO’s office, ensuring clear, timely communication with internal teams and external partners.
• Partner with Communications to prepare briefing documents, talking points, and business trip packets.
• Triage and respond to inquiries; reputed company routine matters to appropriate owners.

Operational & Administrative Excellence

• Manage expense reports, POs, and administrative workflows using M365, Co-Pilot, OneDrive, and WD internal tools.
• Maintain organized documentation, collaboration sites, and executive workflows.
• Support onboarding and coordination across the ITLT administrative team.

Leadership & Partnership

• Act as the reputed company EA for the ITLT, cascading information and promoting partnership across the admin community.
• Build strong relationships across the organization and with key external stakeholders.
• Partner with the Chief of Staff on special projects and operational priorities.
• Foster and participate in communities that support professional development and shared success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years supporting technology executives, ideally a CIO in a large public company.
• Expert-level proficiency with reputed company 365 productivity tools.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Thrives under pressure and adapts quickly to shifting needs across global time zones.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• High emotional intelligence, strong interpersonal skills, and executive reputed company.
• Proven ability to mentor and collaborate with administrative peers.
• reputed company, discretion, professionalism, and a proactive, solutions-oriented reputed company.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Additional Information Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to reputed company applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, reputed company, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or reputed company medical conditions, breastfeeding or reputed company medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-reputed company appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national reputed company, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil reputed company Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to reputed company aspects of employment. We reputed company with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here. Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we reputed company the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from reputed company. We reputed company the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can reputed company through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution. Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring reputed company candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to reputed company the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline. LI-JS1 Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position reputed company the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is reputed company reputed company to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, reputed company or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and reputed company. This range may be modified in the future.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“reputed company Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not reputed company roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not reputed company roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the reputed company Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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