Chief of Staff, IT Business Systems & Digital Employee Experience

WD

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$142,700–$190,300/yr

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Strategic Enablement & Organizational Leadership:

  • Partner with both VPs to develop, refine, and communicate IT strategic priorities across their organizations and to shared stakeholders.
  • Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps, plans, and organizational commitments, identifying alignment and synergy opportunities.
  • Represent VP leadership interests in cross-functional forums and steward the IT organizational narrative.

Operational Execution & Cadence:

  • Own the operating cadence including leadership rhythms, QBRs, and strategic planning cycles.
  • Drive accountability for key commitments and proactively resolve operational blockers.
  • Maintain visibility into initiative portfolios, surfacing risks and dependencies for leadership.

Decision Support & Executive Communications:

  • Synthesize complex information to inform leadership decisions and recommendations.
  • Lead development of executive presentations and strategic briefings.
  • Translate technical content into clear narratives and prepare leaders for high-stakes meetings.

Financial & Resource Planning:

  • Partner with Finance for budget planning and expense management across both IT organizations.
  • Maintain visibility into headcount and resource allocation, supporting informed prioritization decisions.
  • Track and flag material variances in budget or resource plans with recommended actions.

Performance Visibility & Insights:

  • Oversee tracking and reporting of KPIs across both portfolios.
  • Ensure timely, accurate visibility into organizational performance via dashboards.
  • Identify trends and risks, driving consistent reporting practices.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Alignment:

  • Serve as primary coordination point bridging IT domains and business partners.
  • Build strong relationships with Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Operations.
  • Facilitate alignment across shared priorities and technology roadmaps.

Organizational Health & Culture:

  • Contribute to a healthy, high-performing culture by modeling clarity and inclusion.
  • Support communication efforts and identify organizational gaps or dynamics.
  • Champion continuous improvement across IT ways of working.

Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives:

  • Lead or co-lead high-priority special projects on behalf of either VP.
  • Support transformation initiatives through research, analysis, and coordination.
  • Take end-to-end ownership of defined strategic workstreams.

WD

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy, delivering storage systems for hyperscale data centers and enterprise infrastructure. They combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing, operating at a large scale with a culture focused on solving hard technology challenges.

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