Western Digital Vice President Corporate Development 

United States, California, San Jose 

904240370

The VP of Corporate Development will drive M&A, Integration and Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) strategy, leading acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments. This role will manage the end-to-end M&A process and oversee venture investments in emerging technologies.

Corporate development

• Develop and execute M&A strategy aligned with corporate goals.
• Lead target identification, due diligence, deal structuring, and integration.
• Optimize portfolio through acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships.

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)

• Define and manage corporate venture investment strategy.
• Source and invest in high-potential startups.
• Support portfolio companies and maximize strategic returns.
• Build relationships with VCs, accelerators, and industry partners.

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/MS preferred.
• 15+ years in M&A, investment banking, private equity. Technology industry experience required.
• Proven M&A execution.
• Expertise in valuation, financial modeling, and due diligence.
• Strong negotiation, integration, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Skills:

• M&A strategy & execution
• Corporate venture capital
• Financial modeling & valuation
• Deal structuring & negotiation
• Due diligence & integration

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within 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 what we believe 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, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, 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 all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all 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 Applause 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.