Western Digital Senior Director Product Management Advanced Memory 

United States, New York, New York 

562242047

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

As the Senior Director of Product Management for Advanced Memory Products, you will lead the strategic direction, development, and management of our advanced memory products portfolio. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of our product lines, driving market leadership, and achieving business objectives. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, engineering, marketing, sales, and operations to bring innovative memory solutions to market.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee the entire product lifecycle from concept through development, launch, and end-of-life, ensuring products meet market needs, financial targets, and technical specifications.

Market Insights: Conduct market research, trend analysis, and competitive intelligence to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation.

Financial Management: Develop and manage product budgets, pricing strategies, and financial forecasts to achieve revenue and profitability goals.

Advanced degree in EE, CS, or a related field.

10+ years of product management experience in the technology sector, with a proven track record in advanced memory, cloud computing, AI architectures and related products.

Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Experience in managing product portfolios, lifecycle planning, and go-to-market strategies.

Ability to travel as required to meet business needs.

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.