Western Digital Director - Enterprise Risk Program 

United States, California, Irvine 

66869613

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• ERM Framework & Governance:
  • Lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
  • Oversee the identification, assessment, prioritization, and monitoring of enterprise risks.
  • Facilitate risk workshops and interviews with senior leadership to align strategic objectives with risk appetite and tolerance.
  • Work across organization to strengthen governance processes to reduce risk.
• Integration with Internal Audit:
  • Align the internal audit plan with the company’s top enterprise risks.
  • Collaborate with audit leaders/teams to ensure risk-focused audit execution and reporting.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor on risk issues uncovered during audits and offer remediation strategies.
  • Risk Reporting & Communication:
  • Prepare and present risk reports and dashboards to management and CAE
  • Maintain and update the enterprise risk register and risk heat maps.
  • Communicate risk insights to business units and serve as a trusted advisor for risk mitigation strategies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Partner with compliance, legal, information security, finance, and other risk-related functions.
  • Support risk ownership across the enterprise and promote a strong risk culture.
  • Champion risk awareness and education across all levels of the organization.
  • Establish key risk review groups / committees to monitor identified key risks (Ex: Sovereign Risks, Operational Risk, etc.)
• Regulatory & Industry Monitoring:
  • Monitor changes in regulatory requirements and industry risk trends.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory expectations and best practices in ERM and internal audit.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or relevant masters degree preferred.
• Relevant professional certifications (e.g., CPA, CIA, CRMA, CISA, or CERM).
• 10+ years of experience in internal audit, enterprise risk management, or a related field, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role.

SKILLS

• Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks (e.g., COSO ERM, ISO 31000).
• Demonstrated experience presenting to executive leadership
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.