Western Digital Administrative Assistant 

United States, California, San Jose 

758786013

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Senior Director of Strategic Communications, and a team of Executive Communications Directors with a variety of administrative support functions, and help coordinate team meetings, special projects, other initiatives
• Maintain and manage the Senior Director of Communications’ calendar, including recurring meetings, prioritizing and using good judgment in offering solutions to complex scheduling and meeting planning, as needed
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, including attendee communications, venue location management/site coordination, audio/video set-up and management as needed, and catering
• Help the leader remain proactive in managing times and priorities
• Enable and plan global travel activities; coordinate accommodations, and local transportation and passport/visa requirements, as needed
• Proactively compile, submit, and track expenses in a timely manner
• Proactively anticipate potential travel issues and respond accordingly
• Provide exceptional attention to detail in all efforts
• Anticipate potential changes or shifts in priorities amidst simultaneous demands for attention
• Complete projects, special assignments, other tasks, and duties as assigned

REQUIRED

• 5+ years of administrative or equivalent experience, preferably in a fast-paced environment
• Previous success at building strong organizational relationships in a global environment, and in fostering teamwork
• Demonstrated experience in working to independently identify, analyze, and solve problems with creative and successful solutions
• Resourceful and passionate about making others more efficient

SKILLS

• Excellent organizational skills, and the ability to be agile
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, often under tight deadlines
• Highly collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to build relationships and work effectively with multiple stakeholders across different levels of the organization
• Curious, flexible, and the ability to think creatively
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, self-motivated
• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and willingness and ability to learn company-specific software or system tools
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• 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 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.