Vice President, Real Estate and Facilities - job 1 of 2

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

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

The successful candidate is an enviable leader real estate expert who will ensure all employees have a safe and engaging work environment where they are able to collaborate to successfully bring our products to market. This includes playing a key role in shaping the future of work and is responsible for leading the development of Western Digital’s real estate portfolio strategy to satisfy increasingly complex and expanding business and employee needs.

The emphasis for this role will be on building a high-performing team who will implement a shared vision for the growth and sustenance of facilities and the safe operation within them. That vision will incorporate advanced facility planning, site selection, execution of capital expenditure projects, site maintenance and operations, EHS (Employee Health & Safety) and security as it relates to people and facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with the executive team and other key global stakeholders to develop a compelling strategic vision, evaluate alternative strategies, capitalize on core strengths, and implement operating plans to achieve objectives for growth.
• Build and implement facility development plans that ensure sufficiency, flexibility, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Manage the real estate portfolio, including negotiating and executing new lease agreements, modifications to existing leases, renewal options and lease terminations.
• Establish and direct future-forward programs that ensure environmental health, life safety, regulatory compliance, security, and continuity.
• Oversee leadership for our security organization, across multiple disciplines including governance & controls, programs, compliance, investigations, physical security, and executive protection.
• Champion critical infrastructure for facility and equipment needs.
• Build smart processes and systems to enable transparent oversight and reporting.
• Leverage the use of data, benchmarking and insights to develop and present multiple space and workplace scenarios to stakeholders, ensuring we optimize our employee workspaces and real estate portfolio.
• Simplify and conduct financial management and reporting requirements for Facilities & EHS, including long-range planning and budget management.

REQUIRED:

• Minimum of 15 years of global experience running multiple real estate functions, preferably in the technology industry.
• Proven leadership capabilities building, managing and holding accountable large, global teams with an “outcome ownership” mindset.
• Experience leading strategic initiatives related to M&A and Divestitures in a publicly traded company strongly preferred.

SKILLS:

• Ability to represent the company with the highest levels of integrity and build successful relationships across a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
• Excellent strategic capability, with the ability to translate those strategies into aligned workstreams for execution by the team.
• Data-driven mindset and capabilities that underpin excellent decision-making skills.
• Possess excellent agility and resiliency with a growth-mindset to lead change.

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 12.14.2024 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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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.