Executive Assistant to Chief Product Officer

Executive Assistant to the Chief Product Officer

• Full-time
• Job Type (exemption status):
  Non-Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
• Salary Range:
  
  -
• Business Function:
  Administration

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy.

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We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

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We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level.

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We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the Chief Product Officer of Western Digital.

Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will serve as a strategic partner to the executive and partner closely with the CPO’s Chief of Staff. You will support the Product organization and collaborate closely with senior leaders across Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Sales, and Corporate Functions.

In this highly visible role, you will be entrusted with confidential information and play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the CPO's office. You will anticipate needs, exercise judgement, manage competing priorities, and help drive operational excellence across a fast-paced, global organization. Success in this position requires exceptional organizational skills, sound business judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the company.

The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, highly collaborative, and thrives in a dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly. They are adept at leveraging modern productivity tools to improve efficiency, decision support, and execution. Supporting a global executive will require flexibility, adaptability, and exceptional self-management skills.

• Manage and optimize the CPO's calendar, ensuring alignment with product, business, and company priorities.
• Proactively identify scheduling conflicts, prioritize meetings, and maximize executive productivity across multiple time zones.
• Develop a strong understanding of business priorities to effectively guide scheduling decisions and meeting prioritization.
• Anticipate executive needs and recommend solutions to ensure seamless execution of priorities.
• Partner with the Product Leadership Team to coordinate and execute operating rhythms, leadership meetings, product reviews, roadmap planning sessions, quarterly business reviews, and strategic planning activities.
• Ensure appropriate preparation, documentation, and follow-up actions for key product and executive forums.
• Drive accountability for action items, milestones, and deliverables resulting from leadership meetings and strategic initiatives.

• Plan and execute internal and external meetings, leadership offsites, customer engagements, analyst briefings, board-related product reviews, and team events.
• Coordinate agendas, logistics, meeting materials, and action-item tracking.
• Support planning and execution of organizational events and leadership forums.

• Serve as a key point of contact for the Office of the Chief Product Officer.
• Manage communications, inquiries, approvals, and requests on behalf of the executive, as…