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Western Digital · 11 hours ago

Senior Technical Program Manager / IT LegalTech Lead

Western Digital is a global technology company focused on powering innovation and advancing technology. The Senior Technical Program Manager will lead cross-functional programs in Legal and IT, manage vendor relationships, and drive technology adoption within the organization.

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Alan Stewart
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Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional programs spanning Legal, IT, and Information Security domains
Define scope, success metrics, and roadmaps while overseeing end-to-end execution
Manage vendor relationships and influence system roadmaps to meet Legal organization needs
Facilitate technical requirements and maintain well-defined roadmaps with senior stakeholders
Serve as in-house expert on legal technologies (CLM, document automation, AI tools)
Collaborate with IT infrastructure, development, and testing teams on releases and upgrades
Stay current on legal tech trends and vendor roadmaps to inform IT strategy
Provide L2/L3 support including onboarding, user provisioning, and workflow troubleshooting
Lead live demos and training sessions for new technology adoption
Develop user guides, training materials, and internal documentation
Drive technology adoption through targeted communications and engagement
Continuously identify automation and innovation opportunities in legal operations
Track system usage, impact, and satisfaction metrics
Lead organizational change management initiatives, both tactical and strategic

Qualification

Technical program managementLegal technology expertiseStakeholder relationship managementLegal systems knowledgeIT systems administrationInformation security acumenVendor managementOrganizational change managementLegal industry process expertiseCertifications CLOCCertifications PMPCertifications etc.

Required

8+ years in legal business consulting, legal technology innovation, or legal managed services
Strong technical program management with large-scale legal operations projects
Executive stakeholder relationship management
Deep knowledge of legal systems (contract management, e-discovery, compliance platforms)
Legal industry process expertise (regulatory compliance, M&A, IP management, data privacy)
IT systems administration and L2/L3 business support experience
Information security acumen and organizational change management skills
Vendor management and coordination experience
Education: Bachelor's required; JD, MBA, or Master's preferred
Relevant Certifications: CLOC/ILTA/ACC, CIPP/CIPM/CIPT, PMP, CISA/CISM/CISSP, Agile, Lean/Six Sigma

Benefits

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
The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

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Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.

H1B Sponsorship

Western Digital has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (158)
2024 (537)
2023 (448)
2022 (580)
2021 (525)
2020 (332)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$901.37M
2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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