Western Digital · 6 hours ago
Executive Assistant to CTO
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelWestern Digital is a company dedicated to powering global innovation and technology advancements. They are seeking a dynamic Executive Assistant to support the CTO and Research team, responsible for managing the Executive's calendar, organizing meetings, and handling travel arrangements while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
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Responsibilities
Calendar Management: ensure the Executive’s time is well organized and used to best support the goals of the CTO office and the broader company
Meeting Planning and Organization: Support planning and organizing of internal and external meetings, team off sites, country visits, and other meetings
General Enquiries: Act as the source for enquiries and refer routine matters to appropriate parties. Correspondence/Approvals: Act as a proxy for communications and approvals, where applicable
Tool Management: Manage expense reports, SOW’s and PO’s, and become savvy with WD’s internal tools such as M365, Co-Pilot etc
Briefing Documents: Manage briefing documents for key internal/external meetings and create briefing packets for business trips
Projects: Work on special projects, as needed
Travel: Manage Executive travel needs, including planning optimum travel arrangements
Community: Build the necessary communities to further drive your own development, and to support your peers across the business
Qualification
Required
Experience supporting C-suite and Vice Presidents (or equivalent) of a large public company
Advanced knowledge of desktop computer applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Drive, SharePoint
Highly organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks at the same time
Ability to work unsupervised
Utmost integrity and professionalism
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent time management skills
Must be a team player, able to work across multiple different teams
Ability to carefully manage the time of the Executive, while also ensuring the CTO is approachable and easy to deal with
Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide other administrators, as well as partner with peers for shared success
Daily presence at WD's Great Oaks office is required
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
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
Founded in 1970
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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