C-Suite IT Executive Support Technician - Western Digital

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.

Job Description

Are you a career Technical IT Professional who enjoys navigating IT in a world class IT Environment? Do you have a proven track record of successfully supporting the most important people in a company with efficient and effective IT service? If so, we are hiring customer-centric IT Desktop Technicians and IT Professionals that can provide IT Services to our C-Level executives for all their IT experience needs. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to process technical situations quickly and return actions to accomplish the needed goals. We are looking for highly motivated, positive people with can-do attitudes to help our team make the most important leaders in our Fortune 200 company successful.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Provide IT services to C-Level Leadership and their direct staff.

· Establish trust and confidence with C-level executives and their direct staff.

· Understand the unique needs of C-Level users, develop actions to deliver the experience.

· Partner and facilitate action items with the broader IT Enterprise Service Organizations to

· Work and collaborate in a world class team of C-Suite Technicians and Professionals

· Develop, author, and revise standard operating procedures for C-Suite IT

· Flexible with work hours to accommodate core and off hour events.

· Ability to operate and travel (domestic and international) between different sites and locations

REQUIRED:

Technical

· Adept at assessing a situation for severity, urgency and responding appropriately.

· Proven efficiency at implementing working and lasting solutions to technical problems.

· Experience working with Mac/PC hardware and software, mobile phones/tablets, a wide array of computing peripherals and accessories.

· Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve issues with a wide array of hardware and software in a fast-paced corporate office environment.

· Familiar with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and JAMF administration

· Can quickly learn and understand modern and current technologies to deliver effective solutions.

· Ability to develop the needed IT Solutions to deliver an executive event.

· Adept with PC/Mac and Mobile technologies, unified communications, and conferencing technologies, both software and hardware

· Broad working knowledge of networking, storage, and server technologies

· Experience establishing, administrating, supporting and sunsetting IT Services for HW/SW

Soft

· Exceptionally responsive and customer service and satisfaction oriented

· Superior written and verbal communication skills

· Confident and respectful presence

· Can retain composure under high stress and critical situations.

· Ability to gauge clients to determine the appropriate amount of interaction when providing service.

· Adept at determining severity and urgency of a given situation to properly prioritize and address multiple situations in sequence of criticality.

· Skilled at adapting to and managing a wide range of personalities and temperaments to stabilize critical incidents and situations.

· Self-motivated and task oriented

PREFERRED:

· 3+ years of experience in an IT support position working in a large corporate environment.

· 2+ years working as dedicated support for C-Level Leaders and their staff.

· 2+ years working in a role that requires effective interpersonal communication skills.

· Experience supporting major Executive events (i.e.: Quarterly Earnings Calls, Board of Directors Meetings, and Global All Hands Meetings)

· Served as the primary technician for a CEO or member of the Executive Leadership Team

· Held positions as the Sr. or primary systems/service administrator for an Enterprise Service

· Technical certifications a plus

Equal Employment Opportunity
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: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

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 jobs.accommodations@wdc.com 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 10/31/2024 (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.