Senior Director, Finance - Data Center

The Senior Director, Finance - Data Center Segment serves as the principal finance executive for Western Digital's largest and most strategically critical business unit. This role drives the financial strategy, planning, forecasting, and performance management for a multi-billion-dollar Data Center product portfolio spanning enterprise HDD, nearline storage, and next-generation capacity storage solutions serving the world's leading hyperscale cloud providers, enterprise OEMs, and channel partners.

This leader operates at the intersection of finance, strategy, and commercial execution -translating complex market dynamics, customer demand signals, and product transitions into actionable financial insights that support executive decision-making at the highest levels of the organization. The Senior Director serves as a trusted advisor to Business Unit leadership and a critical partner to Corporate Finance, ensuring that segment performance is aligned with company-wide profitability objectives and long-range strategic goals.

Beyond financial stewardship, this role carries a significant leadership mandate - building, developing, and supporting a finance organization while establishing clear expectations, accountability, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement across all finance functions supporting the Data Center business.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Own the end-to-end planning process - AOP, quarterly forecasts, monthly outlooks, and long-range plans
• Drive revenue and gross margin forecasting across all DC customer segments with a strong emphasis on accuracy and process discipline
• Partner with Sales, Business Planning, and Pricing to align forecasts with customer commitments, market share targets, and pricing strategy
• Translate macro trends - cloud CapEx cycles, AI infrastructure buildout, hyperscale demand - into quantified financial impact for executive planning
Business Performance Management

• Lead monthly business reviews with senior and C-suite leadership, delivering concise, insight-driven financial presentations
• Develop and maintain KPIs and dashboards covering revenue, gross margin, ASP trends, volume mix, and product profitability
• Identify performance gaps early and drive corrective action recommendations with cross-functional partners
• Build risk and opportunity frameworks that provide leadership with balanced, scenario-based financial outlooks
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the DC General Manager on all major business decisions
• Support product roadmap investments, customer deal economics, and market expansion opportunities with rigorous financial analysis and business case development
• Evaluate large customer agreements, pricing concessions, and supply commitments against margin thresholds and company objectives
• Provide financial framing for executive reviews, board presentations, and long-range planning sessions
People & Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop a finance organization through clear expectations, regular feedback, and meaningful development opportunities
• Champion adoption of modern finance tools - AI-driven forecasting, Power BI, and automation - to elevate team productivity and analytical impact
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Attract and develop finance talent and support the development of the next generation of finance leaders

Function: Finance
Experience Level: Director