Business Analytics UI/UX Lead

Company Description

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

About the Team

Western Digital’s Flash business is looking for ways to extract insight from our data.  The Business Analytics team was established to build, scale and maintain new reporting, analytics, and tools capabilities to enable effective data-driven decision making.  Central to this effort is improving our internal customer experience engaging with our data.  From data visualizations and dashboards to home-grown applications, our team seeks to marry analytics with elegant and compelling design.

About You

You’re ready to take ownership of defining design and user experience of our reporting, dashboarding, and application portfolio.  You’ve got excellent analytical skills and confidence tackling nebulous cross-functional business challenges.  You’re an outstanding communicator and collaborator at all levels of the organization, and have a knack for clearly articulating complex problems and steps necessary for big-picture success.  You take feedback or creative direction objectively and with maturity.

Work You’ll Do:

• Establish design guidelines for dashboards, visualizations, internal web presence, etc. for the business analytics organization
• Serve as a UI/UX subject matter expert to other business analysts, and support them in elevating their work product to align with these defined guidelines
• Review end-to-end user experience in various tools or applications, identifying problem areas and implementing improvements
• Partner with marketing, engineering, sales, finance, and others to answer business questions using data.
• Project manage each engagement by gathering requirements, establishing a schedule with data engineering, performing the analysis and building elegant visualizations to communicate results to executive stakeholders
• Design advanced data visualizations and/or BI Dashboards to support the needs of internal and external stakeholders
• Examples of common projects include measuring portfolio return on investment, market and competitive analytics, supply optimization, and more.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• 5 years of experience in business analytics, data science, or other analytics-related roles.  Related experience in design, UI/UX, or related fields.  Online portfolio a plus.
• Demonstrated track record of solving business problems with data, bonus points for advanced statistical analytics
• Proficient in Tableau, including advanced analytics, level of detail calculations, etc.
• Experience with other analytics tools (Python, R, etc.) preferred
• Continued education and research into UI trends and current design strategy and technology
• Intellectual curiosity to learn about our business, technology, and our customers

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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 "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster.

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 [email protected] 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.