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Executive Assistant to the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
Western Digital Technologies INC · 🇺🇸 Irvine, CA, US
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 176 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 56 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
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The US Department of Labor certified 176 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 56 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Western Digital is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Executive Assistant to support the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CSMO) . Reporting directly to the CSMO, this individual will serve as a trusted business partner, enabling executive effectiveness while helping drive alignment, execution, and operational excellence across the global Sales and Marketing organization. The Senior Executive Assistant will work closely with the CSMO's Chief of Staff and partner extensively with senior leaders across Sales, Marketing, Revenue Operations, Product Management, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and Corporate Functions. This is a highly visible role requiring exceptional judgment, discretion, executive presence, and the ability to navigate a complex, fast-paced global environment. The successful candidate will proactively anticipate business needs, manage competing priorities, facilitate seamless execution of key initiatives, and serve as an extension of the Office of the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with outstanding organizational and communication skills, strong business acumen, and a proven ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization. They thrive in dynamic environments, embrace change, leverage technology and AI-enabled productivity tools, and consistently operate with the highest levels of professionalism, confidentiality, and accountability. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Executive Effectiveness and Strategic Priority Management • Serve as a strategic partner to the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, ensuring optimal alignment of executive time, priorities, and decision-making activities with business objectives. • Manage and optimize a highly complex global calendar, balancing internal leadership commitments, customer engagements, industry events, board-related activities, and strategic business priorities. • Anticipate executive needs and proactively resolve scheduling conflicts, competing priorities, and operational challenges. • Develop a deep understanding of organizational goals, revenue priorities, customer initiatives, and go-to-market strategies to effectively manage executive focus and time allocation. • Act as a trusted advisor on scheduling, prioritization, and organizational effectiveness. Sales & Marketing Leadership Operations • Partner with the Sales & Marketing Leadership Team to coordinate executive operating rhythms, leadership meetings, business reviews, forecasting discussions, pipeline reviews, strategic planning sessions, and key commercial initiatives. • Ensure leadership meetings are well-structured, appropriately documented, and followed by clear accountability and execution plans. • Facilitate action-item tracking and follow-through across the leadership team to drive operational rigor and organizational alignment. • Support executive engagement in major customer interactions, industry conferences, revenue-generating initiatives, and strategic partnerships. Executive Communications and Stakeholder Management • Serve as a key liaison for the Office of the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, representing the executive with professionalism, diplomacy, and sound judgment. • Facilitate effective communication across executive leadership, customers, partners, and internal stakeholders. • Manage inbound requests, approvals, correspondence, and executive communications, ensuring timely and professional responses. • Support the preparation and review of executive communications, presentations, messaging, and organizational updates. Executive Meeting and Event Management • Lead planning and execution of executive meetings, customer engagements, leadership offsites, sales leadership forums,