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About This Job:

Join our dynamic business team as a Senior Business Analyst. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining an accurate perspective on market conditions for the HDD product portfolio. This includes conducting primary and secondary market research, providing forecasting inputs, and delivering valuable competitive intelligence. Your goal will be to uphold a precise overview of portfolio performance globally, identifying associated risks and opportunities.

 Responsibilities

1. Competitive Analysis: Regularly research, monitor, and analyze competitor products, pricing, and market strategies to identify competitive threats and opportunities.
2. Market Trends Monitoring: Stay updated on broader industry trends, emerging technologies, and market shifts that could influence the competitive landscape. Collect data from various sources, including analysts, public documents, suppliers, customers, policy briefs and conferences.
3. Financial Analysis: Perform thorough and accurate data analysis on key public stakeholder earnings reports.
4. Update and Develop Market Models: Keep product and customer segment competitive market models up-to-date and relevant.
5. Competitor Database and Dashboard: Create and maintain a centralized database or platform that captures all intelligence gathered, illustrating how our offerings compare to competitors.
6. Cross functional Communication: Provide customer facing teams with valuable insights to effectively counter competitor pitches and contribute to developing successful marketing campaigns.
7. Generate weekly, monthly, quarterly reports: Create and share detailed competitor intelligence reports for internal stakeholders, including the sales, marketing, product, and executive teams.

Skills and Experience - MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING FOR CONSIDERATION

• B.S. degree in business strategy, business analytics, finance, engineering, or a related field preferred. MBA highly desireable.
• MINIMUM 8+ years of demonstrated experience in competitive intelligence, market research, consulting, strategy, or a relevant field, ideally in the semiconductor industry.
• Proven track record of conducting primary market research, generating strategic insights, and leveraging market research data for effective analysis.
• Strong quantitative analytical skills, with the ability to translate structured and unstructured data into impactful insights and strategic recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ensuring conciseness, accuracy, and precision when presenting analytical methodology, assumptions, risks, and conclusions.
• Strong learning agility, demonstrated by the ability to quickly grasp business- and industry-specific concepts while welcoming coaching and feedback.
• Ability to influence without formal authority, building trust and collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with familiarity in Power BI and Salesforce.com. Expertise in SQL, Python, or R is highly desirable.

Because Western Digital thrives on the power of diversity and is committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect, and contribution, we are committed to giving every qualified applicant and employee an equal opportunity.  Western Digital does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their protected class status and complies with all federal and state laws against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as the laws and regulations set forth in the "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster.

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