Director, Sustainability Disclosure and Ratings

We are seeking a Director for Sustainability Disclosures and Ratings to join our dynamic sustainability team. This individual will be responsible for managing and driving our ESG disclosure strategy ensuring compliance with international sustainability standards preparing disclosures and narratives for thirdparty ESG ratings agencies and leading the content creation showcasing WD leadership through vehicles such as position paper white papers and blogs. The role also involves active internal stakeholder engagement and building content to improve employee engagement on sustainability related work and topics. The role is also responsible for Assurance processes associated with disclosures both internal and external. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of key sustainability frameworks such as GRI ESRS TCFD CSRD and others combined with technical writing capabilities and critical thinking skills to interpret complex data and craft clear insightful narratives. This role requires an individual who can not only manage the nuances of sustainability reporting but also actively challenge data ensuring accuracy and credibility in all submissions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. ESG Reporting and Disclosure:
   • Prepare analyze and submit ESG performance and disclosures to voluntary ratings platforms including CDP S&P CSA MSCI and other thirdparty ESG rating agencies.
   • Lead the preparation and submission of annual sustainability reports aligning with key reporting frameworks such as GRI TCFD CSRD ESRS SASB and others and aligning the internal WD functions all the way to executive leadership team and Board expectations
   • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to collect and validate data ensuring all required metrics and information are accurate and up to date.
2. ESG Data Management and Analysis:
   • Review and analyze data from various sources across the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) pillars to ensure it is complete and reliable.
   • Identify areas for improvement or gaps in data collection and work with internal teams to address them.
   • Analyze ESG data in the context of broader sustainability goals and help to translate this information into actionable insights for reporting and continuous improvement.
   • Collaborate with internal and external audit and assurance practices and processes to enhance the quality and fidelity of our disclosures
3. Narrative Development:
   • Craft compelling and transparent narratives for sustainability reports ensuring alignment with best practices and disclosure requirements of key frameworks (GRI TCFD CSRD etc.).
   • Collaborate with sustainability leaders and other stakeholders to interpret and articulate ESG initiatives progress and results ensuring clarity and accuracy in all written materials.
   • Provide clear concise and strategic commentary on ESG performance highlighting key achievements challenges and future goals.
4. Stakeholder Engagement:
   • Act as a primary point of contact for ESG ratings agencies ensuring timely and accurate submission of performance data and responding to any followup queries.
   • Support internal and external communications related to ESG disclosures ensuring consistent messaging across all channels.
5. Compliance and Standards related reporting readiness:
   • Stay informed on the latest developments in sustainability standards frameworks and regulatory requirements ensuring the companys disclosures comply with all relevant laws and guidelines (e.g. CSRD TCFD).
   • Drive internal preparedness and readiness towards meeting such standards
   • Provide guidance and thought leadership on best practices for ESG reporting and disclosure helping to ensure our approach is industryleading and transparent.
   • Look ahead and prepare reporting and disclosure work that enables WDs readiness to comply to future regulations / obligations
6. Continuous Improvement:
   • Lead efforts to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of ESG disclosures including implementing new tools or processes for data collection analysis and reporting.
   • Conduct thorough reviews of ESG ratings feedback and develop action plans to address areas of improvement enhancing overall performance in future rating cycles.
7. Stakeholder engagement:
   • Develop and execute internal stakeholder engagement strategies that align with ESG priorities and corporate sustainability goals.
   • Represent the company in standards/ multistakeholder collaborations fostering alignment and shared impact across sectors.

Qualifications :

REQUIRED

• Bachelors degree in Sustainability Environmental Science or a related field. Advanced certifications or qualifications in sustainability (e.g. Standards ESG certifications) are a plus
• 12 years of experience in sustainability reporting ESG disclosures or a related field.
• Expert level involvement in the Annual Sustainability report preparation/publication process in a large corporation
• Proven expertise in key ESG frameworks (GRI ESRS TCFD CSRD SASB etc.) including a strong understanding of their requirements and application in reporting.
• Experience with voluntary ESG rating platforms such as CDP MSCI S&P CSA and others with a proven track record in preparing and submitting reports.

SKILLS

• Strong ability to relate sustainability narratives and data points and weave compelling stories to bring light to the body of work
• Ability to develop clear accurate and comprehensive narratives based on complex data.
• Detailoriented with the ability to critically assess and challenge data to ensure integrity and transparency in all reports.
• Knowledge of ESG ratings methodologies and how to construct responses and identify gaps relative to rating agency rubrics.
• Demonstrated experience with and commitment to mentoring developing inspiring and managing a highperformance and collaborative international team
• Experience building strong relationships within a team to facilitate a collaborative trusting and supportive environment
• Demonstrated ability to instill trust and develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple functional units and external vendors suppliers and strategic partners
• Natural affinity to be reflective to learn from challenges and demonstrate resilience
• Familiarity with sustainability reporting software or tools (e.g. Metrio IBM Envizi Power BI etc.).
• Ability to stay up to date with changing regulations and ESG trends in the global marketplace.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple reporting deadlines and ensure timely submissions.

Additional Information :

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 persons gender identity gender expression and genderrelated appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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 nondiscrimination 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.

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 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 08/06/2025 (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 employees 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 Digitals ShortTerm 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 LongTerm 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 Digitals 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; taxadvantaged 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 Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.