Director - Enterprise Risk Program
Director - Enterprise Risk Program
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Job Description
The Director of the Enterprise Risk Program within Internal Audit is responsible for developing leading and maintaining the companys enterprise risk management (ERM) framework and integrating risk considerations into the internal audit function as well as Senior and Executive Leadership strategic decision making. This leader works closely with executive management risk owners and the audit committee to ensure a proactive aligned and strategic approach to identifying assessing and managing enterprise-level risks.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- ERM Framework & Governance:
- Lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
- Oversee the identification assessment prioritization and monitoring of enterprise risks.
- Facilitate risk workshops and interviews with senior leadership to align strategic objectives with risk appetite and tolerance.
- Work across organization to strengthen governance processes to reduce risk.
- Integration with Internal Audit:
- Align the internal audit plan with the companys top enterprise risks.
- Collaborate with audit leaders/teams to ensure risk-focused audit execution and reporting.
- Serve as a strategic advisor on risk issues uncovered during audits and offer remediation strategies.
- Risk Reporting & Communication:
- Prepare and present risk reports and dashboards to management and CAE
- Maintain and update the enterprise risk register and risk heat maps.
- Communicate risk insights to business units and serve as a trusted advisor for risk mitigation strategies.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with compliance legal information security finance and other risk-related functions.
- Support risk ownership across the enterprise and promote a strong risk culture.
- Champion risk awareness and education across all levels of the organization.
- Establish key risk review groups / committees to monitor identified key risks (Ex: Sovereign Risks Operational Risk etc.)
- Regulatory & Industry Monitoring:
- Monitor changes in regulatory requirements and industry risk trends.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory expectations and best practices in ERM and internal audit.
Qualifications :
REQUIRED
- Bachelors degree in accounting Finance Business Administration or related field; MBA or relevant masters degree preferred.
- Relevant professional certifications (e.g. CPA CIA CRMA CISA or CERM).
- 10 years of experience in internal audit enterprise risk management or a related field with at least 35 years in a leadership role.
SKILLS
- Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks (e.g. COSO ERM ISO 31000).
- Demonstrated experience presenting to executive leadership
- Excellent communication leadership and influencing skills.
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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 gender-related 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 non-discrimination 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 8/27/2025 (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 Short-Term 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 Long-Term 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; tax-advantaged 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.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
