Vice President, Product Management - San Jose, United States
Product & Program Management
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads the full lifecycle of Western Digital's product portfolio, from strategic roadmap through market delivery and commercial execution.
What you'll do
- Define and own the multi-year product roadmap strategy across HDD, SSD, and emerging storage platforms.
- Lead the product marketing function to build compelling, differentiated value propositions for each market segment.
- Lead demand planning processes in close partnership with Sales, Finance, and Operations.
- Own supply allocation decision frameworks that balance customer commitments, revenue optimization, and strategic account prioritization.
- Lead the strategy, negotiation framework, and governance for Long-Term Agreements with strategic customers.
- Serve as the primary product and commercial interface to Sales, Finance, Legal, and Operations at the ELT level.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree.
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in product management, commercial strategy, or storage technology, with at least 3 years at the VP level or above.
- Proven experience leading Sr Directors and managing multi-functional organizations with enterprise-wide accountability.
- Demonstrated track record of owning full product lifecycle from roadmap definition through commercial execution, pricing, and customer delivery.
- Deep experience in demand planning and supply allocation in a hardware or technology company.
- Experience leading LTA negotiations with Tier 1 customers in enterprise or cloud markets.
Nice to have
- MBA, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Business, or related field.
- Experience in HDD, SSD, NAND, or storage controller product management.
- Deep familiarity with cloud hyperscaler procurement dynamics and supply chain structures (AWS, Google, Microsoft, Meta).
- Board or advisory experience with technology companies or academic institutions.
- Track record of driving significant revenue growth or margin improvement through product strategy and commercial execution.
- Experience leading organizations through a post-merger, post-split, or major business transformation.