Global Sr. Director, Business Transformation & Operations – Global Consumer Organization

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Consumer Officer (on an interim basis)

We are seeking a visionary, enterprise-minded Global Sr. Director of Business Transformation & Operations to serve as the strategic right hand to the Chief Consumer Officer and a force-multiplier for the Global Consumer leadership team. This leader will architect the operating model, drive cross-functional alignment, and accelerate the execution of our global consumer strategy—ensuring the organization delivers breakthrough consumer experiences and sustained business growth.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and organizational leadership. The ideal candidate brings exceptional business judgment, a global mindset, and the ability to translate ambition into action across a complex, matrixed environment. You will shape the rhythm of the business, orchestrate high-impact initiatives, and ensure the Consumer organization operates with clarity, discipline, and measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Enterprise Leadership

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Chief Consumer Officer and global leadership team, helping shape, operationalize, and execute the global consumer strategy and long-range business priorities.
• Act as an advisor, integrator, and proxy—enabling the Chief Consumer Officer to focus on the most critical decisions, relationships, and growth opportunities.
• Drive alignment across Sales, Sales Operations, Brand Marketing, Product & Packaging, Consumer Visual Identity, Operations, Finance, Global Supply, and Regional Consumer teams to ensure unified priorities and coordinated execution.
• Elevate organizational effectiveness by identifying strategic gaps, enabling decision velocity, and ensuring the Consumer organization is structured for scale.

Operating Cadence & Business Execution

• Architect and lead the global operating rhythm, including leadership team meetings, monthly and quarterly business reviews, strategic planning cycles, and cross-functional governance.
• Drive execution of enterprise-critical initiatives, ensuring accountability, transparency, and cross-functional coordination.
• Lead the end-to-end new product introduction workflow to deliver a robust, consumer-centric innovation pipeline.
• Anticipate risks, resource constraints, and operational bottlenecks—mobilizing solutions that protect performance and organizational health.
• Balance long-term strategic vision with near-term operational priorities to ensure sustained momentum.

Insights, Analytics & Performance Management

• Partner with insights, analytics, and finance teams to surface performance trends, consumer behaviors, and growth opportunities that inform strategic decisions.
• Establish the metrics, dashboards, and performance frameworks that drive accountability and operational excellence across the Consumer organization. (Need to have an operating cadence in this capacity)
• Support workforce planning, resource allocation, and organizational design to optimize efficiency and enable global scale.

Communications & Executive Storytelling

• Craft compelling narratives, executive presentations, and strategic updates for senior leadership, board-level forums, and global internal audiences.
• Streamline communication channels and decision-making processes to ensure clarity, alignment, and timely information flow.
• Strengthen organizational engagement through communication strategies that reinforce transparency, purpose, and a consumer-first culture.

Transformation, Change Leadership & Special Initiatives

• Lead or support enterprise transformation programs, consumer experience initiatives, and cross-functional efforts that elevate the brand and accelerate growth.
• Develop and execute change management strategies that drive adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of working.
• Build strong, trust-based partnerships across global and regional teams to deliver integrated, consumer-first outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in business operations, strategy, consumer products, or general management roles within global consumer organizations.
• Proven success operating in large, matrixed environments with complex consumer journeys and diverse distribution channels.
• Strong financial and analytical acumen with the ability to translate data into strategic insights and actionable recommendations.
• Exceptional communication skills with strong executive presence and storytelling capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Ideal Capabilities

• Strategic thinker with a strong bias for action and a passion for delivering exceptional consumer experiences.
• Trusted advisor with sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to navigate sensitive or high-stakes situations.
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity, complexity, and rapid change.
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to build trust and influence across global, regional, and functional boundaries.
• Skilled at synthesizing information, identifying critical insights, and presenting data in a clear and compelling way.
• Adaptable, resourceful, and proactive—able to ideate, test, iterate, and scale new initiatives.
• Strong change leader who can break down silos, mobilize teams, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Consumer experience (Sales, Marketing, Research, Supply, Purchasing, and External Agencies).
• Finance and or Accounting background preferred.

Additional Information

Sandisk 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 person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s 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.

Sandisk 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.

Sandisk 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 [email protected] 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 06/10/2026 (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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