Sr. IT Employee Experience Product Lead

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

Employees are the backbone of any successful company, and their experience, engagement, productivity, and satisfaction are crucial to achieving business objectives and driving innovation.  Sandisk is seeking an energetic Sr. IT Employee Experience Product Lead, who will create, build, and deliver digital solutions that will take the employee experience to its next level.  These solutions could affect how people work together, how they find information using GenAI, how they communicate, and how they get services.  You will lead a new and exciting global initiative within the IT Workspace technology group to transform the employee experience at Sandisk.  This requires collaborating with stakeholders throughout the enterprise to find opportunities and create strategies and roadmaps to improve employee experience, engagement, and productivity with technologies.  To achieve the desired business outcomes, you will be responsible for leading and coordinating efforts throughout the organization to implement the defined strategy and roadmap. 

• Lead the ideation, technical development, and launch of innovative products
• Guide the vision, strategy and execution of AI driven Agentic products
• Lead the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring alignment with company goals and user needs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement the product roadmap
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product strategy and positioning
• Build the product roadmap, define requirements and prioritize features based on user feedback and business objectives
• Find opportunities to leverage new technologies, like LLMs, to build innovative workflows that solve real problems for the design community
• Drive product development with a team of engineers and designers
• Integrate usability studies, research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
• Identify and initiate opportunities for new projects or focus areas and builds teams necessary to execute

Qualifications

• Technology savvy and innovative mind set, strong passion for technology, a keen sense of design, and a relentless focus on employee experience.   
• 10+ years of consistently driving technology innovation to improve employee experience in large global organizations. 
• 5+ years of leading IT technology teams focused on improving employee experience. 
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office 365, end point architecture, corporate Information systems and technologies.
• Knowledage and experience of innovative trends and technologies including GenAI, Agentic AI, LLM, Bots, etc.
• Good experience with collaboration and productive tools. 
• Effective communicator.  Able to champion ideas to leadership and influence others. 
• Effective at managing programs and projects and knowledgeable about agile methods 
• Good familiarity with the functions and potential of ServiceNow, MS365, WorkDay and other.
• Able to work effectively with global teams in different time zones. 
• Flexible.  Can quickly adjust to different organizational demands. 

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 jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com 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.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s 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 Sandisk's 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 Sandisk's 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 Sandisk's 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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.