Global Director of Research & Insights

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.

Global Director of Research & Insights

The Global Director of Research & Insights (R&I) is a new position within Sandisk’s Global Consumer Insights & Analytics (“CIA”) function. The mission of CIA is to enable our “Consumer at the Center” strategy, by driving consumer centricity into decision-making that drives company growth. This Global R&I Director and their team will be the leading voices in defining, executing, and delivering insights from research across the Sandisk Consumer product portfolio. Just as importantly, this role will work across Product, Marketing & Media, Global Sales, and other groups at Sandisk to elevate the role that consumers play in shaping how we go to market.

We are seeking a strategic, results-oriented leader with a strong bias for action and a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Our ideal candidate will be comfortable with ambiguity, and adept at distilling consumer research and market analyses into stories that cut through the clutter and drive action. You must possess strong leadership qualities, take ownership of the strategic consumer research & insights group and agenda for Sandisk, drive continuous improvement, establish best practices, and build strong partnerships across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build a foundational consumer learning program at Sandisk, including best practices, vendor selection, and KPI identification,
• Develop and align specific consumer learning plans with the Global Head of CIA and the Consumer leadership team, by identifying and prioritizing key learning needs across the business,
• Partner with product, marketing, and design teams to translate insights into actionable product features and positioning,
• Work with your team to execute, analyze, and inspire action from foundational research projects in areas including brand health/equity, new idea development, product drivers, marketing performance, and more,
• Integrate just-in-time research and insights deliverables for new product innovation in line with decisions on investment and launch,
• Choose and nurture relationships with key suppliers/vendors for core research work, and
• Lead a team of R&I professionals globally to enable their growth and success.

REQUIRED:

• 10+ years relevant experience in a consumer-facing organization (technology, consumer electronics, or CPG industries preferred), with demonstrated abilities to translate business objectives into consumer learning plans, and to influence senior executives in broad business decisions based on consumer insights, and
• A broad mastery of the consumer research field and its tools and applications, including extensive experience in both deep qualitative research and quantitative research/data analysis, consumer-generated data, and market data.

SKILLS:

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills at executive levels, with the ability to interpret and summarize data to aid management in achieving strategic and operational goals,
• The ideal candidate will be a natural leader with excellent verbal/communications skills and a thoughtful and persuasive personal style,
• Ability to distill complex and at times contradictory consumer data and insights into compelling, data-based stories and recommendations,
• Confidence and presence collaborating with and presenting to executive staff,
• Ability to effectively manage projects; results-oriented and able to roll-up sleeves to accomplish critical tasks,
• Ability to lead a geographically dispersed team to deliver meaningful results on time and budget,
• A self-starter comfortable in a project-oriented, high-growth environment,
• Proven track record of working with research vendors to deliver results and in a way that is timely, resource-efficient, and insightful, and
• Proficiency in market analysis (experience with market data providers such as Nielsen/GfK or Circana preferred), BI capabilities, DIY quantitative platforms, and MS Office capabilities. Programming skills and languages not necessary but welcomed.

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 01/20/2026 (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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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.