At Western Digital, our history is rich. Our customer-base is prolific. Our patent portfolio is one of the most valuable in the world. And, we are charting an exciting future as we “Create what’s next.” It’s an opportunity-rich time to be at Western Digital (WDC), and it’s through our mission of unlocking the potential of data by harnessing the possibility to use it that we’ll achieve our purpose of being the world’s iconic data storage company. At the core of this digital transformation is a focus on human potential. Be part of the People Solutions (Human Resources) team leading the way for how we attract, develop, and engage talent to live out our values of thinking big, creating possibility, making it happen, and doing it together.

It’s through cutting edge technologies that position us as a leading innovator in data storage that impact the lives of billions of people every day. Join the People Solutions leadership team, as VP, People & Business Partner, providing strategic people consultation to the leaders of our Flash Business and Technology & Strategy group. In this role, you will report to the Chief People & Inclusion Officer and lead a team of People Partners. You will partner with the business to execute and realize the goals of our people strategy and support the strategic direction of the talent development and enablement needs of a fast-changing industry and global workforce.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Engages as a trusted advisor and strategic people consultant to the Flash Business & Technology & Strategy executive leaders and teams.

· Leverages deep understanding of the business to effect change and achieve business outcomes by proactively diagnosing issues and developing people strategy and talent management practices aligned to the enterprise approach.

· Actively engages with business leaders to build purpose-driven organizations that complements and aligns across the enterprise and ensures organization effectiveness and optimal org design, including aspects of org health (e.g., spans and layers).

· Drives the business talent agenda and provides clear leadership on talent management by building high-performing executive teams and strong alignment of leader behaviors and mindsets to a defined set of company expectations.

· Maintains ongoing awareness of the external social, political, environmental, and macroeconomic trends affecting current and future workforce and proactively raises potential impacts and solutions.

· Champions and ensures strong execution of company-wide people strategies and programs while providing the voice of the business and country-based needs.

· Partners with executives on strategic planning and execution of executive hiring, reward decisions, succession planning, and development.

· Oversees people support for regional sites including compliance with local labor laws, culture activation, and employee engagement efforts.

· Leads and develops a strong, high-performing people & business partner team that has deep connections to the business and drives and creates tangible business value.

· Actively engages and collaborates with the People Solutions leadership team to lead functional transformation, shape enterprise-wide strategic priorities, and drive positive business results.

· Collaboratively engages across the global People Solutions team and ecosystem sharing insights, offering thought leadership and a solution-oriented mindset, and participating on cross-functional priority teams.

QUALIFICATIONS & CAPABILITIES

· Master’s degree in human resources management or related field or equivalent experience.

· 15 years+ of progressive experience in Human Resources consulting C-suite executives in a technology related business, preferably in a manufacturing environment

· Demonstrated success in developing progressive global strategies and driving continuous improvement of people experiences in a global workplace.

· Experience working and navigating globally with direct cultural and business experience in Japan and/or India preferred.

· Exhibited strength of an inclusive leadership style with a track record of developing and engaging a diverse, high-performing people team

· Experience successfully designing, facilitating, and leading people and business transformation activities with executive stakeholders and cross-functional ecosystem partners.

· Excellent communicator that engages in active listening to develop coaching and consulting techniques to influence behaviors and actions.

· Strong business insight with a keen ability to quickly assimilate new information and leverage data and analysis to facilitate business decisions.

· Continuous learner with agility and personal resilience to lead through ambiguity and change.

WD COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

At Western Digital, we thrive on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe that the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe that 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 [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.

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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 Western Digital’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 Western Digital’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 Virgin Pulse Program; 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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.