Sr. HR Business Partner

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.

As a Sr. HR Business Partner, you’ll provide strategic people consultation across the CTO and Platforms Function for the HDD – Technology Business. This role will own and drive the function’s talent strategy - translating business plans into talent, engagement, and organization plans. If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, are looking to be a part of a team that is hands-on in developing people-first experiences and are eager to take on a new challenge with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm, then this could be the opportunity for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as a talent strategist, trusted advisor and leadership coach to senior executive leaders

• Own and drive the function’s talent strategy in alignment with the business strategy
• Diagnose workforce needs and gaps with a data-driven approach to inform priorities related to workforce planning, organization design, culture, succession planning and leader development.
• Operationalize the talent strategy with an enterprise mindset, strong execution rigor, effective change management and high degree of collaboration across the ecosystem
• Build deep relationships with senior executive leaders, coaching and influencing them along our manufacturing transformation journey focused on driving automation, and related large-scale upskilling.
• Deliver the Strategic Workforce Planning agenda for the U.S. focused on skill development and building a pipeline of diverse talent at all levels of the organization, particularly university hires
• Maintain a pulse on the employee experience through action planning with leaders on engagement data, regular formal and informal listening sessions and monitoring attrition data

Influence design and drive adoption of enterprise-wide strategic talent programs

• Drive the enterprise-wide integrated talent management programs including goal setting, performance feedback, development conversations and rewards within the aligned functions
• Participate in cross-functional working teams on talent programs, serving as the voice of the business and bringing insights from external industry trends into the discussions
• Amplify and embed a focus on inclusion across lifecycle of talent programs
• Operate with a solution-oriented and enterprise mindset, collaborating with various Centers of Excellence to optimize the business value of the People Solutions (HR) function

• Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree with relevant certification
• 8+ years of experience in Human Resources (or 6+ years with Master’s degree)
• 2+ years prior experience as an HR Business Partner (Product Engineering / Semiconductor Industry preferred) or experience in HR/Organization Development consulting
• Deep understanding of how to design and deliver talent strategy at scale
• Experience with coaching and influencing senior executive team
• Data fluency to deliver compelling insights, partnering with analytics team in the process
• Collaboration skills, experience working with global teams preferred
• Systems thinking with the ability to identify connections and interdependencies for effective prioritization
• Excellent communication, executive presentation and group facilitation skills
• Continuous learner, role modeling agility and resilience to lead through ambiguity and change.
• Results-oriented operating with a high degree of resourcefulness and accountability

WESTERN DIGITAL’S Commitment to DIVERSITY

Western Digital thrives 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 providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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 Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

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 jobs.accommodations@wdc.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 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 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.