Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

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.

At Sandisk, we believe recruiting is more than filling roles—it is a strategic lever that fuels innovation, strengthens leadership pipelines, and secures the best talent anywhere in the world.

The Senior Director, Talent Acquisition (Head of Global Recruiting) will lead Sandisk’s global recruiting strategy and serve as the enterprise leader of recruiting worldwide. This leader will design and run a robust, scalable operating model that delivers consistent, high-quality hiring across every region and site, while remaining hands‑on and tactical on the most complex, confidential, and business‑critical searches.

Partnering closely with central executive leadership, HR Business Partners (BPP’s), COEs such as Total Rewards, Finance, Legal, and Engineering business leaders, the Senior Director will bring a consultative Talent Attraction approach—serving as a trusted advisor who diagnoses business needs, translates workforce priorities into targeted recruiting strategies, brings market intelligence and data to decision‑making, and partners with leaders to shape practical hiring solutions. The leader will blend strategic vision with operational discipline—building an executive recruiting practice, driving high‑touch sourcing across a dedicated TA ecosystem, and navigating the nuances of large global sites. The overarching objective of this role is to position recruiting as a competitive differentiator—helping Sandisk attract, deploy, and retain world‑class talent while driving organizational growth in key markets around the globe.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Thought Leadership & Strategy

• Own and lead the global recruiting strategy and operating model, aligned to Sandisk’s business, workforce, and growth priorities—building consistency where it matters while respecting the nuances of each market
• Partner with central executive leadership (CPO, TA leadership, People Experience leaders, C‑Suite, and business leaders) as a consultative recruiting advisor—diagnosing talent needs, shaping talent strategy, bringing market intelligence, and building executive confidence in the strength of our talent pipelines
• Model Sandisk’s consultative Talent Attraction approach by translating business priorities into tailored recruiting strategies, advising leaders on market realities, and aligning sourcing, assessment, and candidate engagement plans to the outcomes each function needs

Operating Model & Executive Recruiting

• Create and govern two distinct recruiting practices: a high‑touch, white‑glove executive search model for confidential Senior Director+ and C‑suite searches, and a scalable sourcing model for Director‑and‑below roles focused on enterprise reach, speed, quality, and consistency.
• Establish the operating model, sourcing strategy, intake discipline, assessment standards, slate‑quality expectations, stakeholder cadence, and offer‑management process for each practice.
• Be strategic and tactical—balancing enterprise vision with hands‑on execution, engaging personally on the most complex and confidential searches while building the systems, cadence, and team capability that scale recruiting predictably.
• Navegate global sites by tailoring sourcing, employer branding, and early‑talent strategy to large‑population markets such as India, Japan, Malaysia, and EMEA while maintaining global consistency and brand standards.

High‑Touch Sourcing & Ecosystem

• Build a scalable sourcing and recruiting practice for Director‑and‑below roles, with a differentiated model focused on enterprise reach, pipeline consistency, speed, quality, and repeatable best practices across regions and functions.
• Deliver a differentiated candidate and hiring‑manager experience for critical techni