Senior Technologist Development Engineering jobs at Western Digital in United States, San Jose

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Taking care of customer requests and answer product-related questions
• Updating trackers for qualification and sustaining issues
• Collaborate with customer on developing qualification plans for new products
• Manage and track qualification metrics and deliverables
• Lead periodical customer meeting to track customer qualification progress, issue and initiatives
• Hands-on 1st level failure analysis to debug customer issue
• Work hand-in-hand with Engineering and other cross-functional organizations to resolve issues and provide closure response to customer
• Assist with communicating customer requests for compliance with internal teams and coordinate customer deliverables such as feature request, required documents, etc.
• Represent and advocate customer needs and priorities to internal teams

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related engineering field with a graduation date before July 2026. The expected start date for this position is in July or August 2026.
• Interest in working in a customer-facing engineering setting
• Academic or professional experience in hardware/firmware failure analysis
• Past experience working with Hard Disk Drives a plus
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, C/C++
• Data science/ analytics skillset (preferably in Python, SAS, JMP)
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite

SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work in a cross-functional team setting.
• Good project management, problem-solving, analytical, and presentation skills.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• HR Project Leadership: Manage end-to-end HR projects, such as talent acquisition strategies, performance management enhancements, benefits renewal, focal cycle programs, and employee engagement programs.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a strategic partner to HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to drive alignment and successful execution of HR priorities.
• Change Management: Lead change initiatives to support organizational growth, and workforce transformations, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum adoption.
• Risk & Compliance: Ensure HR projects align with labor laws, data privacy regulations, and company policies, mitigating risks related to compliance and employee relations through partnership with Legal and Compliance teams.
• Resource & Budget Management: Oversee project budgets, timelines, and resource allocation to drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Performance Metrics & Reporting: Establish KPIs to measure the success of HR initiatives, leveraging insights to continuously refine strategies.
• Project Standardization & Documentation: Creating and refining project playbooks and processes to ensure HR programs are consistent, repeatable, and scalable.

Required:

• Experience: 7+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years in HR-related projects within a tech environment .
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Project Management, or a related field; PMP, PMI-ACP, or HR certifications (SHRM-CP, SPHR) preferred.
• HR & Tech Knowledge: Strong understanding of HR operations, employee lifecycle management, HRIS platforms, and data-driven HR strategies .
• Project Management Tools: Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall methodologies and tools like Jira, Asana, Monday.com, or Smartsheet.
• Leadership & Influence: Ability to drive cross-functional teams, manage competing priorities, and present to senior executives.
• Communication & Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and interpersonal skills to navigate complex HR and organizational challenges.
• Adaptability: Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth tech companies with evolving priorities.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a metrology engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing precise, robust, and high‐throughput solutions to control high volume manufacturing of complex, three dimensional thin film magnetic read/write head structures. Examples of projects include developing automated device inspection recipes to detect defects with machine learning and spectroscopic ellipsometer models to measure thin film thickness and index. To accomplish this objective, you will need to collaborate closely with process engineering teams that support wafer manufacturing operations.

• Work independently with minimal supervision in the Manufacturing Metrology group to
  • Develop, document, optimize, and sustain automated inspection recipes and process control solutions
  • Develop and refine technical methods/processes to identify root causes of operational issues, process inefficiencies, and measurement deviations.
  • Establish accurate baseline measurements and qualification of metrology solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams across the fab
  • Deploy robust metrology system calibration and correlation strategies
  • Identify and resolve equipment issues, collaborating with equipment engineering teams and tool vendors to ensure optimal tool performance.
• Cross-train within Metrology Engineering to ensure seamless support coverage across teams.
• Partner with engineering and quality teams to analyze real-time metrology data, identify process deviations, and implement automated corrective strategies to improve yield and reduce cycle time.
• Summarize, document, and present results to technical and executive audiences to drive data-driven improvements.
• Communicate effectively with both management and shop floor.
• Display comfort and skill in presenting issues/findings.

Required:

• B.S. or M.S. in physics, chemistry, engineering (chemical, mechanical, electrical), material science
• Minimum of 0-3 years of work experience depending on education
• Programming/scripting experience in any of SQL, Python, Matlab, JSL, C#, etc. required
• Strong detail-oriented work habits.
• Ability to complete projects on schedule
• Practical understanding of electronics and mechatronics as applied to modern industrial measurement tools.

Preferred:

• Engineers are required to be hands on (equipment, wafers) so clean room and wafer fabrication / processing experience is preferred
• Practical knowledge of image processing (filtering, FFT, convolution, re-sampling, cropping, etc.) and computer vision (edge detection, object detection, feature matching, segmentation, thresholding, etc.) preferred
• Experience in machine learning (unsupervised, supervised, classification, neural networks, etc.) and optimizing defect capture rate by confusion matrix analysis strongly preferred.

Skills:

• Excellent skills in problem solving, data analysis, statistics, and both written and oral communications.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business Partnership & Consulting
  • Serve as the primary analytics partner to HR and business leaders, understanding their challenges and translating them into analytical solutions.
  • Provide insights and recommendations that inform decisions on talent strategy, workforce planning, retention, and employee experience.
  • Build strong relationships with HRBPs, COEs, and leadership teams to ensure alignment on priorities.
  • Experience advising, presenting to, and serving as a thought partner to senior executives.
• Analytics & Insights
  • Develop dashboards, reports, and analyses on workforce metrics (e.g., attrition, DEI, engagement, recruiting, performance).
  • Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights with strong storytelling and visualization.
  • Deliver executive-ready materials that connect people data to business outcomes.
  • Partner cross-functionally with analytics and technical teams to ensure data accuracy, resolve quality issues, and maintain consistent, reliable insights.
• Advanced People Analytics
  • Use statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and trend forecasting to identify workforce risks and opportunities.
  • Partner with HR Technology and Data teams to enhance data quality, governance, and reporting capabilities.
  • Lead initiatives to evolve people analytics from descriptive to predictive and prescriptive insights.
• Strategy & Enablement
  • Guide stakeholders in building a data-driven culture within HR and across the business.
  • Drive adoption of self-service analytics platforms and democratize access to people insights.

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in HR, Business, Data Analytics, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, or a related field.
  • 6+ years of experience in People Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, or related fields.

• Technical Skills
  • Strong expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Workday People Analytics, Visier).
  • Advanced Excel, SQL, or Python/R for data analysis preferred.
  • Understanding of HR systems (Workday, SuccessFactors, etc.) and data structures.
• Business & Consulting Skills
  • Exceptional ability to translate data into business insights and recommendations.
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and storytelling skills.
  • Experience in partnering with senior leaders to drive data-informed decisions

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

We are seeking a self-driven and strategic leader to build and lead a high-performing, scalable, and future-ready Engineering Services and DevOps Center of Excellence, focused on improving development velocity, platform automation and cross-functional integration. This role requires a leader with a strong ownership mindset who can drive results-oriented initiatives in close partnership with engineering and IT leaders across business units. Key focus areas include CI/CD optimization, web tools lifecycle management, build and release automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and enterprise observability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Engineering Services, DevOps & Modernization

• Own and optimize CI/CD workflows across multiple product lines for speed, reliability, and quality.
• Establish robust build and release automation, integrating test automation and security scanning.
• Oversee modernization and lifecycle management of engineering tools and platforms.
• Consolidate fragmented tools and services across teams to drive consistency, maintainability, and business agility.
• Ability to lead DevOps initiatives leveraging cloud-native and SaaS-based DevOps tools such as GitOps, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps across multi-cloud environments.
• Champion adoption of AI/ML and Agentic AI to enable predictive, proactive operations.
• Implement self-service developer platforms and self-healing systems.

Enterprise Observability & Insights

• Lead the strategy and implementation of enterprise observability platforms, integrating metrics, logs, traces, and events.
• Drive AIOps adoption for real-time anomaly detection, RCA automation, and improved service health insights.
• Drive the development and use of dashboards and data visualizations for real-time engineering and platform metrics.
• Enable actionable insights through data analytics to inform platform health, developer productivity, and operational decisions.

Leadership & Strategic Alignment

• Partner with engineering and IT leaders to align modernization goals and execution.
• Build and lead a high-performing team focused on automation, velocity, and excellence.
• Define key performance metrics and ensure compliance, security, and service sustainability.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's/Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 14+ years in engineering services, DevOps, or platform leadership roles.
• Proven experience in platform modernization and DevOps at scale.
• Expertise in CI/CD, IaC (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and automation in multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with observability and AIOps platforms
• Familiarity with internal developer platforms, AI-driven automation, and Agentic AI.

SKILLS

• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of SRE, platform engineering, and Agile/SAFe practices.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You’ll be solving real problems, not theoretical ones, by turning massive amounts of machine-generated data into insights using Machine Learning, GenAI, LLMs, and more.

What you’ll do (and grow doing):

• Build and maintain custom internal software tools used to process, analyze, and visualize HDD development and production data.

• Develop ETL systems, web-based dashboards, ML models, and analytics pipelines that help product engineers innovate.

• Contribute to GenAI/LLM use cases—helping select and implement base models and embedding strategies for real-world deployment.

• Design prompt and token-based GenAI solutions that support classification, pattern recognition, and trend visualization.

• Work hands-on with modern frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), tools (Python, C/C++, Node.js, Kafka), and databases (MongoDB, MySQL, Elasticsearch).

• Join in on architecture discussions, code reviews, and collaborative problem solving.

• Create internal guides and documentation that make your tools accessible to other engineers.

• Work on-site in a close-knit, fast-paced, highly collaborative team that values ownership, curiosity, and continuous learning.

• A recent MS or PhD grad in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field. (Dec 2024 - Dec 2025 Graduates only)

• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future required.

• Experience with Python (Jupyter), C/C++, and at least one ML or AI framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).

• Completed coursework or hands-on projects involving GenAI, LLMs, or machine learning.

• Comfort working with both relational and non-relational databases.

• Bonus if you’ve dabbled in: Kafka, Kubernetes, Jenkins, RESTful APIs, JavaScript, Node.js.

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Learning Strategy & Design
  
• Standardize Learning Practices
  Develop and implement enterprise-wide standards for the delivery, measurement, and reporting of learning experiences—both for your team and for business-embedded training teams.
• Onboarding Excellence
  Design and continuously enhance onboarding experiences that accelerate learning about the business, our customers, and our products—ensuring rapid integration and contribution.
• Cohort-Based Development
  Build targeted learning journeys for specific employee populations (e.g., early career professionals, technicians) to promote internal mobility, deepen engagement, and drive long-term career progression.
• Skills Strategy & Talent Partnership
  Collaborate with HR and business stakeholders to identify capability gaps, assess current skillsets, and design relevant upskilling/reskilling programs aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Ecosystem Collaboration
  Partner with internal functions and external institutions or vendors to co-create learning paths. This includes designing both facilitated and on-demand learning to maximize accessibility and effectiveness.
• Manager Development & Accountability
  Establish a framework for building effective managers through focused capability-building programs. Create mechanisms to track and measure manager effectiveness and drive accountability for people leadership.
• Targeted Manager Support
  Co-develop interventions and resources addressing high-priority manager challenges (e.g., performance management, conflict resolution, prioritization, leading change) in partnership with other HR teams.
• Team Leadership
  Manage, coach, and develop a diverse team of learning professionals, including program managers, instructional designers, and learning experience designers. Build a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Global Learning Network
  Scale learning delivery by activating a distributed network of HR and business professionals who can localize content and deliver training in regionally relevant ways.
• Agile Resourcing & Vendor Management
  Allocate team resources effectively to meet evolving business needs. Scale capacity flexibly through contract designers or external partners when necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or professional certifications in L&D, OD, or related fields preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in Learning & Development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Proven expertise in adult learning theory, behavior change, and large-scale learning interventions
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into actionable talent development initiatives
• Demonstrated experience in needs assessment, instructional design, facilitation, and content development
• Track record of delivering learning in various formats (e.g., live, virtual, self-paced, blended) with measurable outcomes
• Proficiency in learning technologies (e.g., LMS, authoring tools, analytics platforms) and digital content curation
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills

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.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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.