Western Digital Program Manager People Development Culture Communications 

United States, District of Columbia, Washington 

253539495

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As a program manager on the People Development and Culture, Communications team within Global Operations, you’ll focus on driving talent, engagement, and culture through strategy, planning, and execution of initiatives.

People Development and Culture

• Priorities include talent development and training, both foundational and technical, across all levels of the Global Operations organization. In support of this, it will be critical to define culture and engagement strategies designed to encourage and sustain an environment of openness, innovation, and performance.
• In this role, you will work closely with teams within Global Operations, HR, and the broader organization. Identification of project requirements and stakeholders' priorities will be key. In addition, creation of content and execution of initiatives will require effective communications and continued monitoring to assess reception, effectiveness, and sustainability.
• Success in this role will require identifying relevant measures of effectiveness and tailoring programs to incorporate those insights and feedback from the organization.

Communications

• Priorities include developing the communications strategy for the Global Operations organization and supporting the COO deliver organization-wide communications.
• In this role, you will support high-visibility strategic communications (e.g. all-hands, seniority-specific forums, etc.) and presentations (e.g. keynotes, industry briefing documents, etc.), and will partner with the global communications team as needed. You will also be responsible for maintaining the internal digital footprint of the Global Operations organization.

REQUIRED

• 3-5 years in People Development
• Passion for people and prior experience and success in supporting talent, engagement, and culture efforts, both planning and execution
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, as well as stakeholder management
• Team player with the ability to influence and work collaboratively with others, while building relationships
• Demonstrated program/project management skills with minimal supervision; exceptional time management, facilitation, problem solving, analytical, and presentation abilities (in-person and virtual)
• Resourceful and independent thinker

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.