Sr Program Manager, People Relations & Experience

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

As a Senior Program Manager, you’ll drive and manage complex programs simultaneously and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes. This role will serve as a critical orchestrator to design, coordinate, and align teams and processes to effectively go-to-market and drive results with high-stakes priorities. You will facilitate the end-to-end steps of translating business plans into priority scope definition, map stakeholder engagement and system and support requirements, and oversee execution of committed, measurable outcomes. If you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a bias for action and dot-connector instincts, and can balance critical thinking and execution, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position reports to the VP, People Relations and Experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner and consult with the leadership team to develop and manage comprehensive roadmaps and program plans, timelines, budgets, and resource plans for priority execution readiness.
• Design and deploy a framework and set of processes to efficiently manage a robust and ever-changing portfolio of team priorities. This includes the key phase of scoping, prioritizing, sequencing, executing, and post-execution assessment with committed focus on continuous improvement.
• Define success metrics, track program progress against key success gates, and anticipate and proactively manage risks through proposing and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Partner with COEs and ecosystem partners in executing people programs with a focus on optimizing our People Solutions service delivery model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with relevant practical experience.
• 7 plus years’ experience in people operations, project management and/or change consulting at global, high-tech matrixed organizations. Some direct experience in M&A preferred.
• Proven track record of influencing, leading and facilitating large scale strategic initiatives with senior-level stakeholders.
• Extraordinarily strong verbal, visual, and written communication skills, including in presentation design and storytelling, enabling change facilitation and decision-making where needed.
• Ability to distill complex information into clear, concise messaging and communicate a coherent narrative tailored to different audiences.
• Agility and versatility to regularly pivot between big picture/strategy and detailed execution.
• Strong relationship management and organizational change skills aimed at mobilizing leaders and teams to take intended steps / actions.
• Strong analytical and continuous improvement mindset with the drive to seek out and implement best practices.
• Possess an enterprise mindset with a design orientation for fit-for-purpose solutions to scale globally.
• Experience with program management systems and tools to effectively plan, track, and report on milestone progress as well as risks and barriers.

Additional Information

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 exp