VP, HR Business Partner – Engineering & Technology Group

Company Description

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.

It’s through cutting edge technologies that position us as a leading innovator in data storage that impact the lives of billions of people every day. Join the People Solutions leadership team, as VP, People & Business Partner, providing strategic people consultation to the leaders of our Flash Business and Technology & Strategy group. In this role, you will report to the Chief People & Inclusion Officer and lead a team of People Partners. You will partner with the business to execute and realize the goals of our people strategy and support the strategic direction of the talent development and enablement needs of a fast-changing industry and global workforce.

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Engages as a trusted advisor and strategic people consultant to the Flash Business & Technology & Strategy executive leaders and teams.

· Leverages deep understanding of the business to effect change and achieve business outcomes by proactively diagnosing issues and developing people strategy and talent management practices aligned to the enterprise approach.

· Actively engages with business leaders to build purpose-driven organizations that complements and aligns across the enterprise and ensures organization effectiveness and optimal org design, including aspects of org health (e.g., spans and layers).

· Drives the business talent agenda and provides clear leadership on talent management by building high-performing executive teams and strong alignment of leader behaviors and mindsets to a defined set of company expectations.

· Maintains ongoing awareness of the external social, political, environmental, and macroeconomic trends affecting current and future workforce and proactively raises potential impacts and solutions.

· Champions and ensures strong execution of company-wide people strategies and programs while providing the voice of the business and country-based needs.

· Partners with executives on strategic planning and execution of executive hiring, reward decisions, succession planning, and development.

· Oversees people support for regional sites including compliance with local labor laws, culture activation, and employee engagement efforts.

· Leads and develops a strong, high-performing people & business partner team that has deep connections to the business and drives and creates tangible business value.

· Actively engages and collaborates with the People Solutions leadership team to lead functional transformation, shape enterprise-wide strategic priorities, and drive positive business results.

· Collaboratively engages across the global People Solutions team and ecosystem sharing insights, offering thought leadership and a solution-oriented mindset, and participating on cross-functional priority teams.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS & CAPABILITIES

· Master’s degree in human resources management or related field or equivalent experience.

· 15 years+ of progressive experience in Human Resources consulting C-suite executives in a technology related business, preferably in a manufacturing environment

· Demonstrated success in developing progressive global strategies and driving continuous improvement of people experiences in a global workplace.

· Experience working and navigating globally with direct cultural and business experience in Japan and/or India preferred.

· Exhibited strength of an inclusive leadership style with a track record of developing and engaging a diverse, high-performing people team

· Experience successfully designing, facilitating, and leading people and business transformation activities with executive stakeholders and cross-functional ecosystem partners.

· Excellent communicator that engages in active listening to develop coaching and consulting techniques to influence behaviors and actions.

· Strong business insight with a keen ability to quickly assimilate new information and leverage data and analysis to facilitate business decisions.

· Continuous learner with agility and personal resilience to lead through ambiguity and change.

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