Sr. Compensation Partner

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 Compensation Partner, the ideal individual possesses strong financial modeling and excel skills.  Must possess the ability to analyze large amounts of data and utilize that data to help tell the story and influence decision making.  This role manages parts of major compensation initiatives and/or programs and develops, implements, and administers compensation policy and practices.  Participates in salary surveys and studies labor markets to determine compensation trends.  Applies job evaluation techniques to establish equitable compensation rates within the organization as compared with market.  The right candidate will have the ability to analyze complex problems, multi-task and meet deadlines. The successful candidate is highly collaborative, displays excellent communication skills – both written and verbal – is an active listener, who can synthesize different data and viewpoints and understands the global context, workplace trends in our competitive environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Carries out broad analysis assignments involving the development, implementation and administration of compensation.

- Evaluates jobs using standard job evaluation techniques; determines grades and supports the development and modeling of salary ranges.

- Supports annual processes such as merit, short term and long-term incentive processes. Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure data and system readiness to deliver such processes.

- On-going evaluation of the effectiveness of existing global compensation program design and guidelines.

- Utilizes survey management tool to effectively administer global compensation programs.

- Participates in salary surveys conducted by third parties.

- Remains current on all personnel policies, programs and practices and stays informed of new (and pending) laws and regulations.

- Act as internal consultant/advisor to managers and other HR staff. Makes recommendations to managers and HR Business Partners on all compensation issues; and interprets local, state, and federal laws regulating compensation practices.

- Create materials to effectively communicate compensation programs, policies and practices to employees and leaders.

- Conduct market and best practice research to formulate and support compensation recommendations.

Qualifications

• ­Bachelor’s degree
• ­Proven experience working in a global environment and partnering across countries and regions to achieve results in a fast moving, dynamic environment,
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

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 expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protect