Learning & Development Experience Architect

Company Description

ABOUT WESTERN DIGITAL 

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

We are looking for a highly collaborative learning and people development specialist who is passionate about delivering an integrated, world-class employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is enthusiastic about bringing an organization’s people culture and leadership capabilities to life through strategic, US-Remote, US-Irvine, or US-San Jose, India modern learning experiences using a people-centered, agile approach. This position reports to the  Director of People Development & Engagement and will partner with a variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts across the company to architect tailored, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences.

This is a perfect opportunity for you if you are looking to be a part of a team that is developing new, future-forward learning programs, eager to take on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm and thrive in a dynamic environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design modern, digital forward learning experiences to support strategic enterprise people and leadership development programs

• Analyze target audience and programmatic needs, identify learning outcomes, and create learner personas and user experience journey maps
• Develop and document learning experience flow, schedule, and custom-built learning materials 
• Review, assess, and select content to achieve learning outcomes
• Assess and identify learning tools and create multi-media assets to augment storytelling within the learning experience and to support program adoption
• Synthesize and contextualize content in partnership with the program management team, vendor partners, SMEs, and senior business leaders
• Partner with Regional Leads to identity regional needs and augment/localize materials as appropriate  
• Assist in building and managing end-to-end informal and formal learning experiences, including rapid prototyping, plan and pathway curation/creation, program communications, support resources, and engagement activities within digital learning platform(s)
• Assist in defining and deploying measurement tactics, including data analysis and visualization, to determine effectiveness of learning and program adoption initiatives

Support the implementation and production of enterprise people strategy and development programs

• Contribute to a proactive COE model that identifies unmet needs, architects potential solution options, and prioritizes them on our roadmap  
• Assist in collecting voice of the learner insights and developing assets for change management initiatives to support program adoption
• Curate and build learning experiences that integrate employee experience touchpoints (e.g., career development, performance management, talent review)
• Participate in other cross-functional initiatives that help us achieve our Enterprise Learning Strategy goals (e.g., skills mapping, content mapping, learning governance standards)
• Develop assets for change management initiatives to support program adoption
• Assist in assessing content vendors to select relevant and impactful off-the-shelf content libraries
• Role model and advocate for a modern learning mindset (i.e., learning through an environment that provides comprehensive, unified experiences, exposure, and education)