Principal Learning and Development Partner

Company Description

At WD, 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, WD 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 and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

The Principal Learning and Development Partner serve as a strategic business partner, driving organizational performance and competitive advantage through targeted talent development initiatives. This role partners directly with senior business leaders to translate strategic objectives into comprehensive learning solutions that accelerate business results. As a trusted advisor, this role shapes organizational capability, fosters innovation, and builds a learning culture that enables WD Corporation to achieve its strategic goals. This role will focus on AI learning and adoption of WD AI Tools.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Partner with executive leadership and business unit heads to align learning strategy with business priorities and organizational transformation initiatives related to AI tools, adoption and impacts.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on talent development focused on the AI training and learning initiative at WD, providing strategic insights and recommendations to drive business performance
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to identify critical capability gaps and develop learning roadmap for AI literacy, that supports long-term business objectives

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Adult Learning principles, or related strategic field
• Proven track record of partnering with C-suite and senior business leaders on strategic initiatives related to AI tools, adoption, and impacts of AI.
• Demonstrated experience translating business strategy into learning solutions with measurable impact
• Strong business acumen with ability to understand market dynamics, competitive landscape, and organizational strategy
• Executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and drive organizational change
• Mastery of adult learning principles, instructional design, and performance improvement methodologies
• Ability to define learning measurement strategy and make changes based on the data
• Proficiency with AI-powered content creation tools, learning authoring platforms (e.g., Articulate 360, Mindsmith), and emerging AI learning technologies 
• Experience leveraging artificial intelligence for content development, personalization, and learning optimization 
• Proficiency with advanced learning technologies, LMS platforms, and learning analytics tools
• Knowledge of industry best practices in talent development and organizational learning

Salary Range: 129,600.00-172,800.00

Additional Information

WD is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee 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 protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.