Senior Manager, Human Resources Business Partner (Product and Engineering)

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 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, Western Digital 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

Come join the HRBP team at Western Digital!  We are looking for a strategic HRBP to partner with executives in our Product Organization, reporting to the Director, HRBP for Product.  This role is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA.  We come together three days a week to collaborate and connect.  

In this role, the Sr. Manager, HRBP will serve in a strategic advisory role.  You will be an integrated thought partner, directly supporting defined product lines and their leaders. This is a critical role, bridging execution to enterprise strategy.   In this role, you will be a trusted advisor, talent strategist, and change agent supporting business growth, transformation, and a high-performance culture.  Strong business acumen and understanding of Product and Engineering organizations.  Able to partner across the COE’s is a critical component to success in this role.    

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with business leaders (typically VP’s/Sr. Directors) to understand business priorities and translate them into people strategies. 

• Influence decision-making through data, insights and organizational best practices. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor on leadership effectiveness, team development and change management. 

• Partner across workforce planning and organizational design discussions to ensure the right structure, capabilities and talent for the future. 

• Leverage people analytics to identify trends, risks and opportunities across the organization. 

• Connect global design process and go-to-market partnerships to practical, scalable people process. 

• Monitor organizational health metrics and implement action plans in partnership with leaders. 

• Ensure consistent, high-quality HR delivery across the organization.  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Human Resources or equivalent with Master's degree or relevant certification preferred 

• Extensive HR Experience:  10+ years progressive HR experience, including significant time in a business partnering role supporting senior leaders (Sr. Directors and VP’s). 

• Strategic Partnering Skills:  Proven ability to align people strategies with business objectives, influencing leaders and driving outcomes. 

• Global Mindset:  Experience supporting international client groups – ability to adapt strategies across geographies. 

• Executive Presence and Communication:  Exceptional influencing, facilitation and presentation skills; able to engage with senior executives confidently.  

• Product Development:  Is knowledgeable about the product development and operations of the organization including roadmap, go-to-market and enterprise delivery mechanisms.  

• Proactive vs. Reactive:  Looks around corners to proactively identify challenges on a global scale, recommends solutions and drives solution to completion; translating work to direct business results. 

• Prioritization and Execution:  Ability to assess competing business needs, identify what matters most, and focus resources on the highest impact initiatives.  Skilled at balancing strategic priorities with operational demand.  

• Team Player: Always willing to roll up their sleeves, does not say “that’s not my job” and collaborates to get results.  

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee base