Vice President Talent Development Inclusion TDI

The Role

Reporting to Chief Human Resources Officer (Designate) for the HDD Business the VP Talent Development and Inclusion Officer will lead the design and implementation of innovative and transformational talent management learning & development and inclusion strategies programs and tools for the global 40000 person organization.

Core responsibilities will include:

Overall Function and Talent Specific Deliverables:

• Establish a highperformance Talent Development and Inclusion function to meet Western Digitals current and future business needs
• Partner closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the TD&I strategy enables us to effectively attract develop engage and retain talent and drives alignment to the companys mission vision and values
• Build and refine a talent management strategy architecture and roadmap including but not limited to a succession planning framework talent development architecture L&D curriculum and workforce planning structure. Certain tools and frameworks will be deployed by the TD&I team and others will require you to partner with the HRBPs and Leader Support team for an effective delivery and client engagement.
• Optimize organizational performance by creating and implementing programs that strengthen the knowledge skills and abilities of our team members. Provide the tools and resources to ensure that they are successful in their current roles prepare them for their future roles and ensure that we are ready to meet the challenges of our evolving workforce
• Create development pathways that support internal mobility and succession planning. Ensure annual senior succession plans prepared for the Board of Directors
• Partner with Total Rewards team to drive organizationwide quarterly performance management process including goal setting and team member feedback sessions
• Work closely with HR Business partners and other key stakeholders to codesign talent programs and processes that are clearly defined understood and adopted. Ensure appropriate HR (and business) education prior to the launch of new initiatives.

L&D Specific Deliverables:

• Implement learning programs using various modalities such as workshops online courses seminars coaching and mentoring.
• Design and implement companywide L&D programs as a comprehensive learning ecosystem aligned with company goals and employee development needs. Partner with individuals from Operations and Engineering functions to understand the Tech Academy and the technical leadership framework and ensure linkage to companywide leadership learning models. Additionally partner with leaders from the Operations/manufacturing teams to determine specific HRrelated learning and development needs for the Direct Labor population with effective crossorganizational delivery.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition team to design onboarding and cultural orientation programs that effectively communicate our values and heritage
• Establish measurable goals and KPIs to track the effectiveness and impact of the L&D programs
• Leverage capabilities of LMS AI and other technologies to optimize program delivery

DE&I:

• Partner across HR and with senior leaders on an organizationwide DE&I strategy with tailored objectives to truly drive a more inclusive workforce
• Embed DE&I principles and leading practices across all talent programs
• Lead efforts for employee resource groups to ensure strong executive and employee involvement and associated impact
• Partner with TA and other functions to ensure DE&I objectives have meaningful focus and outcomes
• Manage outside vendors and consultants that support key initiatives

Candidate Profile

The following will be vital components of experience for the successful candidate:

• Independent critical thinker and contributory member of the HR Leadership Team
• High strategic orientation and business acumen; welldeveloped team building coaching and influencing skills
• Indepth understanding of and experience with the skills and core competencies across talent & inclusion including engagement development performance management succession planning and organizational design.
• Experience engaging developing and motivating a talent management team to be high performing and a valuable partner to the rest of the HR function and the business.
• Skilled in design thinking and iterative ways of working
• Demonstrated success building enterprisewide learning programs that drive cultural transformation
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and emerging L&D technologies
• Excellent facilitation skills with ability to engage audiences from frontline to executive level
• Proven trackrecord of building and sustaining excellent relationships at multiple levels in the workplace and with various external constituencies.

Qualifications :

• Masters degree preferred/Bachelors degree required in Human Resources or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 12 years relevant experience including demonstrated experience leading talent management function preferably in global highly distributed company.
• Experience with succession/talent management change management organization/leadership development performance management
• Certified in organization development tools such as: personality indicators 360 feedback tools career assessments and coaching a plus
• Excellent strategic consulting and process thinking abilities. Ability to simplify complex issues and take a pragmatic approach to organizational deliverables. Ability to architect and implement large change and operate easily between concept and operation.
• Experience leading teams and vendors in the program design and implementation of employee development talent analytics performance management succession planning and career development.
• Persuasive communicator with strong leadership presence and interpersonal and teambuilding skills
• A track record of success in managing programs/processes to develop leaders
• Proven ability to form strategic partnerships with senior business leaders
• A demonstrated commitment to superior customer service and operational excellence
• Willingness to roll up the sleeves to get the job done
• Exhibits innovation and creativity in addressing future challenges
• Strong teamwork orientation and mentor who models high performance skills and outcomes
• Operate with integrity and have a track record of developing trustbased relationships
• Proven ability to utilize metrics necessary to assess the ROI impact and effectiveness of leadership and organization development change initiatives
• Strong interpersonal skills judgment and a high ability to collaborate with and influence at all levels.
• Knowledge of labor laws and Diversity Equity and Inclusion best practices.
• Strong leadership skills with proven experience developing diverse teams and individuals.

Additional Information :

Western Digital 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 persons gender identity gender expression and genderrelated appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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 nondiscrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 01/09/2025 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employees pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills ability knowledge of the job; (3) performance contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California Colorado New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digitals ShortTerm Incentive (STI) Plan which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance you may be eligible to participate in our annual LongTerm Incentive (LTI) program which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires subject to Western Digitals Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life accident and disability insurance; taxadvantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D legal plan pet insurance critical illness accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program employee stock purchase plan and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.