HR Business Partner EMEA

As an HR Business Partner you will provide strategic people consultation across the EMEA region and partner closely with the Leader Support team to oversee compliance leader enablement and employee civility. This role will own and drive the regions talent strategy which is mainly comprised of sales and marketing translating business plans into talent engagement and organization plans. You will also partner with the business and HR Centers of Excellence to deliver on the internal HR strategy. The role will need to lead crossfunctionally to design and deliver programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as a talent strategist trusted advisor and leadership coach to senior executive leaders.

• Own and drive the functions talent strategy in alignment with the business strategy engaging as a trusted advisor and strategic consultant to senior leaders and site General Managers.
• Diagnose workforce needs and gaps with a datadriven approach to inform priorities related to workforce planning organization design culture succession planning and leader development.
• Build strong relationships with senior executive leaders and General Managers coaching and influencing them along our technology transformation.
• Maintain a pulse on the employee experience through engagement data and regular formal and informal listening sessions to inform action plans with leaders.
• Respond as needed to global or local crises affecting Western Digital employees act as an early warning signal for executives and the HR leadership team.

Influence design and drive adoption of enterprisewide strategic talent programs.

• Act as a steward of the Human Resources functional strategy and operating model.
• Drive the enterprisewide integrated talent management programs such as goal setting performance feedback development conversations and rewards within the aligned functions.
• Participate in crossfunctional working teams on talent programs serving as the voice of the business and bringing insights from external industry trends into the discussions.
• Amplify and embed a focus on inclusion across lifecycle of talent programs.
• Operate with a solutionoriented and enterprise mindset collaborating with various Centers of Excellence to optimize the business value of the HR function.

Provide HR leadership to crossfunctional business needs and HR team on the ground.

• Keep a pulse on local business needs strategically triaging to mobilize the right HR teams for speedy resolution and in alignment with global practices where needed.
• Represent needs of the site to the HR Centers of Excellence as they design and launch programs.
• Integrate local talent strategies into global functional people strategy and viceversa by working with the Lead HR Business Partners where needed.
• Advocate for adoption of global HR programs in partnership with local Leader Support teams to adapt gotomarket plans as needed.
• Represent HR in critical internal and external stakeholder meetings or conferences as needed.
• Engage with local HR teams supporting / advocating for their overall experience and growth.

Partner with the Leader Support team to oversee leader enablement employee civility and compliance for the region

• Proactively implement people programs focused on upskilling leaders prior to program launches and provides in the moment realtime coaching on managing employees
• Foster employee civility during natural disasters and major events
• Stay abreast of country regulatory and statutory requirements and partner with legal to ensure the company remains in compliance

Qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent with Masters degree or relevant certification preferred
• 1012 years of experience in Human Resources (in HR consulting Centers of Excellence or HR Business Partner roles) in the EMEA region
• Demonstrates inclusive leadership with an emphasis on leading with curiosity resultsorientation accountability and developing high performing team.
• Proven record of influencing senior executive stakeholders to lead strategic initiatives.
• Understands competitor landscape industry dynamics and internal operations within hardware technology and manufacturing.
• Leads with a global mindset; experience working globally preferred.
• Operates with a consultative mindset leveraging data to conduct diagnostics and deliver compelling insights for effective decisionmaking.
• Leads systematically through transformation and change by helping the company and individuals embrace change to positively shape the future.
• Strong sense of strategic prioritization to deliver enterpriselevel priorities while balancing with the more unique functional needs.
• Approaches problems from a whole systems perspective identifying interdependencies and understanding the systemic consequences of decisions.
• Excellent communication presentation and collaboration skills
• Experience with sales comp a plus

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 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 Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

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.

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