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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®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

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

Director** **Leadership Development

We are seeking a strategic and seasoned leadership development expert to drive the growth of our Director, Senior Director, and VP-level leaders. This role will lead the design and delivery of impactful individual and team development experiences that strengthen our leadership bench, align with our business strategy, and reflect our company values.

The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and executive facilitation, coupled with the ability to influence and collaborate across a complex, fast-paced environment. You will work closely with senior HR partners and business leaders to create scalable solutions that elevate leadership effectiveness and drive enterprise impact.

Key Responsibilities:

+ **Develop a Leadership Framework** Build and evolve a company-wide leadership framework that articulates the core capabilities, behaviors, and expectations for leaders at all levels—anchored in our business goals and values.

+ **Design Leadership Development Programs** Lead the creation and implementation of innovative leadership development programs for Director through VP levels. Use a variety of methods such as cohort-based learning, leader-led sessions, coaching, job rotations, and on-the-job experiences.

+ **Facilitate Leadership Experiences** Deliver high-impact leadership development experiences (in-person and virtual) that promote self-awareness, real-time feedback, reflection, and coaching. Create psychologically safe environments that enable authentic leadership growth.

+ **Blended & Scalable Learning Solutions** Develop and deploy individual leadership journeys that integrate blended learning approaches including live sessions, virtual experiences, and self-paced content.

+ **Team Effectiveness & Development** Design and lead multi-phase team development experiences including assessments, action planning, and facilitated learning sessions to improve leadership team dynamics and performance.

+ **Measure Leadership Impact** Use 360 feedback tools and other data sources to assess leadership effectiveness and inform continuous improvement. Establish clear metrics to evaluate the impact of programs on leader capability and business performance.

+ **Partner to Develop Top Talent** Collaborate with HR Business Partners and senior leaders to identify top talent and provide targeted development experiences. Support succession planning by building readiness of key individuals for critical leadership roles.

+ **Drive Senior Leader Accountability** Engage and influence senior leaders to take ownership for developing their teams, leveraging tools and frameworks to build a culture of continuous development and feedback.

Qualifications

+ 10+ years of progressive experience in leadership development, organizational development, or talent management, with at least 5 years in a people leadership role (preferably managing leaders)

+ Deep expertise in adult learning, leadership theory, team dynamics, and executive development

+ Proven ability to design and facilitate leadership programs across multiple modalities (in-person, virtual, multi-session, experiential)

+ Demonstrated experience using data and analytics to measure program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement

+ Strong command of leadership assessment tools (e.g., 360 feedback) and coaching frameworks

+ Technologically fluent with experience in using digital platforms, learning management systems, and content curation tools

+ Strong business acumen and ability to align leadership development initiatives with organizational strategy

+ Proven ability to influence and engage leaders at all levels, particularly senior and executive leadership

+ Collaborative and systems-thinking mindset with the ability to co-create solutions with HRBPs, business leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders

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 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. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) ” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) .

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 [email protected] 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 (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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