Western Digital

Director, Diversity & Inclusion

Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

San Jose, CA

Job Description

Western Digital

The next big thing in data is you!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Manage the creation and delivery of programs and processes designed to increase inclusion, equity and diversity throughout the companys global business.
* Develop and manage D&I dashboards and methods for tracking metrics that measure the progress and effectiveness of inclusive processes and diverse representation at the company.
* Manage the global deployment of corporate-wide Managing Bias training and other inclusive leadership development workshops, as well as propose additional cross-cultural development in partnership with internal HR functions.
* Assist in the corporate-wide recruitment, retention and promotion of women and underrepresented groups across the global organization.
* Act as an advocate and representative for Western Digital in key diversity partnerships and conferences as well as engage with leaders to encourage increased involvement.
* Partner with existing affinity and employee resource groups (ERGs) to maximize their contributions in alignment with the companys D&I strategy.
* Serve as a thought leadership partner with the VP of Global Equity, Inclusion & Diversity to influence internal and external stakeholders and spark innovative D&I thinking.

REQUIRED:

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with Masters degree or relevant certification preferred.
* 10 years plus of experience in Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion, or relevant experience. Prior experience leading teams is a plus.
* Proven track record in managing major projects, and leading execution of big programs across large organizations with multiple constituents.
* Demonstrated success in developing and driving process improvements across a global workplace.
* Proven track record of influencing, leading and facilitating enterprise-wide initiatives with multiple senior stakeholders (Exec Leadership Team and Business Leadership Sponsors).
* Strong command of data with expertise in pulling and analyzing metrics.
* Excellent PowerPoint, Excel and Project Management skills.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal and collaborative skills across levels, with an ability to persuade and influence, and the ability to build enthusiasm and commitment.

ABOUT WESTERN DIGITAL

The future. Its on you. You & Western Digital.

Weve been storing the worlds data for more than 50 years. Once, storage was the most important thing we could do for data. Now, were helping the world capture, preserve, access and transform data in a way only we can.

The most game-changing companies, consumers, professionals, and government organizations come to us for the technologies and solutions needed to bring meaning and value to their ever-increasing diversity of data.

But we cant do it alone. Todays exceptional data challenges require your unique skills. You can be the next big thing in data.

Western Digital data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital, G-Technology, SanDisk and WD brands.

Western Digital is an equal opportunity employer.

Western Digital does not discriminate on the basis of 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 gender-related 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 non-discrimination 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.

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Western Digital

San Jose, CA

Western Digital Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions worldwide. It offers client devices, including hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices, such as desktop and notebook PCs, security surveillance systems, gaming consoles, and set top boxes; flash-based embedded storage products for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as automotive, IoT, industrial, and connected home applications; flash-based memory wafers; and embedded storage solutions and iNAND embedded flash products, such as multi-chip package solutions.

The company also provides data center devices and solutions comprising enterprise helium hard drives; enterprise SSDs consisting of flash-based SSDs and software solutions for use in enterprise servers, online transactions, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; data center solutions, including HDDs and drive configurations for use in data storage systems and tiered storage models; system solutions that offer petabyte scalable capacity; and data storage platforms and systems. In addition, it offers client solution, such as external HDD storage products in mobile and desktop form; client SSDs; removable cards used in consumer devices comprising mobile phones, tablets, imaging systems, still cameras, action video cameras, and security surveillance systems; universal serial bus flash drives used in the computing and consumer markets; and wireless drive products for in-field back up of created content, as well as wireless streaming of high-definition movies, photos, music and documents to tablets, smartphones, and personal computers (PCs).

The company sells its products under the HGST, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure players, and retailers. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.