Job Description

We are looking for a highly collaborative learning and people development specialist who is passionate about delivering an integrated, world-class employee experience. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is enthusiastic about bringing an organization’s people culture and leadership capabilities to life through strategic, modern learning experiences using a people-centered, agile approach. This position reports to the Senior Director of Enterprise Talent Strategy & Solutions and will partner with a variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts across the company to architect tailored, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences.

This is a perfect opportunity for you if you are looking to be a part of a team that is developing new, future-forward learning programs, eager to take on new opportunities and challenges with a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm, and thrive in a dynamic environment.

DESIGN LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC ENTERPRISE PEOPLE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

• Analyze target audience and programmatic needs, identify learning outcomes, and create learner personas and user experience journey maps
• Develop and document learning experience flow, schedule, and custom-built learning materials 
• Review, assess, and select content to achieve learning outcomes
• Synthesize and contextualize content in partnership with the program management team, vendor partners, SMEs, and senior business leaders
• Partner with Regional Leads to identity regional needs and augment/localize materials as appropriate  
• Assist in building and managing end-to-end informal and formal learning experiences, including rapid prototyping, plan and pathway curation/creation, program communications, and engagement activities within digital learning platform(s)
• Assist in defining and deploying measurement tactics to determine effectiveness of programs

SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND PRODUCTION OF ENTERPRISE PEOPLE STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

• Contribute to a proactive COE model that identifies unmet needs, architects potential solution options, and prioritizes them on our roadmap   
• Participate in change management activities to help drive program adoption
• Curate and build learning experiences that support other integrated employee experience touchpoints (e.g., career development, performance management, talent review)
• Participate in other cross-functional initiatives that help us achieve our Enterprise Learning Strategy goals (e.g., skills mapping, content mapping, learning governance standards)
• Assist in assessing content vendors to select relevant and impactful off-the-shelf content libraries
• Role model and advocate for a modern learning mindset (i.e., learning through an environment that provides comprehensive, unified experiences, exposure, and education)

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in HR or Learning function
• Proven experience in:
  • Building digital learning, career, and leadership development experiences, including content curation
  • Ideating, creating, and delivering modern learning experiences as part of a larger digital learning transformation
  • Using a consultative approach to translate learning needs into engaging user-centered experiences
  • Applying principles of instructional design and adult learning to the creation of modern, digital learning experiences
  • Displaying technical prowess, including fluency in using modern learning and HR technologies (Learning Management Systems and Learning Experience Platforms) and authoring tools
  • Managing competing priorities
  • Working in a global, corporate environment (cultural intelligence)
• Demonstrates key leadership skillsets and mindsets:
  • Strong analytics, communications, and presentation skills  
  • Shows proactive self-leadership through goal orientation, accountability, and passion for driving business-driven outcomes
  • Uses a design-thinking and data-driven approach to decision-making
  • Challenges the status quo to move beyond traditional ways of doing things
  • Maintains a positive attitude and forward-thinking approach despite challenges
  • Embraces continual, lifelong learning
  • Actively seeks out industry research and benchmarking
  • Manages the uncertainty of change and work in an agile environment
  • A peer coach with strong connection to team

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 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 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.

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 staffingsupport@wdc.com 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.