Job Description

· Creates forward looking strategy for benefits plans and programs.

· Scales and streamlines the administration of all types of benefits plans and programs to ensure efficient operations while keeping the employees’ experience front and center.

· Develops, maintains, and scales US and Americas benefits strategies while providing benefits that meet diverse employees’ need based on local regulations, company culture, and business requirements.

· Regularly assesses benefits offerings with senior management to balance market competitiveness and budget spending.

· Provides leadership and partners with external benefits vendors (i.e. brokers, consultants, insurance carriers, record-keepers, trustee etc.) and legal counsel to ensure that WD benefits plans are compliant with all federal and local government regulations.

· Implement a communications strategy to ensure programs are understood and effectively utilized by employees.

· Develops communication tools and documents, to enhance understanding of the Company’s benefit plans and programs.

· Organize, create, and maintain standard operating procedures, including system and process documentation.

· Develops and manages cost-effective ways to attain and administer benefit programs in globally consistent and locally relevant ways.

· Evaluate vendor performance and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

· Stay abreast of market trends, industry best practices and regulatory changes to ensure competitiveness and innovation in benefits offerings with feasible improvements.

Qualifications

· Proven track records, influential leadership across the organization and relationship building skills with stakeholders.

· Ability to work with other areas such as HR Business Partners, Finance, Communications, HR Shared Services and communicate in concise way.

· Demonstrated flexibility and efficient time management with the ability to prioritize workload to operate in a face-paced environment with competing priorities.

· Knowledge of integrating benefits technology solutions with IT, HRIS, payroll, vendors, and insurance carriers. Workday experience preferred.

· Experience in design and implementation of benefits programs across multiple geographies is plus.

· Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written.

· Minimum eight (8) plus years of experience in benefits plan design with a focus on building and managing business aligned benefit programs; preferably gained while working for a global, complex matrixed organization or equivalent.

Additional Information

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.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s 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 Digital’s Short-Term 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 Long-Term 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 Digital’s 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; tax-advantaged 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 Virgin Pulse Program; 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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.