Lead Employee Relations Partner
Owens & MinorSalary not specified
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Director,Employee & Labor Relations (APAC) at Western Digital
Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Storage, Data CentersIndustries
Requirements
- Demonstrated passion for building innovative new programs and teams focused on creating and maintaining a positive employee experience
- Fierce commitment to equality and excellence in pursuing fairness for all
- Ability to grow complex investigative and coaching capabilities while ensuring governance and due diligence to minimize risk
- Experience as the primary liaison between the company, site labor unions, and the Industrial Relations Office
- Skills to own and maintain collaborative labor/management relationships and serve as the company’s lead labor negotiator
- Capability to build a forward-thinking team that proactively identifies and acts on areas of opportunity
- Deep subject matter expertise in people processes to work cross-functionally and build roadmaps for Employee Relations and Labor Relations programs and policies
- Ability to support the Global Sr. Director in reimagining work and expanding boundaries for the future of work
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a highly skilled group of ER Partners
- Define and execute the ER strategy in the APAC region, providing consulting, support, and direction for the ER function
- Act as the primary HR leader engaged in regional union and labor relations activities, partnering cross-functionally to define labor relations strategy and foster positive collaboration
- Act as the primary point of contact for regional projects/initiatives that have ER implications (including M&A)
- Serve as the key strategic partner with regional HRBPs and Employment Legal to execute on business strategies while mitigating risk
- Support investigators in highly sensitive HR and Employee Relations issues, including analyzing data from various sources
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this role remote or on-site?
This is an on-site position.
What is the salary range for this position?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What key skills and experience are required for this role?
The role requires demonstrated passion for building innovative programs and teams, a fierce commitment to equality and fairness, expertise in growing investigative and coaching capabilities, experience as a lead labor negotiator with unions, and the ability to maintain collaborative labor/management relationships.
What is the company culture like at Western Digital?
Western Digital is a company of problem solvers focused on powering global innovation, pushing technology boundaries, and ensuring employees are treated fairly through partnerships across HR, Ethics, Compliance, and Employment Law.
What makes a strong candidate for this Director role?
A strong candidate has a passion for innovative programs, commitment to equality and fairness, experience in investigations, coaching, labor negotiations, and building forward-thinking teams to minimize risk and enhance employee experience.
Western Digital
Provides data storage solutions and services
About Western Digital
Western Digital provides a variety of data storage solutions, including Network Attached Storage (NAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), private cloud, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Their products are designed to help businesses manage and store data efficiently and reliably. For example, their all-flash arrays are optimized for high input/output applications, while the JetStor brand offers cost-effective NAS and SAN arrays that support multiple host ports for improved performance. What sets Western Digital apart from its competitors is its extensive experience in the data storage market and its ability to cater to a wide range of clients, from large corporations to small businesses. The company's goal is to deliver high-value storage solutions that meet the diverse needs of its customers, ensuring they have the tools necessary for effective data management.
San Jose, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2014Year Founded
$927.9MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
10,001+Employees
Benefits
Paid sick leave & vacation time
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life, accident, & disability insurance
Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
Employee assistance program
Tuition reimbursement
Employee stock purchase plan
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Risks
Seagate's HAMR technology may outperform Western Digital's ePMR in high-capacity HDDs.
Toshiba's HAMR and MAMR technologies intensify competition in the storage market.
Focus on consumer products may neglect enterprise client needs, risking market share.
Differentiation
Western Digital leads in high-capacity HDDs with 32TB UltraSMR and ePMR technology.
The company offers diverse storage solutions, including NAS, SAN, and private cloud.
Western Digital's SanDisk and WD_BLACK brands target creators and gamers effectively.
Upsides
Growing demand for high-capacity storage driven by AI and data-intensive applications.
Recent product launches cater to the expanding gaming and content creation markets.
Advancements in ePMR technology enhance Western Digital's competitive edge in HDDs.
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