[Remote] Sr. Manager, Global Early Career Talent Programs & Strategic Enablement at Western Digital

San Jose, California, United States

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Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in Early Career / Emerging Talent Recruiting
  • Extensive focus on program management, event management, and recruiting delivery
  • At least 5 years of people leadership experience with direct reports
  • Global experience within a talent acquisition function
  • Ability to travel up to 50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and execute customized strategies to attract and retain best-in-class early career talent globally
  • Oversee a global team of program managers to support interns, new college graduates, rotational programs, apprenticeships, and other workforce initiatives
  • Oversee program development through alternative channels (e.g., military, community colleges, bootcamps)
  • Partner, and support, research-based programs including PhD programs
  • Own strategic planning for external and internal partnerships globally
  • Establish and maintain a core university partnership model
  • Partner with the CTO Office for R&D to align strategic partnerships with talent pipeline needs
  • Explore and position alternative talent channels to support Workforce of the Future initiatives
  • Partner internally to provide training and resources for business to support local recruitment and retention activities
  • Partner with ERGs to support long-term retention efforts
  • Evaluate and manage Event Relations specialists to ensure seamless recruitment events
  • Oversee strategy, solutions & operations enablement team, providing project management, workforce planning, process improvement, resource management, governance & compliance, and brand enablement support

Skills

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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