Western Digital: Director, People Technology — San Jose, CA, United States

About Western Digital

Western Digital develops and manufactures data-storage technology for data centres, cloud platforms and enterprise infrastructure. Its employer introduction connects this work with the need to retain, manage and access information generated by digital systems and AI applications. The business brings engineering and manufacturing together around the physical systems behind data storage. Its described purpose is to make growing volumes of information available over time, supporting the infrastructure on which other digital services depend.

The position and its setting

Western Digital lists Director, People Technology in San Jose, CA, United States, under reference REF34210Q. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 October 2026
• Business Function: HR Systems
• Brands: Western Digital
• Work Location: San Jose Great Oaks Headquarters

Responsibilities and work described

• At Western Digital, we are transforming the way technology enables HR services and the employee experience
• A strategic and hands on Director, People Technology to lead a team of Business Systems Analysts responsible for delivering scalable, business focused technology solutions across People functions
• This leader will mentor and grow a high performing business analysis team
• This team is responsible for translating business needs into effective process and technology solutions across HR domains
• The ideal candidate combines people leadership, deep business analysis expertise, systems thinking, and a passion for developing talent
• This role sits at the forefront of delivering high-quality outcomes across the People Technology portfolio
• Team Leadership
• This role leads, mentors, and develops a team of Business Systems Analysts by fostering accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and user centric problem solving
• The Director establishes clear expectations, creates meaningful development plans, and opens career growth opportunities for team members while defining the capabilities and skills required for a business systems analysis function
• Just as importantly, this leader builds a culture of knowledge sharing, constructive challenge, innovation, and impact
• Technology Leadership
• The Director is responsible for driving our HR technology vision, roadmap, and execution
• They provide direction and oversight across the full tech lifecycle, including requirements discovery, process analysis, functional design, testing, implementation, and post-launch optimization
• This leader ensures consistent standards for documentation, quality controls, and delivery methods across the team, while coaching analysts to translate complex business challenges into clear, scalable, and sustainable process and technology solutions
• The role also requires functional and technical depth to evaluate tradeoffs, challenge solution approaches, and engage credibly with business and technology partners
• Stakeholder Partnership

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Experience leading and developing Business Systems Analysts/HRIS Analysts
• Success building high performing teams, developing talent, and creating clear accountability for outcomes
• Deep expertise in business analysis practices, including requirements management, process design, functional solution design, testing, implementation, and optimization
• Establishing and improving operating models, user enablement, and governance frameworks
• Understanding: enterprise HR technology, the HR domain, and its processes
• The ability to connect company business priorities to HR programs and deliver meaningful, impactful outcomes
• Demonstrated experience with Workday HCM & ServiceNow specifically, and broader HR tech SaaS solutions in general
• Familiarity: operating in shared models where configuration and administration is co-owned between HR and IT
• Expertise in modern SaaS HR systems architecture, integration principles, data quality practices, and emerging technologies such as AI
• Significant experience and ability in designing and then delivering multi-year roadmaps, balancing quick wins with longer term transformative work
• Communication, facilitation, influencing, stakeholder management, and problem solving skills
• You are a people leader who builds high performing teams through clarity, coaching, accountability, and meaningful development
• You empower decision making, develop enterprise talent, and create the conditions for others to do their best work
• You’re known for growing future leaders
• You are curious, pragmatic, and comfortable operating in ambiguity
• You ask the right questions, simplify complexity, and turn broad business needs into clear priorities, scalable solutions, and impactful outcomes
• You bring HR technology and business systems expertise, with the ability to connect processes, data, user experience, and technology decisions to distinct business outcomes
• You can build a multi-year roadmap, balance backlog work with transformative change, and successfully deliver it
• You lead with an enterprise mindset
• You build trust across HR, IT, and business stakeholders

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: San Jose, CA, United States

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting
• This range may be modified in the future
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws
• You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned
• 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 WD's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable
• Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment
• Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Western Digital

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Open the official Western Digital posting below and match the title and reference REF34210Q.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the San Jose, CA, United States position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

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Practical preparation: quality control

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• quality control
• sustainability
• stakeholder management
• partnership development
• root-cause analysis
• ServiceNow
• AI
• communication