Communications Manager- Human Resources

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

11d•$106,600 - $142,100•Onsite

About The Position

The Communications Manager, Human Resources, will serve as a critical communications partner to WD's HR organization, helping connect, inform, and engage HR teams around the world. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Communications, Human Resources, this role will own HR-to-HR communications, engagement, and capability-building programs that strengthen alignment, foster community, and equip HR professionals with the information, context, and business knowledge they need to effectively support the business. The role will also partner with internal communications teams to amplify key HR initiatives, stories, and priorities across the broader organization.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in employee communications, internal communications, change communications, HR communications, or related fields.
Exceptional writing, storytelling, and editing skills with the ability to translate complex business, workforce, and organizational topics into clear and compelling employee communications.
Experience supporting large-scale change, workforce transformation, culture initiatives, or enterprise-wide programs across large, distributed teams.
Strong stakeholder management skills with experience advising leaders and influencing across functions.
Demonstrated ability to build engagement strategies that reach diverse employee audiences across functions, levels, and geographies.
Experience managing communications channels, campaigns, events, and editorial planning.
Channel operations experience (SharePoint, Teams/Slack, newsletters, town halls); strong slides/story design in PowerPoint.
Strong project management skills with exceptional attention to detail and execution excellence.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Human Resources, workforce transformation, organizational effectiveness, talent, culture, employee experience, or leadership communications initiatives.
Familiarity with AI, workforce trends, and the evolving future of work.
Experience developing measurement frameworks and using employee insights to shape communication strategies.
Passion for helping organizations build cultures where people, technology, and business outcomes thrive together.

Responsibilities

Execute the HR communications strategy and calendar aligned to HR priorities, business objectives, and people initiatives.
Translate HR initiatives, business updates, and organizational priorities into clear, relevant communications for HR audiences.
Own communications intake, prioritization, and sequencing across the HR organization to ensure clarity and reduce noise.
Identify communication risks, areas of confusion, and opportunities to improve understanding, engagement, and adoption.
Serve as a communications partner across HR, supporting Centers of Excellence and key HR programs with messaging, communications strategies, and rollout plans that drive understanding, engagement, and adoption.
Partner with HR leaders, Centers of Excellence, and key stakeholders to deliver coordinated communications that support HR priorities and program adoption.
Partner with internal communications teams to amplify key HR initiatives, stories, and priorities across the broader organization.
Draft and ghostwrite communications for HR leaders, including town halls, presentations, videos, emails, talking points, articles, and leadership messaging.
Translate HR's vision into actionable communications that drive understanding and alignment.
Help leaders communicate with clarity, authenticity, and consistency across the HR organization.
Identify opportunities to strengthen connection, collaboration, and community across the global HR organization.
Support initiatives that reinforce OneHR mindset and strengthen a shared sense of purpose and identity across the function.
Elevate stories that showcase how HR teams bring WD's values to life.
Serve as editor-in-chief for HR communication channels, newsletters, editorial calendars, and content platforms.
Create high-quality communications content across multiple formats, including articles, presentations, newsletters, intranet content, and communications plans.
Develop messaging, scripts, and creative briefs for multimedia communications, partnering with production and creative teams to support content creation and delivery.
Bring HR priorities to life through storytelling that is human-centered, authentic, and connected to business outcomes.
Plan and support HR meetings, learning events, and engagement programs.
Maintain communication rhythms that keep HR teams informed, connected, and aligned.
Track communication and engagement metrics to understand effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
Gather feedback and insights from HR audiences to strengthen communications, programs, and employee experiences.
Use data to inform future communications and engagement strategies.
Help establish communication standards, governance, and best practices that improve effectiveness and consistency across the organization.

Benefits

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 Applause Program
employee stock purchase plan
the WD Savings 401(k) Plan