Director, HRBP (Sales)

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide. This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today. We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level. Join us and let’s shape the future of data. Come join the HRBP team at WD! We are looking for a strategic Director HRBP to partner with executives in our Sales & Marketing organization, reporting to the Vice President, HRBP for SG&A and collaborating closely with current HRBP team members. This role is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA. We come together three days a week to collaborate and connect. In this role, the Director HRBP will serve in a strategic advisory role as an integrated thought partner, directly supporting the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer and his leadership team. This is a critical role, bridging execution to enterprise strategy. In this role, you will be a trusted advisor, talent strategist, and change agent supporting business growth, transformation, and a high-performance culture. Strong business acumen and understanding of a Sales & Marketing organization is essential. Ability to partner across the COEs is a critical component to success in this role.

Requirements

• Extensive progressive HR experience, including significant time in a business partnering role supporting Executives and senior leaders
• Strategic Partnering Skills: Proven ability to align people strategies with business objectives, influencing leaders and driving outcomes.
• Global Mindset: Experience supporting international client groups – ability to adapt strategies across geographies and navigating matrixed and global teams.
• Executive Presence and Communication: Exceptional influencing, facilitation and presentation skills; able to engage with senior executives confidently.
• Business Acumen: Strong business acumen with a solid understanding of Legal and Finance functions, enabling alignment of people strategies with regulatory, risk, compliance, and financial performance objectives.
• Proactive vs. Reactive: Looks around corners to proactively identify challenges on a global scale, recommends solutions and drives solution to completion; translating work to direct business results.
• Prioritization and Execution: Ability to assess competing business needs, identify what matters most, and focus resources on the highest impact initiatives. Skilled at balancing strategic priorities with operational demand.
• Team Player: Always willing to roll up their sleeves, does not say “that’s not my job” and collaborates to get results.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Human Resources or equivalent with Master's degree or relevant certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with Executive and senior level business leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into people strategies.
• Influence decision-making through data, insights and organizational best practices.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on leadership effectiveness, team development and change management.
• Partner across workforce planning and organizational design discussions to ensure the right structure, capabilities and talent for the future.
• Leverage people analytics to identify trends, risks and opportunities across the organization.
• Connect global design process and go-to-market partnerships to practical, scalable people process.
• Monitor organizational health metrics and implement action plans in partnership with leaders.
• Ensure consistent, high-quality HR delivery 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director