Manager, People Performance Programs

Western Digital•San Jose, CA

4d•$124,700 - $166,200•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a highly collaborative performance and talent development specialist who is interested in delivering an enterprise performance management experience that builds high performing teams and fosters a culture of innovation at WD. This position reports to the Director of Performance in Talent Development and Inclusion and will partner with a variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts across the company to deliver year-round performance programming, where performance and development are managed continuously. This is a perfect opportunity if you are looking to be a part of a team that is developing new, future-forward talent development programs, and are eager to take on new opportunities and challenges with curiosity and enthusiasm in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

5-10 years experience in Talent Development function at a global company
Master’s degree in HR, Instructional Design, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development or related field preferred
Proven experience in: Building performance and development experiences and resources that drive measurable behavioral change
Displaying technical prowess, including literacy in software and learning platforms similar to Workday, Cornerstone, and AI fundamentals
Ideating, creating, and delivering modern talent experiences as part of a larger AI-driven learning transformation
Using a consultative approach to translate employee needs into engaging resources
Managing projects with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and measure progress and success against competing priorities
Demonstrates key skillsets and mindsets: Strong analytics, communications, and presentation skills
Working in a global, corporate environment (cultural intelligence)
Goal-oriented, proactive, accountable, and passionate about driving business-driven outcomes
Uses a design-thinking and data-driven approach to decision-making
Challenges the status quo to move beyond traditional ways of doing things
Maintains a positive attitude and forward-thinking approach despite challenges
Embraces continual, lifelong learning
Actively seeks out industry research and benchmarking
Ability to manage the uncertainty of change and work in an agile environment
Can influence without authority
A peer coach with strong connection to team

Responsibilities

Deliver year-round performance process from inception to execution, including goals, mid-year check-ins, year-end performance reviews, assessments and calibrations, that is in alignment with organizational goals and WD Culture.
Develop digital and AI program content and tools that are self-directed and build critical capabilities among our employees and managers to understand and take ownership of managing performance continually, using best practices and frameworks
Develop content and facilitate in-person and virtual education sessions to prepare managers and employees to be accountable to their responsibilities in the performance process and to practice goal setting, assessment, and coaching and feedback techniques to drive performance improvement
Partner with HR business partner teams to identify functional and regional needs and to augment/localize performance resources as needed to build understanding and drive adoption
Define and deploy measurement tactics, including data analysis and visualization, to identify audience needs and show effectiveness of performance program and adoption initiatives, partnering with People Analytics when needed
Develop assets for change management initiatives to support performance and development adoption
Ensure that year-round performance management programming elements deliver consistent and fair performance outcomes that fully recognize an employee’s contributions and minimize bias
Establish strong cross-functional relationships to continuously collect the voice of the business and voice of the employees to be incorporated into our performance and development strategy and experiences

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