Program Manager – People Development & Communications

Sandisk•Milpitas, CA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager, People Development & Communications is responsible for designing and delivering high-impact people development programs and internal employee communications across Global Operations. Reporting to the Sr. Manager for People Development, Culture, and Communications, this individual will collaborate with Global Operations Senior Leadership, the various Global Operations functions, HR, and Corporate Communications to ensure impactful programming and messaging across the organization. The role combines expertise in learning and development with communications, requiring strong facilitation, instructional design, and storytelling skills to influence and connect with diverse, global audiences.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Communications, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.
5+ years of experience in People Development, Communications, or related roles within a global, matrixed organization.
Proven success in independently designing and delivering learning programs and executing strategic communications plans.
Strong facilitation and instructional design skills, with experience engaging diverse audiences.
Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills; ability to simplify complex concepts for broad audiences.
Advanced project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
High cultural awareness and adaptability in a fast-paced, global environment.
Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Proficiency with digital learning platforms (LMS), authoring tools, and analytics, including advanced Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in technical, engineering, or manufacturing environments.
Experience with design tools (Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, PowerPoint advanced design skills) and video editing software (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or similar, After Effect)
Certification in facilitation or coaching methodologies (e.g., International Coaching Federation, PROSCI, Crucial Learning Facilitation, FranklinCovey, ATD Master Trainer, etc.)

Responsibilities

Program Lifecycle Ownership: Oversee the full lifecycle of people development programs—from assessing needs and aligning stakeholders to designing, delivering, and improving learning experiences.
Learning Design & Customization: Design and tailor learning experiences for technical and non-technical audiences, leveraging modern instructional design principles and digital learning tools.
Facilitation & Delivery: Facilitate engaging live and virtual sessions across global teams, ensuring inclusivity and cultural relevance.
Measurement & Continuous Improvement: Define and monitor success metrics for programs, analyze feedback and data, and implement improvements to maximize impact.
Culture & Engagement Enablement: Support initiatives that strengthen culture and employee engagement, while furthering capabilities.
Communications Enablement: Ensure open channels for feedback, questions, and ideas, so all employees have access to the communications resources and platforms they need to stay informed and engaged.
Communications Execution: Distribute communications for Global Operations, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational goals.
Messaging Development: Develop and deliver clear, concise messaging for programs, initiatives, and organizational priorities to drive timely and accurate information flow.
Multichannel Distribution: Coordinate the distribution of communications across multiple platforms (email, presentations, intranet, webinars, etc.), ensuring messaging is consistent, timely, and tailored to diverse audiences
Leadership Communications Support: Partner with senior leaders to distribute impactful messaging for key updates, town halls, forums, global events, etc.
Stakeholder Alignment: Build effective partnerships with stakeholders across the organization to align messaging, streamline processes, and support key initiatives.
Communications Analytics: Monitor communication effectiveness, track engagement metrics, and provide feedback to improve clarity and reach.

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 Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan