What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Talent Acquisition Operations position at Western Digital?

The Global Talent Acquisition team at Western Digital is looking for a Director Talent Acquisition Operations who will lead the Operations and Coordination teams as well as oversee the Budget and Employee Referral programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Translate business requirements into technical capabilities to enable successful hiring.
Provide subject matter expertise in Talent Acquisition (TA) operations empowering hiring teams and managing the full TA lifecycle across systems.
Design and implement global best practices and workflows ensuring teams are equipped with effective tools for hiring and onboarding.
Ensure compliance across regions understanding local labor laws and recruitment nuances.
Oversee training and change management to adapt to new technologies market conditions and organizational changes.
Lead and mentor a global team of TA Specialists Coordinators and Operations Support fostering collaboration high performance and innovation.
Manage candidate experience to ensure a seamless recruitment process across multiple countries and regions.
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders (senior executives hiring managers HR partners) to align recruitment efforts with business goals.
Manage Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other TA tools at a global scale.
Optimize recruitment workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness in highvolume or complex environments.
Maintain a strong understanding of global employment laws immigration policies and compliance regulations to ensure legal adherence.
Manage talent acquisition budgets vendor contracts and resource allocation effectively.
Use data and metrics to drive process improvements enhance hiring efficiency and improve candidate experiences. Apply analytics to measure success and adjust strategies as needed.

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree or equivalent

810 years of experience in HR / or TA Operations with a minimum of 3 years management experience

3 years of experience in talent acquisition

Proven ability to mentor coach and develop others

Demonstrated experience developing strong collaborative relationships

Ability to effectively influence calibrate and communicate crossfunctionally

Strong interpersonal and consultative skills

Experience working with an ATS

Ability to identify and resolve issues independently will take initiative solid sense of accountability and sound personal judgment

Excellent customer service and bias for action

Additional Information :

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race color ancestry religion (including religious dress and grooming standards) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender (including a persons gender identity gender expression and genderrelated appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons assigned sex at birth) age national origin sexual orientation medical condition marital status (including domestic partnership status) physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information protected medical and family care leave Civil Air Patrol status military and veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our nondiscrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights : Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here : Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 01 / 09 / 2025 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

An employees pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills ability knowledge of the job; (3) performance contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.

The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California Colorado New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.

You will be eligible to participate in Western Digitals ShortTerm Incentive (STI) Plan which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance you may be eligible to participate in our annual LongTerm 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 Western Digitals Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical / dental / vision insurance; life accident and disability insurance; taxadvantaged 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 and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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