Job Description
Company Description
At WD, our vision is to unleash the power and value of data. For decades, we have been at the forefront of storage innovation, which fuels our mission to be the market leader in data storage, delivering solutions for now and the future. We are committed to providing scalable, sustainable technology for the world’s hyperscalers, enterprises, and cloud providers, and delivering cutting-edge innovation that will drive the next generation of AI-driven data workloads. All that we do is powered by our people, who are united in a common purpose of creating solutions that move the world forward.
Job Description
WD is seeking an experienced Internal Communications professional who enjoys thinking “outside the box” to join our Employee Communications team. In this role, you will drive the internal communications strategy and execution for our IT organization, as well as provide internal and external communications support to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).
You will serve as a key collaborator responsible for creating and delivering communications within the IT organization, and for developing organization-wide IT communication campaigns and content. You will also support the CIO’s executive communications needs, both internally and externally. With significant transformation underway at WD – particularly within the IT organization – a strong understanding of change management communications will be essential for success in this role.
You will report to the Director of Employee Communications and work closely with IT leaders and the Executive Communications team. This hybrid role is based in San Jose, CA.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Be a trusted advisor to the CIO and IT leadership team to help drive the communications strategy and key messaging both within the IT organization and corporate-wide.
- Drive an internal and external communication strategy for the CIO that incorporates internal emails, newsletters, all-hands, as well as external speaking engagements, blogs, and social posts.
- Collaborate with IT stakeholders to source, create, or curate content that will engage and inform the global IT team.
- Develop from concept to execution a range of content designed for use in various communication materials, such as newsletters, company intranet, emails, and internal social media/ community content.
- Develop communication plans and content geared toward the IT organization that support the objectives of the organization.
- Develop communication and change management plans to help drive awareness and adoption of IT tools and programs company-wide.
- Create and lead an internal training program for IT leaders to help drive outcome-based results across the team.
- Support the global Employee Communications programs as needed (i.e., corporate-wide internal events such as company meetings, engagement events, and campaigns) to promote overall employee engagement.
- Track the effectiveness of internal communications programs and campaigns, making adjustments as needed.
Qualifications
REQUIRED
- 8-10 years of internal communications experience.
- Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field
- Excellent content development and writing skills, with a specific focus on campaigns, blog posts, video, and social media.
- Solid understanding of change management communications.
- Experience working with clients at the executive level.
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling and engaging messages for diverse audiences.
- Highly collaborative and adaptable, with the ability to build relationships and work effectively with multiple stakeholders and across different levels of the organization.
- Comfortable with technical terminology, with the ability to translate jargon into clear, succinct, and meaningful language.
- Skilled in video, podcast, or other forms of content creation to help tell employee stories.
- Familiar with Jira, Smartsheet, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar creative and project management tools.
- Curious and flexible, with the ability to think creatively.
- Effective team player, while also able to work independently.
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, is self-motivated, and can thrive under pressure
- Extensive knowledge of a variety of current social media platforms.
- Excellent problem-solving techniques.
- Strong multitasking capabilities under pressure.
- Exceptional attention to detail, time management, project management, and organizational skills.
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 person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s 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 non-discrimination 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.
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 [email protected] 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 9/20/2025 (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 employee’s 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.
If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) 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 Long-Term 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 Digital’s 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; 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; 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 Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email [email protected].
