Senior Compensation Partner

Summary

Join Western Digital's fast-paced Compensation team as a Senior Compensation Partner. You will provide compensation guidance to internal clients, collaborate on compensation initiatives, and administer compensation programs. This role requires strong analytical skills, financial modeling expertise, and experience with global compensation principles. You will analyze data, participate in salary surveys, and make recommendations on compensation strategies. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, possesses excellent communication skills, and understands global workplace trends. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus equivalent work experience and relevant qualifications; CCP preferred
• Proven experience working in a global environment and partnering across countries and regions to achieve results in a fast moving, dynamic environment preferably within high-tech or manufacturing industries
• Advanced proficiency working with Microsoft Suite and good familiarity in Workday HCM and Advanced Compensation module
• Strong understanding of global compensation principles, general industry practices, regulations, and both historical and current market trends
• Extensive work experience in base pay, short term incentives, equity programs, and work experience in sales and executive compensation
• Working knowledge of high-tech surveys such as Aon Radford
• Self-starter and have the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines and large-scale projects
• Demonstrated ability to act with discretion, confidentiality, and good judgment
• Required to conduct business with the highest legal and ethical standards
• Ability to lead global compensation projects
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to align compensation goals to the needs of the business
• Must have effective decision-making/critical thinking skills and be creative and results oriented
• Analytical mindset and ability to manage large, complex data sets

Responsibilities

• Carry out complex analysis assignments involving the development, implementation and administration of broad-based and executive compensation
• Evaluate jobs using standard job evaluation techniques; determine grades and support the development and modeling of salary ranges
• Manage focal reviews such as merit, short term and long-term incentive processes from inception to completion. Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure data and system readiness to deliver such processes
• Manage the administration of our global LTI compensation programs including time-based equity (RSUs) and cash plans, vesting schedules, award agreements, and equity plan governance. Collaborate with finance, stock administration, and other departments to ensure seamless integration and alignment of LTI programs with company policies and objectives
• On-going evaluation of the effectiveness of existing global compensation program design and guidelines
• Utilize survey management tool to effectively administer global compensation programs
• Participate in salary surveys conducted by third parties
• Remain current on all personnel policies, programs and practices and stay informed of new (and pending) laws and regulations
• Act as internal consultant/advisor to managers and other HR staff. Make recommendations to managers and HR Business Partners on all compensation issues; and interpret local, state, and federal laws regulating compensation practices
• Create materials to effectively communicate compensation programs, policies and practices to employees and leaders
• Conduct market and best practice research to formulate and support compensation recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

Workday experience

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 Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance
• Annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents
• RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards