Director, Organizational Development

The Director, Organizational Development will architect Western Digital's enterprise-wide approach for Workforce Planning, Organization Design and Team Effectiveness. This role will be focused on Organizational Development where you will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, requiring expertise in organizational design principles.  You will also need to be willing to learn Strategic Workforce Planning for this role as there will be an eventual direct report running the program. 

As a key partner to senior leadership and the HR community, you'll define how we approach organizational design and workforce planning across WD then roll up your sleeves to make it happen. You'll build capability in our HRBPs while personally leading high-impact initiatives that shape how we work. 

Duties and Responsibilities  

Strategic Architecture 

• Design and implement a scalable, enterprise-wide organizational design, team effectiveness and workforce planning frameworks aligned to business objectives and growth trajectory 

• Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership, translating business strategy into organizational structure, capability requirements, and workforce implications 

• Develop predictive workforce models that identify talent gaps and risks, and future capability needs across critical roles and functions 

Framework Development & Enablement 

• Create enterprise standards, tools, and methodologies for organizational design and strategic workforce planning that can be deployed consistently across WD 

• Build organizational design and workforce planning capabilities in HR business partners and people leaders through training, coaching, and hands-on facilitation 

• Establish governance processes and decision frameworks that ensure organizational changes are data-driven and strategically sound 

Execution & Advisory 

• Partner directly with senior HR business partners to diagnose organizational effectiveness challenges and design fit-for-purpose solutions 

• Lead high-visibility organizational design projects that restructure teams, clarify accountabilities, and optimize spans of control 

• Serve as primary designer and project lead on enterprise-wide organizational development and effectiveness initiatives with significant business impact 

Data-Driven Insights 

• Partner with Workforce Analytics to translate workforce data into actionable insights on organizational health, talent distribution, and structural efficiency 

• Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms that give leaders visibility into workforce composition, turnover risk, and readiness for future needs 

• Apply evidence-based approaches to test and validate organizational design decisions before implementation