Western Digital · 12 hours ago
Program Manager, Early Career Talent
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expWestern Digital is a technology company focused on innovation and problem-solving. They are seeking a Program Manager for Early Career Programs to execute and enhance their internship and early career initiatives, ensuring programs are engaging, inclusive, and aligned with business priorities.
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Responsibilities
Execute and enhance global internship and early career program frameworks—bringing established strategies to life through exceptional delivery and continuous improvement
Deliver structured, inclusive, and scalable experiences for interns and early career hires, ensuring programs are engaging, impactful, and aligned with business priorities
Develop curricula focused on professional skills, leadership foundations, business acumen, and career readiness
Support and enhance rotational programs, ensuring consistency, clarity, and strong developmental outcomes
Ensure alignment of early career programs with business priorities and workforce planning needs
End-to-end execution of early career and internship programs, including onboarding, orientation, events, learning sessions, etc
Assist with program operations and logistics, including event planning, speaker coordination, vendor management, scheduling, & budgets
Serve as primary liaison between interns and managers, ensuring clear communication and support
Track program participants progress, engagement, and performance
Prepare and deliver presentations, program updates, and data-driven insights
Partnering with OD & Learning to ensure early career hires receive the right skill development and building tools and resources to strengthen coaching and performance management
Partner with marketing to build a compelling early career program brand, promotional strategy, and on campus presence
Ensure consistent and effective communications with interns, early career hires, managers, speakers, and business leaders
Lead and facilitate live sessions, workshops, and events
Serve as an engaging and motivational presenter who can connect with a diverse early career audience
Create a high-energy, inclusive environment that fosters belonging, growth, learning, connection and development
Qualification
Required
Minimum 3+ years of program management experience in early career, internship, university relations, or related talent programs
Proven experience designing and executing onboarding, learning programs, or large scale events
Strong program management skills, including planning, execution, stakeholder management, and measurement
Experience working cross-functionally with recruiting, learning, communications, and business leaders
Comfort with public speaking, facilitation, and presenting to large groups and executives
Willingness and flexibility to travel as needed
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
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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