Talent Program Manager

Company Description At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, weu2019ve been doing just thatu2014our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digitalu00ae, WDu00ae, WD_BLACKu2122, and Sandisku00ae Professional Brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the worldu2019s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Todayu2019s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Job Description The Program Manager for Early Career Programs (University Recruiting Team) will be a motivated and detail-oriented professional who plays a critical role in bringing our global early career strategy to life. Partnering closely with the Senior Manager of Global Programs, youu2019ll help execute and enhance our internship and early career initiativesu2014designing engaging experiences, managing operations, and ensuring programs are inclusive, impactful, and aligned with business priorities. As an Early Career Talent Program Manager, you will own delivering and optimizing the full lifecycle of early career programsu2014bringing our global strategy to life through exceptional execution. Youu2019ll manage onboarding, orientation, engagement activities, skill development, and offboarding, while continuously improving processes to create a seamless and impactful experience. In this role, youu2019ll collaborate with teams across Recruiting, Organizational Development & Learning, Talent Insights, Marketing & Communications, and business leaders to ensure every program is engaging, inclusive, and aligned with organizational goals. Success in this role requires a balance of operational excellence, stakeholder partnership, and hands-on execution. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Program Strategy & Design + Execute and enhance global internship and early career program frameworksu2014bringing 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 Program Execution & Operations + 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 Engagement, Facilitation, and Communications + 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 Qualifications Required: + Minimum 5+ 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 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 personu2019s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the personu2019s 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

Created: 2026-02-11