Principal Inclusion Partner

The Principal Inclusion Partner is a key strategic leader responsible for developing driving and scaling the companys inclusion strategy across our fast-paced global organization. This role partners deeply with leaders managers and employee resource groups to build an inclusive culture that brings our values: Customers Results Innovation Connection & Excellence to life with the opportunity to partner in creating a workplace where all employees feel respected supported and connected. The ideal candidate blends vision operational excellence and the ability to execute programs that meaningfully impact employee experience engagement and belonging.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Inclusion Partnering& Leadership

•  Develop and execute a multi-year inclusion strategy roadmap aligned with the companys business goals and values.
• Partner with senior leadership to embed inclusion into organizational priorities talent practices and day-to-day operations.
• Serve as a thought leader and subject matter expert in inclusive leadership practices and creating safe work environments to enable belonging and cultural intelligence.
• Use data analytics and employee sentiment to diagnose needs and shape ongoing strategy.

Programs & Initiatives

• Lead the evolution and governance of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) ensuring they have clear charters goals and executive sponsorship.
• In partnership with ERGs develop programming aligned with key cultural moments observances and heritage months.
• Build scalable practices that support employee engagement and leadership development through an inclusion lens.
• Design and manage enterprise-wide inclusion programs including trainings workshops leadership development and cultural initiatives.
• Partner with Learning and Development team to design and facilitate learning sessions focused on building inclusive teams cross-cultural awareness and bias mitigating 

Consultation & Enablement

• Advise leaders managers and HR Business Partners on inclusion-related workforce concerns change management and policy design.
• Partner with business leaders and HRBPs to embed D&I principles into employee lifecycle including within talent acquisition retention performance management and career development
• Coach leaders on creating inclusive environments facilitating dialogue and building psychological safety within teams.

Training & Education

• Partner with Talent Development to integrate inclusive topics and practices into management and leadership programs.
• Evaluate impact and adjust training content for continuous improvement.

Compliance Risk & Best Practices

• Monitor evolving legal and regulatory requirements related to inclusion and belonging (state and federal) ensuring company practices remain compliant.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends benchmarks and best-in-class inclusion frameworks.
• Ensure inclusion efforts are aligned with the companys values and risk profile.

Qualifications :

REQUIRED

• 7 years of experience in inclusion diversity employee engagement organizational development learning & development or related HR fields.
• Demonstrated experience developing and leading inclusion strategies in a large culturally diverse organization.
• Strong program management skills with the ability to lead large-scale initiatives from concept to execution.
• Exceptional communication facilitation and relationship-building abilities.
• Skill in interpreting data and translating insights into action.
• Ability to influence without authority across all levels of the organization.

PREFERRED

• Experience supporting global workforces.
• Background working with ERGs or affinity groups.
• Experience with People Analytics tools employee listening platforms or advanced data reporting.
• Relevant DEI certifications or continuing education (e.g. Cornell SHRM UC programsoptional not required).

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 persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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 to advise us of your accommodation 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 02/26/2026 (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.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employees 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 Digitals 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 Digitals 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 Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys 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 .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time