Communications Manager-Product & Engineering

TheCommunications Manager is an embedded communications partner for WDs Product and Engineering org. You willdesign and deliver employee-facing communicationsthat keep engineers product teams and technical leaders aligned to strategy connected to culture and ready for changeoperating with speed and rigor in a complex innovation-led environment. 

Youll report to theDirector Strategic Communications Product & Engineering who owns end-to-end strategic communications for the product org (executive comms external narrative enterprise alignment).  

You operationalize and activate that strategy at the org level owning channels cadences campaigns and leader supportforthe P&E organization. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Communication Strategy & Planning 

• Build and execute theP&E internal communications strategy and calendaraligned to WDs product roadmap operating model and growth priorities. 
• Translate corporate and product strategy intoclear employee-ready narrativesfor technical audiences. 
• Own communications intake prioritization and sequencing for P&E balancing urgency impact and employee capacity to ensure clarity and reduce noise. 

Leader Advisory & Executive-Ready Content 

• Draft and ghostwrite orgwide emails updates narratives Q&As and presentations for P&E leaders often working from highlevel inputs and shaping them into clear employeeready content. 
• Coach leaders on tone clarity and cadence to strengthen credibility and trust. 

Content Creation & Writing 

• Write edit and publish highquality employeefacing content across multiple formats including orgwide emails articles newsletters messaging narratives and campaign materials. 
• Serve as a handson writer for the P&E organization with a focus on owning first drafts and final copy not just review or approvals. 
• Translate complex product engineering and operating model topics into clear engaging and accessible stories for technical and nontechnical audiences alike. 

Channel & Event Management 

• Act aseditor-in-chieffor P&E channels (e.g. SharePoint Teams newsletters) ensuring message discipline and reduced noise. 
• Maintain a consistent cadence of written communications that keeps P&E employees informed aligned and engagedbalancing clarity brevity and narrative coherence. 
• Produce project manage and run theP&E All Hands/Ask Me Anythings including content logistics delivery and follow up. 

Change & Transformation Communications 

• Lead communications for P&E change (reorgs mechanism rollouts operating model shifts) connecting thewhat/why/so whatto business outcomes. 
• Partner tightly with HR and program leads to plan sequencing and ensure a successful campaign. 
• Proactively identify emerging issues points of employee confusion or change risks within P&E; surface insights and recommendations to leaders to enable timely confident action. 

Storytelling Culture & Engagement 

• Source and elevate stories aboutproduct milestones engineering innovation and culture momentsthat show how our values come to life (Customers Results Connection Excellence Innovation).  
• Share product stories across WD to showcase innovation strengthen company-wide understanding of our roadmap and deepen connection to our mission and values. 

Measurement & Insights 

• Set targets andanalyze channel/event metrics pulse feedback and sentiment; recommend improvements that increase reach comprehension and action. 

Partnership & Governance 

• Serve as a connector betweenStrategic Comms P&E leadership HR Internal Comms and Corporate Comms and program teams to maintain alignment with WDs broader narrative mission and brand standards. 

Qualifications :

What Youll Bring 

Required 

• 8 yearsin employee/internal communications (or adjacent roles) with proven success in complex technical organizations. 
• Exceptional writing and editingskills; ability to translate engineering/product topics into clear human centered messages. 
• Demonstrated experienceplanning and executing change communicationsacross large distributed teams. 
• Strongstakeholder managementand consultative skills; confident advising senior leaders and pushing back with data and rationale. 
• Channel operations experience (SharePoint Teams/Slack newsletters town halls); strong slides/story design in PowerPoint. 
• Program/project management rigor andhigh attention to detail. 

Preferred 

• Fluency in thesoftware/hardware product lifecycle and datacenter/cloud ecosystems. 
• Familiarity withthe role data storage plays in AI. 
• Experience buildingmeasurement frameworksfor internal communications (reach engagement comprehension action). 

Additional Information :

WD 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.

WD 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.

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Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 9/2/26 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.

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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 WDs 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 WDs 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 WD 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 WD 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 WD Ethics Helpline or email .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time