Data Scientist - People Analytics

**Overview:**

Western Digital is seeking a Data Scientist - People Analytics to join our team! As a key partner to senior leaders and HR business partners, you will use your analytical skills to drive business insights and inform strategic decisions. This is an exceptional opportunity to build a career in people analytics and contribute to the success of our global organization. **Responsibilities:**

• Serve as the primary analytics partner to HR and business leaders, understanding their challenges and translating them into analytical solutions. * Provide insights and recommendations that inform decisions on talent strategy, workforce planning, retention, and employee experience. * Build strong relationships with HRBPs, COEs, and leadership teams to ensure alignment on priorities. * Develop dashboards, reports, and analyses on workforce metrics (e.g., attrition, DEI, engagement, recruiting, performance). * Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights with strong storytelling and visualization. * Deliver executive-ready materials that connect people data to business outcomes. **Qualifications:**
• REQUIRED:

+ Education: Bachelor's or Master's in HR, Business, Data Analytics, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Statistics, or a related field. + Experience: 6+ years of experience in People Analytics, HR Analytics, Workforce Planning, or related fields. * SKILLS:

+ Technical Skills: Strong expertise in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Workday People Analytics, Visier). Advanced Excel, SQL, or Python/R for data analysis preferred. + Business & Consulting Skills: Exceptional ability to translate data into business insights and recommendations. Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and storytelling skills. **Benefits:**

• Competitive salary range
• 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, and more
• Opportunities for bonuses and equity awards
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit benefits
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity