Organization Design & AI Transformation Lead

Western Digital; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Western Digital is seeking an Organization Architect Lead to translate design principles into scalable tools and processes within the Organization Development function. You will own workforce planning, org design engagements, and AI-driven organizational changes at scale.

You will partner with HR leaders and business partners to deliver data-driven recommendations, develop playbooks, and standardize frameworks that guide WD’s workforce transformation strategy across enterprise functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years in org design, workforce planning, or organizational development in a complex environment.
• Hands-on experience leading org design projects including spans of control and role clarification.
• Ability to build and operationalize frameworks, tools, and playbooks.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret headcount, attrition, and capability data.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise workforce planning models identifying talent gaps and risks.
• Partner with HRBPs and finance to align headcount with strategy and growth.
• Build reporting mechanisms for leadership visibility into workforce composition and risk.
• Support design and execution of org design engagements—restructuring teams and clarifying accountabilities.
• Develop standardized org design tools and decision frameworks for WD.
• Analyze organizational health indicators and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Operationalize AI adoption practices within the OD function with playbooks and guides.
• Assess workforce implications of AI-driven changes and role evolution.
• Document AI org design learnings for scalable best practices.
• Facilitate training and coaching to build org design capability in HR partners.
• Advise on organizational effectiveness, providing structured diagnosis and recommendations.
• Coordinate with Workforce Analytics to inform design decisions.

Skills

Workforce planning

Org design

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Org Psychology/Business Administration

MBA or PhD (preferred)

Tools

OrgVue

Excel/Reporting tools

Job description

Western Digital is seeking an Organization Architect Lead to translate design principles into scalable tools and processes within the Organization Development function. You will own workforce planning, org design engagements, and AI-driven organizational changes at scale.

You will partner with HR leaders and business partners to deliver data-driven recommendations, develop playbooks, and standardize frameworks that guide WD’s workforce transformation strategy across enterprise functions.