Western Digital · 1 week ago
G&A Recruiter (Sales, Marketing, HR, Corporate Functions)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expWestern Digital is a global technology company focused on data storage solutions. The G&A Recruiter will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, driving full-cycle recruitment and talent strategy while partnering with executives to enhance hiring practices across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a consultative talent advisor to HR, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Functions, and ELT stakeholders
Educate leaders on hiring trends, market intelligence, competitive insights, and future-of-work capabilities
Influence and guide stakeholders toward best-practice recruiting processes, ensuring a consistent, high-quality candidate experience
Provide insights from LinkedIn Talent Insights, Compete dashboards, and market mapping to inform strategic workforce decisions
Lead end-to-end recruiting for Sales, Marketing, HRBP/COE, and other G&A roles
Drive rigorous intake/kickoff meetings, structured process management, candidate evaluation, and offer negotiation
Ensure strong funnel discipline and a data-driven approach to quality of hire
Build, nurture, and manage proactive talent pipelines for critical and future-facing roles
Utilize expert-level knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Insights, and AI-enabled sourcing tools to surface high-caliber talent
Apply advanced Boolean search, persona-based sourcing, and competitive mapping strategies
Certified or highly experienced in VBI (Value Based Interviewing) and BBI (Behavior Based Interviewing) methodologies
Experienced in facilitating and coaching leaders on Case Study assessments, including panel interview design and evaluation calibration
Train hiring teams on structured interviewing, bias mitigation, and consistent evaluation standards
Leverage modern AI tools, prompts, and sourcing automations to increase recruiter efficiency and quality of hire
Stay up to date with emerging recruiting technologies, competitive platforms, and talent intelligence tools
Coach ELT and hiring managers on how AI is transforming talent markets and what skillsets will matter most over the next 3–5 years
Deliver a high-touch, transparent candidate journey from first contact through offer acceptance
Maintain strong relationships with leaders, HRBPs, and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment on priorities
Represent WD as a brand ambassador to the external talent market
Qualification
Required
7–10+ years of recruiting experience, with at least 4+ years supporting Sales, Marketing, and HR roles (enterprise or global scale preferred)
Deep expertise with LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights, and advanced Boolean sourcing; certifications strongly preferred
Strong understanding of modern recruiting technologies, including AI sourcing tools, prompt engineering, talent intelligence platforms, and CRM automations
Demonstrated ability to partner with executives and influence senior-level decision-makers
Proven experience building and sustaining long-term pipelines for high-impact G&A roles
Hands-on experience with VBI, BBI, structured interview techniques, and/or case study facilitation
Excellent communication, storytelling, and relationship-building skills
Strong business acumen and ability to understand organizational capability needs
Preferred
Experience in a global, matrixed technology company
Exposure to Sales enablement, marketing analytics, modern HR technologies, or digital transformation
Ability to translate talent trends into practical workforce planning insights
Certification in industry-standard interviewing or assessment frameworks (VBI, BBI, Hogan, Gallup, etc.)
Benefits
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
Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
Company
Western Digital
Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$901.37M2023-10-31Post Ipo Debt· $1.37M
2023-01-31Post Ipo Equity· $900M
2015-09-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Sesh Tirumala
SVP, CIO
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Alvin B. Phillips
Founder
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