Program Manager, Sustainability Communications & Engagement

Job Description

Location:

San Jose, CA
Department:
Corporate Sustainability

Reports To:

Director, Sustainability Disclosure

Job Type: Full-Time

We are seeking a sustainability communications and employee engagement expert to join our corporate sustainability team. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing ESG communication strategies that amplify stakeholder value, engaging employees to drive change management through strategic activities and events, and designing programs to embed sustainability into key business functions and decisions.

The ideal candidate will be an expert communicator with deep understanding of ESG frameworks, concepts, and change theories, combined with strong capabilities to engage employees and influence cross-functional groups without direct authority.

• Develop and implement robust communication strategies that build trust, drive engagement, and enhance reputation.
• Collaborate with Marketing, PR, and Comms to develop timely, meaningful and high-quality assets, including blogs, press releases, white papers, and thought leadership articles.
• Develop resources and templates to enable Sales and support customer-facing sustainability communications.
• Manage, maintain, and update content and resources on WD sustainability websites.
• Support development of sustainability program decks, presentations, and artifacts.
• Drive strategy, programming, and narratives for sustainability efforts at key industry conferences and company events.

• Organize events and activities to engage and mobilize employees for sustainability causes.
• Design employee-facing sustainability training and education programs, driving high participation rates and concrete actions.
• Create and promote employee-facing sustainability resources, including playbooks, toolkits, and how-to-guides.
• Establish a sustainability-focused Employee Resource Group (ERG) and relevant charter to help educate and engage the broader organization.

• Build strong relationships with sustainability champions in all business functions.
• Engage all functions to identify and incubate ESG-related change management opportunities, establish business cases, and develop meaningful and actionable commitments and KPIs in alignment with business goals and values.
• Track, quantify, and communicate the value and impacts of sustainability initiatives.
• Integrate sustainability commitments and KPIs into relevant teams' annual planning and goal setting processes.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, environmental science, sustainability, or a related field. A Master's degree is a plus.

Experience and skills:

• 7+ years of experience in ESG communication and engagement.
• Sustainability domain knowledge and expertise (climate, environment, water, circularity, etc.)
• Proven record in developing effective communication strategies and generating high impact content and stories for all key audiences.
• Experience in sustainability training design and technical writing.
• Experience in mobilizing a big group of employees and organizing sustainability activities.
• Experience in developing business cases and driving change management efforts.
• Excellent project management skills, and ability to execute in a complex, fast-paced large corporate environment.
• Natural affinity to be reflective, to learn from challenges, and demonstrate resilience.
• Highly motivated, self-starter, results-oriented with the ability to work on multiple deliverables at the same time and drive projects to completion.

• Be part of a leading organization dedicated to making a positive impact on the world through sustainable practices.
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values innovation, sustainability, and personal growth.
• Competitive compensation package and benefits.

Western Digital is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate…