Sr. Program Manager, Sustainability Reporting and Engagement

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

We are seeking a Sr. Program Manager, Sustainability Reporting and Engagement to join our dynamic sustainability team. This individual will be responsible for developing and refining our ESG policies, project managing our annual sustainability reports, preparing disclosures for third-party ESG ratings and rankings, and supporting our regulatory compliance strategies and workstreams. The role also involves stakeholder engagement, such as engaging employees, cross-functional departments, and external communities on sustainability related work and topics.  

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of key sustainability frameworks (e.g. SASB, TCFD, GRI) and ratings (CDP, S&P CSA, MSCI, Sustainalytics), combined with technical writing capabilities and strong project management skills. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

Sustainability policies: 

• Evolve and refine our comprehensive ESG policies, including human rights policy and environmental policies.  

• Conduct benchmarking analysis and identify policy improvement opportunities.  

• Manage internal and external publication of ESG policies.  

• Integrate ESG guidelines into other company policies. 

ESG reporting and disclosure: 

• Project manage the preparation and publication of annual sustainability reports, aligning with key reporting frameworks such as GRI, TCFD, and SASB. This includes engaging internal stakeholders to gather high-quality and meaningful content, managing external consultants, drafting compelling and fit-for-purpose narratives, and driving timely delivery of the report. 

• Coordinate with ESG data owners, Internal Audit and Legal teams, and 3rd party auditors to ensure timely data submission to all ESG reports and disclosures.  

ESG ratings and rankings: 

• Help develop strategies on ESG ratings participation. 

• Prepare, analyze, and submit ESG disclosures to voluntary ratings platforms, including CDP, S&P CSA, MSCI, and other reputable rating agencies. 

• Conduct thorough reviews of ESG ratings feedback and develop action plans to address areas of improvement, enhancing overall performance in future rating cycles. 

Sustainability regulatory compliance:  

• Stay informed on the latest developments in global sustainability disclosure regulations and requirements (e.g., CSRD, California Climate Accountability Package, CSDDD, etc.).  

• Support development of compliance strategies and roadmap. 

• Support regulatory gap assessments and gap closure workstreams, such as double materiality assessment, EU taxonomy analysis, and climate risk assessment and mitigation.  

• Support compliant reporting development and submission.  

Stakeholder engagement: 

• Engage relevant teams to build WD’s position, POVs, and strategy on key ESG topics.  

• Engage ESG rating agencies to stay on top of evolving scoring rubrics and improve our scores.  

• Engage external communities to amplify WD sustainability performance. 

Required:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus.  

• Advanced certifications or qualifications in sustainability (e.g., standards, ESG certifications) are a plus. 

• 7+ years of experience in sustainability policy, reporting and disclosures, or a related field. 

• Expert level involvement in the Annual Sustainability report preparation/publication process, in a large corporation. 

• Proven expertise in key ESG frameworks (GRI, TCFD, SASB, etc.), including a strong understanding of their requirements and application in reporting. 

• Experience with voluntary ESG rating platforms such as CDP, MSCI, S&P CSA, and others, with a proven track record in preparing and submitting reports. 

Skills:

• Proven experience in developing effective ESG policies. 

• Ability to develop clear, accurate, and comprehensive narratives. 

• Knowledge of ESG ratings methodologies and how to construct responses and identify gaps relative to rating agency rubrics. 

• Demonstrated ability to instill trust and develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple functional units and external vendors, suppliers, and strategic partners. 

• Natural affinity to be reflective, to learn from challenges and demonstrate resilience. 

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple reporting deadlines and ensure timely submissions. 

Western Digital 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 person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s 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.

Western Digital 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.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 12/4/25, 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.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s 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 Western Digital’s 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 Western Digital’s 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 Western Digital 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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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