- Partner with senior leaders, HRBPs, and hiring managers to assess and identify emerging talent needs within our APAC business teams.
- Lead the APAC regional early careers team in the strategy, planning, and execution of early careers recruiting and programs to achieve our annual team goals.
- Drive the conversion of successful interns to full-time hires to contribute to hiring needs of the company's overall talent pipeline.
- Complete a limited amount of recruiting and programming, as needed.
- Make sound cases supported by data and evidence to improve and evolve our programs.
- Partner effectively with talent acquisition peers and cross-functional partners (sourcing, compensation, HR, systems and operations teams, etc.)
- Lead a regional team of recruiters and associates, focusing on support, growth, and development.
- Be a trusted advisor for the businesses you support by understanding their emerging talent recruitment needs.
- Responsible to work with Strategy and Insights teams for data collection, analysis, and reporting on program progress, needs, and wins.
- Work across the team to ensure consistent global program content and delivery.
- Partner with the DE&I and Employee Network Groups on regional initiatives.
- Act as a leader and ambassador of our team's vision and goals.
- 8+ years of previous experience in corporate university relations or campus recruiting in APAC
- Experience leading and developing team
- Strong program management, presentation, and organizational skills
- Strong collaborator; this position will involve substantial coordination and collaboration with many different departments, teammates, and partners at multiple levels
- Excellent communication; clear, concise verbal and written skills which result in effective communication with all levels of employees.
- Results oriented, with bias to action
- Applies data to drive recommendations and decisions
- Event planning; experience coordinating events from 30 to 500 attendees
- Uses technology for efficiency
- Ethical, fair, exhibits sound thought-process and good judgment
- Encourages People, Culture, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion agendas
- Able to work autonomously and with discretion
- Able to lead and communicate effectively through ambiguity, shifting between priorities and projects seamlessly
- Proficient in business-level English reading, writing, speaking; European languages are a plus
- Desire to build and innovate
- Experience with using HRIS platforms
- Intermediate-level Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint skills
University Recruiting Leader for APAC - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Western Digital
Description
Company Description
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.
We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world's biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.
Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You'll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That's us, too.
We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital, G-Technology, SanDisk and WD brands.
Today's exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It's You & Western Digital. Together, we're the next BIG thing in data.
Job Description
The University Recruiting team at Western Digital is tasked with implementing strategies to identify, attract, and recruit high-quality and diverse university students, establishing a robust and enduring talent pipeline throughout the Asia Pacific region. As a crucial leadership figure, you will oversee all university recruiting initiatives and programs across the region, collaborating closely with diverse stakeholders within Western Digital to attract top-tier global talent from academic institutions.
Responsibilities of a University Recruiting Leader at Western Digital:
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will bring extensive recruiting experience to shape a distinct recruiting vision. As a leader, you champion Western Digital's culture, inclusion, and diversity, inspiring followership, driving impactful work, acting with integrity, and fostering inclusion in all aspects of your work.
Additional Information
Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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 poster.
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 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.
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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 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.
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