Executive Administrative Assistant - Human Resources

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic, driven, and organized Executive Assistant (EA) to support two HR Vice Presidents - VP, Total Rewards and VP, Talent Development & Inclusion at WD. In this role, you will be trusted to work with the highest level of confidentiality, understanding the needs of each Executive while carefully balancing relationship building across the business. You will need to be organized and innovative, while thriving in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment. A can-do attitude and willingness to pitch in and help others is essential to your success. You will need strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities. Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to maintain the utmost level of professionalism, are required at all times. The ability to take initiative and to work both independently and as part of a team is vital. Supporting Executives for a company spread across the globe, you will need to be flexible with working hours, and strong self-time management will be necessary. Responsibilities Calendar Management: Ensure each Executive's time is well organized and used to best support the goals of Human Resources and the broader company. Proactively identify and resolve scheduling conflicts. Meeting Planning and Organization: Support the planning and organizing of internal and external meetings, team off-sites, leadership forums, team connects , country visits, and other key gatherings. Manage logistics from end-to-end. General Inquiries: Serve as the first point of contact for inquiries directed to the VPs. Triage and route routine matters to appropriate parties, ensuring timely and professional responses. Correspondence and Approvals: Act as a proxy for communications and approvals where applicable, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks while maintaining the Executives' voice and intent. Tool Management: Manage expense reports, Statements of Work (SOWs), and Purchase Orders (POs). Develop proficiency with WD's internal tools, including Microsoft 365, Copilot, SharePoint, and other enterprise platforms. Briefing Documents: Prepare and manage briefing documents for key internal and external meetings. Create comprehensive briefing packets for business trips, including agendas, background materials, and logistics. Travel Management: Manage all Executive travel needs, including planning optimum travel arrangements, coordinating itineraries, and resolving travel disruptions as they arise. Special Projects: Partner with the Executives and the broader HR team on special projects and strategic initiatives as needed. Community Building: Build and nurture the necessary networks to further your own professional development, and to support peer administrators and the broader HR team across the business. Required: Demonstrated experience supporting one or more Vice Presidents (or equivalent) at a large company. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, and SharePoint Highly organized, resourceful, and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously Ability to work independently and unsupervised with minimal direction Utmost integrity, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive and confidential information Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels of the organization Excellent time management skills with a demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively under pressure Collaborative team player with the ability to work across multiple departments and geographies Preferred: Experience supporting HR or People functions at a global technology company Familiarity with AI productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, or equivalent) Experience mentoring or guiding other administrative professionals All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. WD 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 . WD 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. WD 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. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 11/30/2026 (3 months from posting), 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 WD’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 WD'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 WD 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. Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email . WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide. This isn’t theoretical work. It’s real systems, at real scale, people solving some of the hardest challenges in technology today. We’re looking for people who want to build, solve, and operate at that level. Join us and let’s shape the future of data.