Program Manager - People Development & Communications

Company: Sandisk
Location: Milpitas
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Company Description Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape. Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality. Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward. Job Description The Program Manager, People Development & Communications is responsible for designing and delivering high-impact people development programs and internal employee communications across Global Operations. Reporting to the Sr. Manager for People Development, Culture, and Communications, this individual will collaborate with Global Operations Senior Leadership, the various Global Operations functions, HR, and Corporate Communications to ensure impactful programming and messaging across the organization. The role combines expertise in learning and development with communications, requiring strong facilitation, instructional design, and storytelling skills to influence and connect with diverse, global audiences. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: People Development & Culture Program Lifecycle Ownership: Oversee the full lifecycle of people development programs—from assessing needs and aligning stakeholders to designing, delivering, and improving learning experiences. Learning Design & Customization: Design and tailor learning experiences for technical and non-technical audiences, leveraging modern instructional design principles and digital learning tools. Facilitation & Delivery: Facilitate engaging live and virtual sessions across global teams, ensuring inclusivity and cultural relevance. Measurement & Continuous Improvement: Define and monitor success metrics for programs, analyze feedback and data, and implement improvements to maximize impact. Culture & Engagement Enablement: Support initiatives that strengthen culture and employee engagement, while furthering capabilities. Communications Communications Enablement: Ensure open channels for feedback, questions, and ideas, so all employees have access to the communications resources and platforms they need to stay informed and engaged. Communications Execution: Distribute communications for Global Operations, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with organizational goals. Messaging Development: Develop and deliver clear, concise messaging for programs, initiatives, and organizational priorities to drive timely and accurate information flow. Multichannel Distribution: Coordinate the distribution of communications across multiple platforms (email, presentations, intranet, webinars, etc.), ensuring messaging is consistent, timely, and tailored to diverse audiences Leadership Communications Support: Partner with senior leaders to distribute impactful messaging for key updates, town halls, forums, global events, etc. Stakeholder Alignment: Build effective partnerships with stakeholders across the organization to align messaging, streamline processes, and support key initiatives. Communications Analytics: Monitor communication effectiveness, track engagement metrics, and provide feedback to improve clarity and reach. Qualifications REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in HR, Communications, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred. 5 years of experience in People Development, Communications, or related roles within a global, matrixed organization. SKILLS: Proven success in independently designing and delivering learning programs and executing strategic communications plans. Strong facilitation and instructional design skills, with experience engaging diverse audiences. Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills; ability to simplify complex concepts for broad audiences. Advanced project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities independently. High cultural awareness and adaptability in a fast-paced, global environment. Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills. Proficiency with digital learning platforms (LMS), authoring tools, and analytics, including advanced Excel skills. PREFERRED:A Experience in technical, engineering, or manufacturing environments. Experience with design tools (Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, PowerPoint advanced design skills) and video editing software (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or similar, After Effect) Certification in facilitation or coaching methodologies (e.g., International Coaching Federation, PROSCI, Crucial Learning Facilitation, FranklinCovey, ATD Master Trainer, etc.) *Relocation assistance is not provided* Additional Information Sandisk 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. Sandisk 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. Sandisk 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 jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com 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 04/08/2026 (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. LI-RT1 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. You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, 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 Sandisk'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 Sandisk's 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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