About the team:
Our team leads Walmart’s strategic partnerships with technology and intellectual property leaders that enhance entertainment experiences across connected-device platforms like VIZIO and onn. We manage collaborations involving audio and video technologies, DRM, metadata, content discovery, connectivity, software licensing, and open-source ecosystems. Partnering with industry leaders such as Dolby, Google, and Microsoft, we negotiate complex agreements, drive certification and compliance, influence technology roadmaps, and identify opportunities to optimize cost and flexibility. Our efforts deliver innovative customer experiences and create long-term competitive advantages within Walmart’s connected entertainment ecosystem.What you'll do...
- Lead strategic partnerships with Dolby, DTS/Xperi, Google, Microsoft, Gracenote, and other technology ecosystem partners supporting Walmart’s connected entertainment platforms.
- Negotiate licensing, commercial, and technology agreements while driving certification, compliance, and product roadmap initiatives.
- Manage partner escalations, technology deployments, and cross-functional execution across Product, Engineering, Legal, and Finance.
- Identify opportunities to optimize costs, improve platform flexibility, mitigate risk, and strengthen long-term competitive advantage.
- Deliver scalable customer experiences and innovative solutions aligned with Walmart’s values and business objectives.
What you'll bring:
- Extensive experience leading complex IP licensing, and technology partner negotiations.
- Proven success in developing and managing strategic relationships with global technology partners and industry organizations in the Streaming media industry.
- Strong commercial, contractual, and financial acumen with the ability to structure and negotiate mutually beneficial agreements.
- Experience influencing product roadmaps, certification programs, and cross-functional technology initiatives.
- Ability to lead through ambiguity, drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Operations, and deliver innovative, customer-focused outcomes at scale.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, or related field and 3 years’ experience in business development, market development, product development, or relevant area OR 5 years’ experience in business development, market development, product development, or related area.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Experience in sales., Master’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, or related field, Supervisory experience, Working with cross-functional teamsPrimary Location...35 Tesla, Irvine, CA 92618-4603, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, or a related field and 3 years of experience in business development, market development, product development, or a relevant area; alternatively, 5 years of related experience
- Experience in sales
- Master's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field
- Supervisory experience
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
Walmart Global Tech Insights
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
