Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Join Walmart's Data Ventures team as a Staff Technical Program Manager, where you'll lead complex, cross-functional initiatives that leverage data to drive strategic insights and enhance retail performance. In this role, you'll collaborate with stakeholders to optimize purchasing behavior analysis and empower teams to harness data-driven insights for impactful decision-making and business growth.
About Team:
We at Walmart are fully committed to leading the business side of technology – how we operate, measure success, and implement solutions. Our team focuses on strategic portfolio acceleration, cross-segment tech enablement, tech talent experience (TTX), portfolio foundations, and technology business operations.
What you'll do:
Staff Technical Program Manager - Data Ventures role at Walmart:
Program Leadership: Architect and manage large-scale, cross-functional technical programs to ensure alignment with business goals and successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
Project Lifecycle Management: Oversee projects from conception to completion, defining project scope, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and ensure commitment across cross-functional teams for program success.
Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks and dependencies across various workstreams, driving proactive solutions and issue resolution.
Executive Communication: Craft and deliver compelling presentations to senior leadership, clearly articulating program updates, strategic recommendations, and technical concepts.
What you'll bring:
The top qualities, skills, or capabilities that would make someone successful in the Staff Technical Program Manager role at Walmart:
Strong Leadership Skills: Ability to architect and manage large-scale programs, guiding cross-functional teams to align with business goals and drive successful outcomes.
Excellent Communication: Proficiency in conveying complex technical concepts clearly to senior leadership and building strong relationships with stakeholders.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong analytical skills to identify, assess, and mitigate risks and blockers, driving proactive solutions in complex environments.
Agile Project Management: Expertise in Agile methodologies and project management tools to effectively oversee the project lifecycle from conception to completion.
Technical Acumen: Solid understanding of data-driven systems, software architectures, and familiarity with data governance and compliance requirements.
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.
Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned
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.
Sunnyvale, California US-04397:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09413:The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• Option 2: 7 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Certification in Project Management., Master’s degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 3 years’ experience in product design., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...
680 West California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4834, United States of America
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.
