Director, Project Management (Capital Projects PMO & Design Governance)
About The Position
The Director will lead Walmart Corporate Real Estate’s Capital Projects PMO and Design Governance, providing portfolio-level governance and oversight across U.S. capital projects. The role establishes consistent processes, visibility, and accountability from project intake through execution and leads design governance in partnership with Design, Construction, Finance, and other stakeholders. The position oversees project and portfolio governance across intake, stage gates, controls, reporting, decisions, escalations, risks, dependencies, scope, schedule, budget, and quality. It partners with Finance on capital planning, forecasting, approvals, and financial reporting; leads design governance activities; stewards cross-functional projects through execution; and manages external project and design partners. The Director communicates portfolio status, risks, and decisions to executive stakeholders. The Corporate Real Estate team delivers workplace experiences and environments that support Walmart associates and business goals. It manages a portfolio of spaces, drives transformative projects, and establishes workplace standards enterprise-wide.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Real Estate, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate real estate, workplace strategy, design, architecture, construction, capital project delivery, program management, or a related field.
- Proven experience leading complex, multi-site capital programs and PMOs in large, matrixed organizations, including governance, controls, reporting, and executive decision support.
- Financial acumen overseeing $50M+ capital budgets.
- Strong design fluency across architecture, workplace design, feasibility, standards, reviews, and external partners.
- Ability to balance design intent, user experience, constructability, scope, cost, schedule, and standards while influencing decisions, driving accountability, and managing stakeholders.
- Minimum qualifications also specify a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field and 5 years’ experience in business, operations, analytics, or a related area, or 7 years’ experience in those areas.
- 3 years’ supervisory experience.
- 4 years’ project management experience.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree.
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- Project Management Certification.
- Six Sigma certification.
- Experience managing small or medium scale change initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead the centralized Corporate Real Estate Capital Projects PMO, providing governance and oversight across the U.S. capital portfolio.
- Establish project and portfolio governance across intake, stage gates, controls, reporting, decisions, escalations, risks, dependencies, scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
- Partner with Finance on capital planning, forecasting, approvals, and financial reporting.
- Lead design governance, including feasibility, Design Forum, standards, reviews, approvals, exceptions, and early-stage design activities.
- Steward cross-functional projects through execution, driving alignment and accountability across Design, Construction, and business partners.
- Manage external project, architecture, design, engineering, and consulting partners.
- Communicate portfolio status, risks, and decisions to executive stakeholders.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid by Walmart for eligible programs.
- Stock may be included as additional compensation for certain positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
