Director, Project Management (Capital Projects PMO & Design Governance)

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

About The Position

The Director, Project Management will lead Walmart Corporate Real Estate’s centralized Capital Projects PMO and Design Governance, providing portfolio-level governance and oversight across the U.S. capital projects portfolio. The role establishes consistent processes, visibility, and accountability from project intake through execution, and stewards projects through design development, approvals, and delivery in partnership with Design, Construction, Finance, and other 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. This role helps shape workplace environments that foster collaboration, innovation, and growth. The position requires extensive experience in corporate real estate or related fields, leadership of complex capital programs and PMOs in large, matrixed organizations, financial oversight of capital budgets, and fluency across design and project delivery. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required in the position summary; an advanced degree is preferred. The listed minimum qualifications also specify a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field plus relevant experience, or seven years of relevant experience, along with supervisory and project management experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Real Estate, or a related field; the listed minimum qualifications also specify a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field, or seven years of relevant experience in lieu of the degree-and-experience pathway.
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 capital budgets of $50 million or more.
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 list either a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field and five years’ experience in business, operations, analytics, or a related area, or seven years’ experience in those areas.
Three years of supervisory experience.
Four years of project management experience.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.
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 and provide governance and oversight across the U.S. capital portfolio.
Establish project and portfolio governance for 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 leave, 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 for eligible programs.
Additional compensation for certain positions may include stock.