Director, Talent Acquisition - Technology

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

22d•$110,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

Walmart is a people-led, tech-powered, omni channel retailer committed to helping people save money so they can live better. At Walmart Global Tech, we are building the future of retail by delivering innovative technology solutions that simplify and optimize Walmart’s operations, providing a seamless customer experience for millions of people worldwide, including for our 2.1MM associates. Guided by our Purpose and Values, Walmart is transforming our industry and leading the way in adaptive retail. Our Talent Acquisition team is transforming the way we hire and attract the world’s top technical talent. We are seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead and evolve the way we recruit and deliver a world-class hiring experience specifically focused on our technical and engineering hiring around the world. You will have the opportunity to build a specialized recruitment team focusing on some of our most critical hiring needs and influence the way Walmart hires at scale. Reporting into the Head of Talent Acquisition for Global Technology, AI, Product & Design, this leader will play a pivotal role shaping and driving the processes that will attract top-tier technical talent to Walmart Global Tech. If you are a leader who is passionate about building, transforming, and making an impact at massive scale, we’d love to talk with you. What you'll do... Strategy Development: Build and implement transformative strategies and supporting processes for technical recruiting for Walmart Global Tech. Recruitment Delivery: Lead a team of recruiters focused on building strategic talent pipelines and critical delivery for niche and emerging skill sets. Process Optimization: Reimagine and improve current recruiting processes, identify opportunities to drive efficiency and streamline processes. Leverage technology and automation wherever possible to drive consistency and eliminate unnecessary steps and provide a seamless hiring experience. Candidate Experience: Deliver a world-class experience for candidates, hiring managers, and recruiting teams at all phases of the hiring process. Change Management: Lead change management initiatives, communication, and drive adoption of new ways of working. Leadership: Manage a team of direct reports and collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure the success of recruitment initiatives. What You’ll Bring… Extensive experience in talent acquisition, particularly in complex, global, technical environments focusing on software engineering roles, and at scale. Experience recruiting for Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science roles preferred. Proficiency in process improvement methodologies. Ability to make the complex simple and bring fresh perspective to solving problems. Skilled at presenting and influencing executive leaders and scaling communications to all levels and audiences. Strong capability in using data to inform and influence decision-making processes. Experience creating baseline metrics and developing the right measures of success. Proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively. Experience working elegantly through a complex matrix, including building effective relationships with partner teams around the world. Demonstrated experience in people leadership, including building and leading high-performing teams. Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills to put the needs of the business, customers, and associates first.

Requirements

Extensive experience in talent acquisition, particularly in complex, global, technical environments focusing on software engineering roles, and at scale.
Proficiency in process improvement methodologies.
Ability to make the complex simple and bring fresh perspective to solving problems.
Skilled at presenting and influencing executive leaders and scaling communications to all levels and audiences.
Strong capability in using data to inform and influence decision-making processes.
Experience creating baseline metrics and developing the right measures of success.
Proven ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively.
Experience working elegantly through a complex matrix, including building effective relationships with partner teams around the world.
Demonstrated experience in people leadership, including building and leading high-performing teams.
Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills to put the needs of the business, customers, and associates first.
Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and 5 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
7 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or other area.
3 years’ supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science roles preferred.
Master's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field
Professional in Human Resources certification

Responsibilities

Strategy Development: Build and implement transformative strategies and supporting processes for technical recruiting for Walmart Global Tech.
Recruitment Delivery: Lead a team of recruiters focused on building strategic talent pipelines and critical delivery for niche and emerging skill sets.
Process Optimization: Reimagine and improve current recruiting processes, identify opportunities to drive efficiency and streamline processes. Leverage technology and automation wherever possible to drive consistency and eliminate unnecessary steps and provide a seamless hiring experience.
Candidate Experience: Deliver a world-class experience for candidates, hiring managers, and recruiting teams at all phases of the hiring process.
Change Management: Lead change management initiatives, communication, and drive adoption of new ways of working.
Leadership: Manage a team of direct reports and collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure the success of recruitment initiatives.