Project Manager (Talent Acquisition)

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

4d•$70,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Relocation to Bentonville, AR is required. The Project Manager (Talent Acquisition) is an execution-focused professional responsible for driving recruiting and TA projects from intake through delivery with accuracy, consistency, and strong process discipline. Partnering with hiring managers, recruiters, and People Partners, you’ll manage timelines, coordinate workstreams, and ensure recruiting deliverables land on schedule. Success is measured at the requisition, initiative, or project level—through predictable delivery, clear communication, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Strong project coordination skills: planning, timeline management, dependency tracking, and follow-through
Stakeholder management capability with clear, concise communication and proactive risk escalation
Familiarity with recruiting operations and hiring workflows (ATS, interview scheduling, approvals)
Comfort working with metrics and maintaining high data accuracy for reporting and decision-making
Process discipline and a continuous improvement mindset
Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area.
2 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition or related area.

Responsibilities

Build strong working relationships through responsiveness, follow-through, and reliable execution.
Facilitate structured intake discussions to confirm hiring needs, scope, timelines, and expectations.
Provide clear, regular status updates on hiring progress and recruiting initiatives.
Identify and escalate risks (timeline, stakeholder availability, sourcing capacity, process gaps) with mitigation recommendations.
Manage recruiting projects such as hiring waves/blitzes, pipeline build efforts, process improvements, and operational rollouts.
Create and maintain project plans with milestones, dependencies, owners, and delivery dates.
Track action items and drive follow-through across recruiting workstreams.
Document outcomes, risks, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement.
Apply foundational PM practices: planning, execution tracking, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
Coordinate execution across recruiters, hiring managers, and interview teams to deliver against defined hiring plans.
Track requisition progress against approved headcount targets and required timelines.
Monitor pipeline health; flag gaps or delays that could impact delivery.
Help prioritize recruiting work based on urgency, capacity, and business needs.
Coordinate structured interview processes aligned to defined steps, rubrics, and timelines.
Manage interview scheduling logistics and panel coordination across multiple stakeholders.
Ensure interview feedback is captured accurately and within required timelines.
Support seamless handoffs between recruiting, hiring managers, and downstream processes.
Support a positive candidate experience through timely communication, clear expectations, and efficient process flow.
Resolve scheduling conflicts and remove process delays that impact the candidate journey.
Partner with recruiters to improve transparency and consistency.
Maintain accurate ATS and recruiting system data to support reporting and project tracking.
Track recruiting KPIs (e.g., time-to-fill, time-to-offer, milestone completion) and highlight performance risks.
Follow established compliance, documentation, and approval of workflows.
Support continuous improvement of recruiting processes, tools, and operational standards.
Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment grounded in respect for individuals.
Build trust through accountability, transparency, and consistent execution.
Operate with integrity and ethical judgment.
Demonstrate a growth mindset—seeking feedback and improving how work gets done.
Embrace change, new tools, and evolving ways of working.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Live Better U (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.)