Senior Director, Talent Acquisition - Military Programs

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

3d•$130,000 - $260,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director, Talent Acquisition - Military Programs is responsible for leading Walmart’s enterprise-wide military and veteran talent strategy, programs, partnerships, and initiatives designed to attract, develop, transition, retain, and advance military-connected talent across Walmart and Sam’s Club. This role drives strategic alignment between business priorities, workforce planning, veteran hiring initiatives, military spouse employment programs, leadership development, and external military community engagement. This leader serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and collaborates cross-functionally across Global People, Operations, Corporate Affairs, and Business Units to further strengthen Walmart’s position as an employer of choice for veterans, transitioning service members, reservists, National Guard members, and military spouses.

Requirements

Respect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities builds the talent pipeline fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best talent
Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and cross functionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action
Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity sustainability community and integrity e.g. creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers driving local giving efforts
Act with Integrity: Ensures that teams follow the law our code of conduct and company policies promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and models our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action and enables others to do the same holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values
Act with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble self-aware
Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omni merchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members
Serve our Customers and Members: Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customer/member insights and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies
Strive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions and fosters an environment that supports learning innovation learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks
Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements supervises the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart’s business model
Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and 6 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
8 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
4 years’ supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Masters: Business, Masters: Human Resources
Human Resources - Professional HR (PHR) CERTIFICATION - Certification

Responsibilities

Leads Walmart’s enterprise military talent and veteran engagement strategy by aligning workforce priorities with recruiting, retention, leadership development, and associate engagement initiatives.
Advises executive leadership on military workforce trends, labor market opportunities, and veteran talent pipelines while establishing measurable success metrics and scalable programs that support transitioning service members, military spouses, Guard and Reserve associates, and veterans across the organization.
Represents Walmart externally as a military-ready employer and industry leader through strategic partnerships, workforce initiatives, and executive stakeholder engagement.
Develops programs and leadership strategies that improve the experience, engagement, retention, and advancement of military-connected associates.
Leads mentorship, career mobility, leadership readiness, and succession planning initiatives while fostering a culture where veterans and military spouses feel supported and empowered to succeed.
Uses workforce analytics, dashboards, executive reporting, and industry benchmarks to evaluate program effectiveness, influence enterprise decision-making, and continuously further Walmart’s military and veteran workforce strategy.