(USA) Senior Director, Technical Program Management

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director, Technical Program Management, will lead the business transformation of Walmart’s future assortment and space experience. This leader will translate merchandising strategy into executable capabilities, orchestrate complex programs across Merchandising, Product, Technology, and Data Science, and connect work across organizational boundaries. The role requires a strong understanding of merchandising, exceptional cross-functional leadership, and the ability to turn ambiguity into clear direction. This leader will shape how AI, automation, and emerging capabilities come together to simplify merchant work and deliver a connected experience from strategy through execution. Our team is reimagining how Walmart merchants make assortment and space decisions. We are building a simpler, connected, AI-powered merchandising experience that combines merchant judgment with the power of data and technology. Our work spans strategy, merchant intent, AI-assisted assortment design, conversational merchandising, and modular automation, while connecting with enterprise capabilities such as item setup, supplier collaboration, pricing, and inventory execution. Our ambition is simple: eliminate disconnected and manual work so merchants can spend more time making the strategic decisions that differentiate Walmart and create value for our customers.

Requirements

• Deep merchandising or retail experience with a strong understanding of assortment, space, and the merchant decision-making process.
• Proven experience leading large-scale business or technology transformation across complex, cross-functional organizations.
• Ability to translate between business and technology—turning ambiguous problems into clear strategies, requirements, and executable plans.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to connect individual capabilities into a cohesive end-to-end experience.
• Exceptional influence and communication skills, with experience aligning senior leaders and teams with competing priorities.
• Curiosity and fluency in AI, automation, data, and emerging technologies.
• A strong people leader who develops talent, creates clarity, and builds teams that thrive in ambiguity.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 8 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• OR 10 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in Project Management.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 6 years’ experience in product design.
• Supervisory experience.
• Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and joining us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead the transformation of Walmart’s future assortment and space experience, turning strategic vision into executable priorities and capabilities.
• Orchestrate complex, cross-functional work across Merchandising, Product, Technology, and Data Science from strategy through delivery and adoption.
• Translate merchant needs and business problems into clear requirements, priorities, and scalable solutions.
• Connect capabilities across organizational boundaries to create a seamless end-to-end merchant experience and eliminate manual handoffs.
• Establish strong operating rhythms, measures of success, and governance to accelerate decisions, manage dependencies, and drive accountability.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team while building strong partnerships across the enterprise.

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 leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director