Senior Director, Technical Program Management
About The Position
The Sr. Director TPM, Marketplace Tech & AI Strategy supports execution of one of Walmart’s top five strategic initiatives, driving Marketplace technology strategy and AI transformation across a rapidly expanding international business. This role owns the operating cadence for large-scale cross-functional programs spanning global platform integration, portfolio governance, AI transformation, strategic external partnerships, internal dependency management, analytics, and organizational change. The remit directly impacts more than 1,500 associates across the Global Marketplace Platform organization and 500+ associates across Global Tech supporting Marketplace initiatives. The leader aligns business and technology priorities across engineering, product, data science, and operations teams, ensuring execution against complex, multi-year initiatives. Key stakeholders include Product, Business, and broader growth tech leadership team. Success in this role requires strong technical program leadership, executive influence, and the ability to scale operating models, decision-making, and transformation programs across a global Marketplace organization.
Requirements
- 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.
- 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 in creating accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise-wide platform integration initiatives to drive architecture consolidation, platform standardization, and capability maturity alignment across global technology stacks. Partner with engineering leadership to accelerate modernization and enable scalable execution of the unified global product roadmap.
- Lead org-wide dependency management, cross-functional execution, and operational alignment across engineering organizations and external integration partners across global markets. Drive roadmap coordination, escalation management, and evaluation of emerging technology partners to improve delivery execution and operational transparency across global markets.
- Lead platform analytics, organizational metrics, and executive operating mechanisms across the engineering organization. Own WBRs, MBRs, QBRs, KPI governance, and OKR definition and tracking to improve execution visibility, operational alignment, and data-driven decision-making at scale.
- Lead organizational change management and communication initiatives supporting engineering transformation programs. Drive executive communications, All Hands, leadership updates, internal newsletters, pulse surveys, and adoption initiatives to improve organizational alignment, communication effectiveness, and execution readiness across platform modernization, AI transformation, and operating model changes.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing systemic engineering friction and improving execution effectiveness across the organization. Drive papercuts and fix-the-foundation programs, Kaizens, Gemba walks, Kaikaku initiatives, and executive escalations to improve delivery consistency, workflow efficiency, and operational maturity across global technology platforms.
- Lead portfolio governance, AI-native SDLC transformation, and operational effectiveness across the engineering organization. Drive org-level prioritization and tradeoff management, execution visibility, Jira hygiene, tech capitalization alignment, headcount controls, vendor rationalization, and adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices to improve delivery effectiveness and engineering leverage across the organization.
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
