Senior Manager, Facility Design - Workplace Design

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

50d•$80,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

Come work in the Wall Street Journal's Capital of Cool: Bentonville Arkansas! Walmart's corporate headquarters is at the heart of this small Ozark town. We're growing right along with it and we'd love for you to join us! The Senior Manager, Workplace Design is a subject matter expert and servant leader in workplace design and a champion of Walmart Culture. This critical role within the Workplace Design Team oversees design and Walmart culture storytelling. This individual is a key driver and contributor to the strategy, design and execution of workplace guidelines across Walmart's US Corporate Office Portfolio, including but not limited to the New Home Office in Bentonville AR, Sunnyvale CA, Herndon VA, Bellevue WA, Hoboken NJ and New York NY.

Requirements

A deep knowledge of design, specifically in workplace and/or hospitality with an understanding of codes, requirements, and feasibility guardrails that affect design decisions
A shared design sensibility and network of design firms to bring to our stable that support our idea of 'what good looks like' (see the attached sampling of our work!)
A keen ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams with ability and confidence to problem solve and make quick decisions in ambiguous situations while maintaining the overall design integrity and intent for an equitable associate experience across diverse environments
Model best practices for 'getting to yes' to leadership requests while respecting scope, schedule and budgetary constraints with Walmart's EDLC (Every Day Low Cost) approach.
Drive excellence through high attention to detail while maintaining the integrity of the strategic vision
Influence (often without authority) partner teams, collaborators and 3Ps to align to established leadership goals and outcomes
Balance experience and best practices with a growth mindset that enables new ways of working to drive innovative processes and new outcomes while minimizing risk
Learned knowledge and passion of Walmart heritage and culture that educates associates at all levels of the company
Ability to clearly articulate outcomes, impacts and risks verbally, written and graphically to senior leadership
Manage multiple projects simultaneously with an ability to prioritize high-impact work, delegating to 3Ps or other team members where appropriate
Bias for action to execute while maintaining a thoughtful approach
Minimum 7-10 years of experience leading corporate workplace and/or hospitality design
Bachelor's degree in Interior Design or Architecture; Advanced education is a plus
Experience leading people and teams
Please be prepared to present a design portfolio upon request
Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Business, or related field and 4 years' experience in retail management, project management, architecture, CAD design, or related field OR 6 years' experience in retail management, project management, architecture, CAD design, or related field.
2 years' supervisory experience

Nice To Haves

Project Management
Retail Industry
Supervising Associates

Responsibilities

Lead the design of a range of projects across Walmart's US Corporate Office Portfolio, maintaining established design language and metrics including square foot/person and overall workplace ratios
Collaborate with Walmart C-Suite level decision makers, project stakeholders and all 3P consultants (including but not limited to General Contractor, Facilities, Furniture, Horticulture, AV/IT & Brand Designers and Fabricators) to ensure business leadership goals are achieved within established scope, schedule and budget
Accountable for the design, FFE, Horticulture and Placemaking (brand) to be executed fully and accurately within established occupancy dates for each project
Actively and continually review associate and space data and feedback (gathered from partner teams) to inform the evolution of the workplace and ensure continual improvement of our work product
Regularly present design updates to the Design Director, VP and SVP of Real Estate for assigned projects, representing design work of consultant teams showing progress, providing expertise and applying feedback
Help lead the Workplace Design team to a future using AI, processes and automated tools that allow us to work smarter and faster, enabling our ability to scale

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a 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.