Senior Manager, Project Management

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Project Management leads portfolio management and coordinated execution of transformation initiatives. The role provides visibility across the portfolio, connects related workstreams, and keeps owners aligned to priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and expected outcomes. This role serves as the central coordination point across automation, Digital Accountant, governance, product, technology, and business. The role creates the structure, operating rhythm, and follow-through needed to keep the portfolio moving and provide leadership with a clear view of progress, issues, decisions, and value. Success requires strong portfolio and program management, disciplined execution, executive communication, judgment, and the ability to drive accountability and influence. The AI Transformation and Controls team partners across Finance, Product, Technology, and Enterprise Business Services to automate accounting processes, improve productivity, strengthen controls, and improve the associate experience. The team manages a portfolio that includes automation, AI-enabled solutions, Digital Accountant capabilities, governance, process improvement, and related transformation efforts. Project Management connects those efforts through integrated planning, governance, dependency management, portfolio reporting, and escalation.

Requirements

• Experience in portfolio, program, project management, transformation, PMO, or similar roles.
• Ability to manage complex, cross-functional initiatives with competing priorities, risks, dependencies, decisions, and escalations.
• Strong planning, execution, accountability, follow-through, judgment, ownership, organization, and attention to detail.
• Excellent executive communication, storytelling, PowerPoint, presentation, and status-reporting skills.
• Ability to turn incomplete information into clear plans, recommendations, and next steps.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, facilitate alignment, and establish effective operating rhythms across business, product, technology, automation, and governance partners.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or related field and 4 years' experience in business, operations, analytics, or related area OR 6 years' experience in business, operations, analytics, or related area.
• 2 years’ supervisory experience.
• 3 years’ project management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automation, AI-enabled, digital product, finance, or accounting transformation is preferred.
• Managing small or medium scale change initiatives
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field
• Project Management Certification
• Six Sigma certification

Responsibilities

• Manage the integrated transformation portfolio across automation, governance, product, technology, and business workstreams.
• Build portfolio plans with clear owners, priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and expected benefits.
• Drive practical governance, including intake, prioritization, status reviews, escalation, decision tracking, and follow-up.
• Partner with workstream owners to maintain visibility, resolve dependencies, remove blockers, and sustain accountability.
• Prepare concise executive updates, portfolio reviews, recommendations, and decision materials.
• Improve portfolio tools, reporting, and routines to increase transparency, speed, and execution discipline.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 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
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

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