Senior Manager, Project Management - Operations Governance

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

11d • $80,000 - $155,000

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Project Management – Operations Governance establishes and leads the governance framework for VIZIO’s critical operational initiatives, ensuring they are prioritized, planned, executed, monitored, and delivered effectively. Reporting to the Director of Operations & Business Administration as an individual contributor, this role leads project portfolio governance, operational execution oversight, and cross-functional program management. It helps align initiatives with business priorities, apply consistent processes, and give leadership clear visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

The role partners with leaders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Strategy, and other functions to drive execution excellence, strengthen accountability, mitigate risk, and improve organizational effectiveness. It owns the Rhythm of the Business, supports leadership governance, standardizes performance management, delivers executive insights and communications, oversees cross-functional execution, and improves leadership operating rhythms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Project Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field, or the alternative minimum qualification of six years’ experience in business, operations, analytics, or a related area.
• At least four years’ experience in business, operations, analytics, or a related area with a bachelor’s degree, or six years’ experience in those areas without the degree.
• At least two years of supervisory experience.
• At least three years of project management experience.
• Experience in business operations, program or project management, PMO, operational governance, strategy and operations, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting senior leaders and executives through governance, strategic planning, business reviews, and operating cadences.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Experience developing governance processes, executive reporting, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and performance management tools.
• Experience managing competing priorities, stakeholders, risks, and dependencies across multiple business functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including executive presentations and business reviews.
• Demonstrated business acumen, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft 365, and dashboarding or reporting tools.
• Experience with project and portfolio management tools.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting executive leadership teams in technology, consumer electronics, retail, eCommerce, media, or related industries.
• Experience operating in large, highly matrixed organizations.
• Experience managing small or medium-scale change initiatives.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Project Management Certification.
• Six Sigma certification.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage governance processes, operating cadences, and decision-making frameworks for strategic initiative intake, prioritization, approval, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Schedule and facilitate steering committees, portfolio reviews, governance forums, and operating cadences; prepare materials, document decisions and actions, and ensure follow-through.
• Partner with functional leaders to establish consistent KPIs, OKRs, dashboards, definitions, and reporting mechanisms.
• Deliver actionable business insights to executives through dashboards that surface performance trends, risks, dependencies, and critical decisions.
• Oversee project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, resource needs, and timelines for cross-functional initiatives.
• Lead business initiatives and special projects by defining scope, aligning stakeholders, managing risks and dependencies, coordinating execution, and delivering cross-functional outcomes.
• Monitor strategic plans and escalate execution gaps, dependencies, resource constraints, and unresolved decisions to support timely leadership intervention.
• Identify and eliminate duplicative meetings, reporting, and review processes; simplify governance structures and focus leadership forums on critical decisions and priorities.
• Produce leadership presentations, business reviews, meeting summaries, and executive updates that turn complex information into concise, action-oriented insights.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to resolve issues and manage dependencies, aligning priorities, timelines, and deliverables.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for eligible full-time and part-time associates.

What This Job Offers

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