(USA) Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

1d•$90,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Role summary: The Senior Manager, Global Tech Talent Acquisition leads hiring strategy and delivery across multiple U.S.-based Engineering and Data Science organizations. Based in Bentonville, this leader partners directly with senior technical executives to translate workforce priorities into structured, forward-looking hiring plans that drive speed, quality, and long-term technical capability. This role combines strategic advisory impact with disciplined execution. You will lead and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Associates while building programmatic recruiting models that improve predictability, performance, and hiring quality. Through rigorous analytics and market intelligence, you will diagnose hiring risks, model trade-offs, and guide leaders toward informed, data-backed decisions. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, analytical depth, executive presence, and the ability to scale complex engineering and data science hiring in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. About the team: The Walmart Global Tech Talent Acquisition team drives strategic hiring across U.S.-based Engineering and Data Science organizations. Based in Bentonville, the team partners closely with senior technical leaders to translate workforce priorities into disciplined, data-driven hiring strategies. Operating with strong analytical rigor and structured recruiting practices, the team takes a forward-looking approach to workforce planning — anticipating skill needs, aligning to evolving technical priorities, and building sustainable pipelines across software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure, and AI/ML domains. They focus on predictable delivery, hiring quality, and long-term technical capability to ensure talent strategy directly supports business outcomes.

Requirements

Demonstrated success leading strategic technical hiring across technical Engineering & Data Science organizations.
Direct people leadership experience managing and developing Talent Acquisition Associates or recruiters.
Strong analytical capability with experience translating recruiting data into actionable business insight.
Experience advising senior technical leaders on workforce planning, market feasibility, and hiring strategy.
Deep understanding of software engineering, platform, and AI/ML talent markets.
Proven ability to build scalable, repeatable recruiting programs in complex, fast-paced environments.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence, challenge constructively, and guide data-backed decisions.
Operational discipline and experience implementing structured recruiting frameworks.
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related area and 3 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.
1 year’s supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Human Resources - Professional HR (PHR) CERTIFICATION - Certification

Responsibilities

Lead hiring strategy and delivery across multiple U.S.-based Engineering and Data Science organizations.
Translate workforce plans into structured, forward-looking hiring strategies aligned to business priorities and technical roadmaps.
Manage and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Associates, setting clear performance expectations tied to speed, quality, and stakeholder impact.
Partner directly with senior engineering and data science leaders to provide talent market insights, compensation guidance, and hiring trade-off recommendations.
Use recruiting analytics to assess pipeline health, forecast outcomes, identify risks, and drive data-informed decisions.
Establish disciplined operating rhythms, including sprint planning, hiring reviews, and performance dashboards to improve predictability.
Standardize recruiting workflows and structured technical assessment practices to reduce variance and improve hiring quality.
Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, capacity modeling, and digital enablement.

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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock