Staff Technical Program Manager

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

4d•$110,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Technical Program Manager manages multiple highly complex projects or large, complex Global eCommerce programs from initiation through successful completion. The role develops project scope, schedules, timelines, deliverables, budgets, expense forecasts, capital and resource plans, and success metrics; manages risks, change control, production issue resolution, and project status reporting; and presents updates to senior leaders and stakeholders. The role also leads projects as a project lead or scrum master and makes recommendations to resolve issues. The position mentors project managers and peers, monitors program and project progress, provides status reports and executive summaries, and helps ensure project management skills and practices align with PMO standards. It contributes to the development and improvement of Global eCommerce project methodologies, including Agile, and promotes their principles and business value. The role coordinates geographically distributed and offshore teams and third-party vendors, aligning schedules, priorities, and delivery with project strategy. It applies technical program management expertise, builds stakeholder relationships, identifies business needs, monitors results, and adapts plans to changing demands and organizational needs. The position is based at 811 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716. Compensation is $110,000–$220,000 per year, with additional annual or quarterly performance incentives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of experience in technical project management or related experience; OR a master’s degree or equivalent in one of those fields, plus 2 years of such experience.
Experience developing software solutions, including with Java or Python, and coding in Java and Python.
Experience designing data integration pipelines using ESB Pipeline, IBM Data Stage, IBM Integrated Bus (IIB), SAP BODS, or SAP Hana.
Experience designing and implementing enterprise integrations using Managed File Transfer (MFT) technology.
Experience managing code repositories in GitHub.
Experience with backlog grooming and prioritization of epics in Jira.
Experience managing data using big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and HIVE.
Experience designing and developing Unix shell scripts for data enrichment, data purging, and data transfers.
Experience performing data analysis using SQL and PL/SQL.
Experience handling data integrations using pub-sub technology such as Kafka.

Responsibilities

Mentor project managers and support their continued successful performance; monitor program and project progress and provide status reports and executive summaries to stakeholders and management.
Develop project managers’ skills to align with PMO standards, and guide peers and management on project management methodologies and practices.
Apply Global eCommerce project management methodologies, including Agile; promote their principles and business value; and contribute to improving the methodologies and communicating needed changes.
Manage multiple highly complex projects or a large, complex Global eCommerce program through the project lifecycle, including serving as project lead or scrum master for multiple projects.
Develop and maintain project schedules, manage risks and change control, escalate project issues, coordinate production issue resolution, interpret data, recommend solutions, and present status updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop project scope, forecast expenses, manage budgets, establish metrics, develop capital and resource plans, set timelines and deliverables, ensure delivery, and provide feedback on project success.
Manage geographically distributed teams, offshore development teams, and third-party vendors by coordinating schedules and priorities, integrating them into project strategy, communicating status, evaluating system capabilities, and ensuring sustainable functionality and proper delivery.
Provide expert advice and guidance on information and best practices, and support efforts to meet customer and business needs.
Build relationships with stakeholders, identify business needs, carry out necessary processes and practices, monitor progress and results, identify improvement opportunities, and adapt to competing demands and organizational changes.