Staff, Technical Program Manager @ Walmart

We are the Technical Program Management team responsible for delivering technology services for Walmart Marketplace, we work with our business, design, and engineering counterparts in enabling the successful planning and delivery of various portfolios that power the Walmart US flywheel.

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Technical Program Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the development of large-scale, cross-functional programs, projects in a multi-disciplinary environment. If you thrive on solving complex technical problems and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with passionate software developers, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

What youll do:

• Your primary responsibilities will revolve around managing large software development programs, work closely with architects, engineers, product, design, and business leaders to ensure the successful completion of these programs.

• You would need to have a deep understanding of software architecture and software design principles.

• You will be defining goals, stage gates, critical delivery paths, and key deliverables for large-scale programs that incorporate multiple programs with dependencies across multiple areas of work, timelines, and resource constraints.

• You will need to demonstrate influential skills by building strong relationships with stakeholders across Walmart, ensuring alignment on roles, responsibilities, and programs cadences.

• Your problem-solving and decision-making skills will be crucial in navigating any setbacks or obstacles that may arise. Overall, as a seasoned professional, your expertise and passion for driving technical projects to success will be invaluable in this role at Walmart Global Tech.

• Overall, as a seasoned professional, your expertise and passion for driving technical projects to success will be invaluable in this role at Walmart Global Tech.

What youll bring:

• A bachelor s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent.

• Overall 12+ years of technical experience with 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in software delivery within a related industry managing aggressive schedules and significant business impact.

• Experienced in system/platform design concepts, architecture, UX design, services, APIs, and technologies.

• Strong communicator in both verbal and written forms and are equally adept in communicating upwards, outwards, and downward.

• Build positive relationships and collaborate with product managers to understand target personas and business process needs, which you will then translate into features and user stories that engineers will leverage to iterate products quickly.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a love for data and solving complex problems.

• Expertise in change & risk management methodologies, project management tools, techniques, project tracking tools, dashboards, and reports

• Strong communicator in both verbal and written forms and are equally adept in communicating upwards, outwards, and downward.

• Deep understanding of JIRA, JIRA Align, Big Picture, etc. would be advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in software delivery within a related industry managing aggressive schedules and significant business impact.

• Project Management certification.

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the world s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Mode of Work

Walmart s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is and feels included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.