Principal, Technical Program Manager
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About the role
Focusing on customer, associate and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico and South Africa to name a few.
Responsibilities
- Define program goals, timelines, and resource constraints for large-scale programs with multiple dependencies.
- Secure commitments for program scopes, delivery dates, and resources, and manage cross-functional dependencies.
- Develop end-to-end delivery plans for complex solutions, identifying technical dependencies and ensuring best practices.
- Facilitate work prioritization, identify opportunities for improvement, and set context for team members.
- Demonstrate awareness of various principles, processes, and technologies across a domain.
- Monitor multiple programs, decompose performance metrics, and identify key risks and mitigation plans.
- Assess and manage risks, impacts, and likelihoods across multiple areas of work.
- Drive alignment and outcomes across multiple stakeholders through influential communication.
- Develop data-driven approaches and decision-making frameworks to drive business outcomes.
- Define program success metrics and identify difficult problems and systemic gaps.
- Drive proactive alignment across stakeholders toward program goals and results, navigating changing landscapes and priorities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of Agile mindset and delivery of managing programs and projects using Scrum and Kanban.
- Organization around deliverables using a software system such as Atlassian JIRA and Confluence.
- Capacity Management expertise over multiple software development teams.
- Willingness to always learn and grow as an individual and team member.
- Be a leader and change advocate.
- Unbiased perspective when solving problems.
- About Walmart Global Tech
- Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.
Benefits
Additional Information
Position Summary... What you'll do... Join the cutting-edge technology team at Walmart, where innovation meets global retail leadership! As a Principal Technical Program Manager on our International Merchandising and Sourcing Technology team, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future of Walmart's software platforms. Our mission is to empower Walmart's Sourcing Managers and Merchants to procure high-quality products at the most competitive prices and make them available to customers at the best price, enabling them to save money and live better. As a seasoned technical program management expert with over 10+ years of experience and Agile software delivery expertise, you'll have the opportunity to leverage your skills to facilitate successful software delivery and transform the Merchant and Sourcing associate experience through the latest technology. If you're passionate about driving business outcomes through technology and want to be part of a dynamic team that's changing the retail landscape, we want to hear from you!
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