Director, Technical Program Management

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart People Tech is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Technical Program Management. You will be responsible for leading People Tech’s key Payroll initiatives, managing and leading collaboration with customers, stakeholders and engineering teams. 

About Team:
The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

What you'll do:

This is a vital role with significant growth prospects. You will drive the success of complex, cross functional projects and programs within the People Tech Payroll domain. Some of this role key responsibilities are but not limited to:  

• Build and lead a high-performing team of Principal Technical Program Managers
• Project planning, scoping, dependency alignment, and scheduling 
• Leads and brokers agreement on end-to-end, high-level system /solution design of medium/high-complexity systems through an understanding of end-to-end systems. 

• Coordinate project teams and stakeholders  
• Track project progress and performance 
• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards. 
• Manage project budget and resource allocation. 
• Communicate project status updates to relevant stakeholders. 
• Proactively identify and resolve project issues and conflicts. 
• Guides and influences program participants/stakeholders to focus on decision points, options for end outcomes, and solutions that unblock/de-risk and keep programs on track.   
• Develop and implement project management best practices and methodologies.  

What you'll bring:

• Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, and budgeting. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders. 
• Ability to manage and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve project issues. 
• Leads fast decision making among stakeholders and engineering teams 
• Strong technical expertise in distributed systems and mobile applications  
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously. 
• Strong leadership skills to guide project teams towards successful project completion

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 expert's 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