Staff, Technical Program Manager

Position Summary...

What you'll do…

As a Staff Technical Program Manager in Tax, your main responsibilities will revolve around managing large-scale tax software development programs that drive transformational change across Walmart's tax engines. You will work closely with tax architects, engineering, product, design, and business leaders to ensure the successful completion of these programs, which will involve streamlining multiple tax engines into a single engine that works across all formats and banners.

To do this, you will need to have a deep understanding of software architecture and software design principles, as well as a strong grasp of tax regulations and compliance requirements. You will also need to demonstrate influential skills by building strong relationships with stakeholders across Walmart, ensuring alignment on roles, responsibilities, and programs cadences, particularly with business partners who rely on accurate and timely tax calculations.

Your role will involve defining goals, stage gates, critical delivery paths, and key deliverables for large-scale tax programs that incorporate multiple programs with dependencies across multiple areas of work, timelines, and resource constraints. Efficient engineering resource utilization and delivery will be a priority, and you will need to simplify and clarify priorities and create plans with appropriate milestones for advance planning and executive buy-in.

You will also establish a resource capacity allocation process and tool to transform the planning process, ensuring that the right resources are allocated to the right tasks at the right time. Your problem-solving and decision-making skills will be crucial in navigating any setbacks or obstacles that may arise during the development and implementation of these complex tax programs.

Overall, as a seasoned professional with expertise in tax software development and a passion for driving technical projects to success, your expertise and passion will be invaluable in this role at Walmart Global Tech, where you will play a critical part in transforming Walmart's tax capabilities and driving business growth through innovative tax solutions.


What you'll bring…

Minimum qualifications

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

· 5+ 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.

· 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.

What you'll do...

Program Planning DevelopmentRequires knowledge ofProgram management techniques tools and frameworks Benefits analysis Program planning tools and techniques Communication tools and processesTo define goals deliverables schedules and critical paths for managing multiple medium to highcomplexity programs within an assigned area of work in alignment with overall strategic objectives and shifting priorities Independently secures commitment from teams involved and manages d