Senior Director, Software Engineering – People Technology

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Join Walmart as Senior Director, Software Engineering – People Technology in our Global Technology EBS team.  Your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in belonging, sustainability, and community involvement.  From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.

Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart.

About the Team

The 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.

About the Role

As a Senior Director, Software Engineering in the People Technology Org, you'll drive initiatives that connect over 2.2M associates to the resources they count on every day.  Our solutions must scale to meet the needs of a Fortune #1 company, while providing personalized support to individual Associates when they need it most.  

What You'll Do

Lead a High-Performing Organization: Attract and develop top talent. Provide guidance, mentorship, and career growth opportunities. Set high performance expectations.

Foster Culture: Create an engaging, collaborative, curious and innovative organizational culture.

Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and oversee system architecture decisions.

Operational Excellence: Build a culture of operational excellence, ensuring the availability, scalability, and performance of our systems. Enhance operational and engineering standards proactively.

Deliver Impactful Solutions: Own the delivery of software systems that significantly impact the lives of Walmart Associates.

Define Technical Strategy: Collaborate and influence business and product teams to maximize long-term success.

Communicate Vision and Strategy: Effectively communicate vision and strategy to cross-functional teams, from senior leadership to partner teams and engineers.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree (Masters, or Ph D preferred)

• 12+ years of software engineering experience in a related industry

• 7+ years of experience managing and mentoring software engineering teams

• 4+ years of experience managing other managers

• Demonstrated history of building successful software products at scale

• Demonstrated history of building successful software products leveraging Gen AI technology

• Strong system architecture, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills

• Ability to influence business and product teams with strong collaboration skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adept at communicating with executive levels, peers, and subordinates

• Demonstrated history of customer obsession and an agile mindset

• Strong sense of ownership and urgency

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