Director, Project Management - Capital Projects

Position Summary...

Director, Project Management – Capital Projects
Location: Bentonville, AR

Are you looking for a great opportunity to join Fortune #1 and play a key role in the strategy and implementation of Walmart’s Winning Workplace strategy? We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Capital Projects to lead the planning and execution of high-impact real estate initiatives across our global portfolio. This role is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of capital projects, overseeing a centralized Project Management Office (PMO), and ensuring seamless coordination across workstreams.

What you'll do...

PMO Management:

• Lead the centralized Corporate Real Estate PMO function to track and manage all CRE capital projects across the US portfolio

• Deliver against established project governance standards, processes, reporting cadence.

• Implement tools and dashboards to provide visibility into project status, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation.

• Own project data management, ensuring accurate tracking of decisions, action items, risks, and escalation processes to drive accountability and effective execution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with Finance on capital planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for real estate projects.

• Facilitate tight and seamless collaboration between construction and design leads to align on project scope, timelines, and quality standards.

• Partner with workstream leads (Procurement, Design, Legal, HR, IT, and Security etc.) to ensure timely execution of all project-related activities and milestones.

• Lead regular project meetings and communicate project status, risks, and decisions to executive stakeholders.

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (Master’s preferred)

• 10+ years of experience in corporate real estate project management

• Proven track record of delivering complex, multi-site real estate projects in a corporate environment.

• Strong financial acumen with experience managing capital budgets more than $50M.

• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and best practices (PMP or similar certification a plus).

• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills.

• Experience working in a matrixed organization and influencing cross-functional teams.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

Benefits & perks:

Beyond a great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Who we are:

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

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