Why you should apply for a job with Walmart:
All eligible associates have affordable options that include no lifetime maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%.
The enhanced maternity benefit supports birth moms with up to 10 weeks of protected paid time away from work.
Associates can take advantage of Resources for Living, a free confidential counseling and health information service.
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Position summary
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
What you'll do...
About the Team
The Global Technology Platform organization is a global team that supports all of Walmart (US, Sam’s, and International), omni-channel technologies (in store/club, pick-up/delivery, on-line shopping) for the Fortune 1 company in the world. The Business Operations team drives the business rhythm for this organization and ensures strategic alignment with the full Global Tech organization, solving unparalleled scaling challenges. We play our part in innovating on the world’s largest stage, you’ll deliver customer-centric solutions for some of our most strategic operating frameworks. This is that place. This is Walmart.
As the biggest player in the game, we trust our associates to innovate the future of shopping. If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, a Staff Program Manager at Walmart could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
You’ll sweep us off our feet if…
Y****ou have solid experience and a success record of planning, organizing, managing and coordinating various types of events
You:
- Have experience coordinating events in tech organizations and tech-specific events like hackathons, communities of practice, product demo sessions, tech discussion groups, technical leadership staff meetings, etc.
- Are a natural project manager, you, consistently, are organized, plan, follow-through, and communicate
- Are a skilled meeting facilitator
- Have experience working with stakeholders to determine details for events
- Can condense vague guidance into fully fleshed out agendas
- Can provide event content ideas, contribute to and shape content, and come up with content delivery ideas
- Have excellent time-management, organizational and follow-up skills
- Are skilled at managing logistical details
- Are thoughtful, disciplined, and can manage different work streams
- Are a natural self-starter who is comfortable solving problems and driving results
Have excellent communication skills and are a team player
You:
- Have experience creating communication plans and coordinating communication strategies across different teams
- Have worked in the Technology/IT/Software Engineering realm
- Are detail-oriented while also being a master at making complex subjects easily understood
- Are a skilled facilitator and active listener- you excel at summarizing information, and identifying key take-aways and areas of focus
- Are comfortable influencing others, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly
- Are passionate about fostering healthy communication, inspired leadership, effective management and outstanding teamwork
- Are creative person with an eye for opportunities, new ideas and fun infusion!
- Are a team player with great interpersonal skills
- Are customer-centric in spirit and in execution
You’ll make an impact by:
- Building collaborative relationships with key partners within and across the organization, partnering on communication strategy development and event planning and execution
- Performing research and/or needs assessments in order to gain understanding of requirements and details of events, and communications needed
- Identifying communications gaps, solutions and actively driving communications where needed
- Planning and organizing events in accordance with financial and time restraints, incorporating fun and creativity
- Planning, scheduling and organizing time slots and speakers at events
- Handling, coordinating and overseeing event operations and event preparation activities
- Offering solutions to resolve problems in a timely manner
- Analyzing and evaluating data related to the event (e.g., engagement metrics, poll answers, survey responses, etc.)
Minimum Qualifications…
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
As permitted by applicable law, provide evidence of full vaccination as defined by CDC guidelines OR secure approval of medical or religious accommodation for the vaccination mandate. Bachelor of Arts or Science and 5 years program management, including communications and event coordination experience, OR 10 years of relevant experience.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
As permitted by applicable law, provide evidence of full vaccination as defined by CDC guidelines OR secure approval of medical or religious accommodation for the vaccination mandate., Bachelor of Science and 5 years' technical program management experience OR Master of Science and 2 years' technical program management experience OR 9 years' technical program management experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Primary Location...
121 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989, United States of America
About the company
In 1962, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world’s largest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience - and our associates are at the heart of it (all 2.2 million of them). When you join our Walmart family of ...