Why you should apply for a job with Walmart:
- 54%of reviewers say women and men are treated equally at 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.
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Principal TechnicalProgramManagement
Here at Walmart, we're driven by an intellectual curiosity that keeps us on the cutting-edge of user design and a seamless customer experience. We're intrigued by the opportunity to engineer the most optimal approach that drives conversions and generates consumer loyalty across every touchpoint of the digital journey.
About the Team
As a member of the Global Tech Indirect Procurement Technology team, you'll be responsible for learning and practicing leadership skills within a strong collaborative environment, managing highly complex and large projects that are transforming Walmart's Indirect Procurement. These projects directly impact how our store and home office associates procure, receive, and pay for Goods Not for Resale. You'll operate as a trusted advisor as it relates to efficiencies and best practices. As a member of the team, you'll be able to say that you work for the world's largest retailer and contribute to the deployment of best-in-class technologies that transform our back office.
Job Description
As a Principal Technical Program Manager, you will have day-to-day responsibility for driving deployment of complex technical programs around the world. This includes planning project budget and resources, project oversight, and leading and coordinating large diverse teams. You'll manage the progress of the project and adapt as risks and issues arise. Your role will require clear communication of upcoming milestones and overall status to a large group of stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include evaluating project performance for efficiency and effectiveness.
Now, imagine doing all the above for the world's largest retailer. That's the Walmart experience. Intrigued?
You'll really wow us if
- Your ability to rise above group think and see beyond the here and now is matched only by your intellectual curiosity.
- You consider yourself to be a student of the world who thrives in an ever-changing environment that holds withinitsnew challenges and chances to prove your expertise.
- You level up when youcanteach others and empower those around you to excel.
You have understanding of Indirect Procurement processes and related technologies.
You'll make an impact by
- Effectively translating requirements into project parameters while working with agility from cradle to grave.
Helping cross-functional teams to solve for business problems and develop solutions that enable us to redefine a best-in-class associate & supplier experience.
Managingrelationships with geographically distributed teams,offshoredevelopment teams and third-party vendors.
- Ensuringbusiness needs are being met.
- BeingResponsible for creating and consolidating program timeline and communicating overallprogram healthin a way that all levels of the organization can consume.
- Ensuring each team understands the overall project objectives and timeline and how their deliverables impact the overall program.
Workingcollaboratively with cross-functional peers and senior leaders/stakeholders to resolve program issues, drive mitigationplans, and update and educate Policies.
Interacting, negotiating, and influencingdecisions across multiple tracks and executive leadership.
Promotingand supportingcompany policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong experience with Agile Project Management
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Skilled in Data-driven, objective analysis and recommendations
- Ability to manage large, complex projects in an Agile environment
- Comfortable presenting to and persuading at the Director andVice-Presidentiallevel
- Comfortable in a fast paced, growing environment
- Comfortable with ambiguity
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Direct expertise in Indirect Procurement Process / Tools (SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Concur)
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 competitive pay, 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.
Who WeAre?
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world's largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.2 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service, or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Beinghuman ledis our true disruption.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor of Science and 6 years' technical program management experience OR 10 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.
Need convincing? Let's review Walmart's best features:
- 54%of reviewers say women and men are treated equally at 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.