Position Summary...
What you'll do...
As a part of Walmart Global Tech, you'll build industry defining reusable customer and partner facing services and products to lead differentiated experiences and revenue. You will be in the unique position to be of service to both our customers and our associates as a member of this organization supporting all segments of Walmart. If you are the type of person who feels a personal stake in everything that you work on, has a love for data, enjoys solving complex problems, has a passion for privacy, knows how to foster strong relationships and build trust, and works for the success of the entire team.
The position is in Omni Tech US- Business and Chief of staff team within Walmart Global Technology. The team identifies focuses on short- and long-term technology strategy for the Walmart US business and enables convergence of strategic efforts and future direction of business programs across the enterprise.
About Team:
Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization.
What you'll do:
Drives the awareness and alignment of strategic initiatives by helping multiple areas of technology within Omni-tech develop key metrics, strategies in successfully managing cross-functional stakeholders inside Tech. as well Product and Business teams. Directs the prioritization and alignment of key initiatives, roadmaps, and strategic allocation of resources for the business in partnership with product and tech teams. Evaluates tradeoffs and choices by calibrating change impact via AOP, timeline and resourcing in a cross-functional stakeholder environment to help drive roadmaps. Partners with portfolio teams to ensure progress is tracked and communicated across business teams. As needed partners with TPMs to ensures reporting of project status and results to stakeholders and executive leadership; identifying and communicating interdependencies across operations and business units; and overseeing the long-term planning and resource allocation process for the enterprise's infrastructure. Collaborates on projects and project teams for the executive leadership by, determining scope, deliverables, objectives, and project plans and ensuring alignment with business priorities and strategies; determining key project metrics and translating project requirements into goals; analyzing approaches to meeting goals and benchmarking with competitors; using data points to develop a plan for the best approach that addresses timelines, expected outcomes, and resources needed (for example, talent, equipment, financial); influencing leaders to procure resources; partnering with key stakeholders to create implementation and/or transition plans; and overseeing and driving the project team to meet the timeline. Partners with the senior leadership on special business initiatives by, understanding what business goals need to be achieved; developing solutions to help drive execution of the goals; recommending solutions to close gaps; and collaborates with vendors to leverage benchmark best practices to support recommendations and solutions. Creates accountability for delivering key business outcomes: Drives a strategic narrative focused on key metrics engineering is influencing and controlling to track progress to drive leadership accountability and a data heavy rigor in tracking weekly progress. Drive horizontal interconnectedness inside the team, within global tech and across product, finance, and business cross functional partner groups. Thought partners with Finance, Tech., Business and Product leadership to drive key business outcomes from an enterprise/flywheel perspective. Co-create strategies for key areas of focus inside Tech and across business teams. Creates avenues for improving associate's engagement and opportunities to grow, learn and innovate. Biz Ops Functions: Partners with people managers and HR to drive Belongingness and D&I goals Manages headcount, risk assessment, cost optimization and P&L for the L3 leader Manages participation across global tech led initiatives
What you'll bring:
Knowledge of: Financial Management tools and processes; Budgeting and internal and external program
Knowledge of: Program Estimation tools and techniques; Risk Assessment and Mitigation tools and techniques.
Knowledge of: Program Monitoring and Control tools and processes; Internal and External program reporting and logging tools and processes to monitor and evaluate the progress of the projects against approved milestones and timelines.
Knowledge of: Organization KPIs; Assessment techniques to cater to key stakeholders and their priorities. Participate in business task to get things done in own unit or area.
Knowledge of: Program Management techniques, tools and frameworks; Benefits analysis; Program Planning tools and techniques.
Influencing and Building Stakeholder Consensus: Requires knowledge of: Verbal/Non-verbal behaviors; Application and allocation of Business Communication styles/techniques in ambiguous and challenging situations Seek and provide constructive feedback, anticipate needs/questions, respond appropriately.
Technology Landscape Awareness: Requires knowledge of: Technology strategy and its linkages to domain; Basic understanding of existing and upcoming systems, technologies and trends; Product technical information; Basic understanding of domain specific market standards;
Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness.
Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.
Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our 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.
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.
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 responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .
The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock equity incentives
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business, information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 4 years' experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area.Option 2: 6 years' experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master's degree in computer science, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business, information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 3 years' experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area.
Primary Location...
840 W CALIFORNIA AVE, SUNNYVALE, CA 94086-4828, United States of America