Position Summary...
What you'll do...
About the Sam's Club Technology - AI Labs
The GenAI and Data Science teams are part of Sam's Tech AI Lab organization that builds innovative and scalable data-science solutions for the broader organization. These teams work closely with Walmart Global Tech and Sam's Club Data and Analytics business, product, and technology teams to enable Analytics initiatives across Merchandising, Membership and Marketing, eCommerce, Supply-chain, Finance, and In-Club initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Drive and influence technical and product strategy, proactively identify risks and develop mitigation strategies, align on priorities, and set direction for a broadly cross-functional area.Articulate the technology, requirements, goals, and milestones of your team.Move fast in a matrix organization by working in concert with other technical program managers, product managers and engineers across Walmart Global Tech and Sam's to establish a shared vision for improving execution and building solutions.Ongoing communication of planning, project status, issues, and risks in a timely fashion to stakeholders.Establish shared goals to build alignment across multiple cross-functional Product and Tech teams and to build and scale products for Sam's Club.
Our TPM Directors have:
Strong technical backgrounds (ideally building highly scalable platforms, products, or services) with the ability to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery life cycle.Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.Deep focus on execution, follow-through, accountability, and results.Excellent problem solving and influencing skills.Experience as a TPM leader to grow and develop a team of TPMs, while also building the foundations for the TPM practice.Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and data science representatives.Exceptional cross-team collaboration; able to work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done.
Basic Qualifications:
B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.10+ years of software engineering, systems engineering, hardware engineerng, or technical product/program management experience.Experience driving and delivering complex tech programs or products from inception to delivery.5+ years of experience designing and building data-intensive solutions using distributed computing.5+ years of experience in building distributed systems & highly available services using cloud computing services.5+ years of experience with Agile delivery.5+ years of experience delivering large and complex programs - where you own the business or technical vision, collaborate with large cross-functional teams, secure commitments on deliverables, and unblock teams to land business impact.2+ years of Machine Learning experience (Preferred).
Live our Values
Culture Champion
Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart's commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.
Servant Leadership
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent
Embrace Change
Curiosity & Courage
Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Digital Transformation & Change
Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart's business model.
Deliver for the Customer
Customer Focus
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans and initiatives.
Strategic Thinking
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.
Focus on our Associates
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain diverse and inclusive talent; builds high-performing teams; embraces diversity in all its forms; and actively supports diversity goal programs.
Collaboration & Influence
Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
Talent Management
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
About Sam's Club
Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.
Future Ways of Working:
Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.
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:
Sam's Club 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, abilities, 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.
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 7 years' technical program management experience OR 11 years' technical program management experience. 2 years supervisory experience
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Primary Location...
2101 SE SIMPLE SAVINGS DR, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712-4304, United States of America