(USA) Staff Technical Program Manager

Company: Walmart
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

• Job Function Project and Program Management - Technology
• Employment Type Regular/Permanent
• Requisition R-457821 Position Summary... What you'll do... What you'll do...As part of the Global Technology Platform Program Management organization, this role will be a crucial enabler of our developer productivity strategy. This role will be accountable for successfully driving the execution of strategic initiatives to accelerate enterprise-wide developer experience and enablement services. You will also own critical workstreams for defining and monitoring development metrics, overseeing core devops solutions, and delivering product roadmap commitments. You will work collaboratively with product management and engineering teams to ensure on time delivery with quality results.--About the Global Technology Platform Program Management Team:
  The Global Technology Platform Program Management Team focuses on the execution of strategic initiatives in Global Technology Platform organization with alignment to Walmart Global Technology vision and direction. The team owns the execution rhythm to deliver high quality outcomes based on product roadmaps. The team also drives for organization transformation with Agile methodology.Key responsibilities:
  • Leads and coordinates multi-functional (e.g. Product, Engineering, Operations) groups to drive the strategic business goals alignment
  • Define and execute plans for priority initiatives and product enhancement in an agile environment
  • Define and drive product and service execution rhythms
  • Develop and drive clear, iterative roadmaps in a highly matrixed environment across the overall enterprise
  • Demonstrate a passion for details with the ability to ideate and problem solve actively with business leaders, product, and engineering stakeholders
  • Own and drive stakeholder engagements for the quarterly planning process, KPI definition, executive updates, and agile practicesRequirements:
    • Bachelor's degree in technical field, such as computer science, or engineering
    • Minimum of 7 years of total work experience in a combination of technology development, program management, business analysis or strategy
    • Minimum of 3 years of team leadership experience and cross-functional influence
    • Working knowledge in product development concepts: DevOps Infrastructure, CI/CD Tools, Cloud platforms, Frameworks/Integrations, Accelerators and Best Practices
    • Working knowledge in front end web platforms, portal development technologies
    • Capable of managing numerous stakeholders, anticipating their needs, and gaining alignment for strategies from executive level stakeholders
    • Strong communication skills (oral, verbal and listening) as well as the ability to influence key decision makers and understand their points of view--
    • Strong leadership, negotiation and execution skills with the ability to drive results, deliver and excel, and own it when you don't--
    • Comfortable in a fast paced, growing environment and work well with ambiguity
    • Comfortable presenting to and persuading at Vice Presidential and Senior Vice-Presidential levels
    • Proven ability to drive results, especially in a matrixed or influence based environment
    • Understands, describes and navigates existing work and makes recommendations with a clear sense of organizational impact 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 to 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. About Global Tech 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.-- Being--human-led--is our true disruption. We're virtual Working virtually this year has helped us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives, and spend less time commuting. Today, we are reimagining the tech workplace of the future by making a permanent transition to virtual work for most of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success. We'll collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.-- --- Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. 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. About Walmart 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?
      
      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. All the benefits you need for you and your family
      • Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
      • Associate discounts in-store and online
      • Education assistance for Associate and dependents
      • Pay during military service
      • Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
      • Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth 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 specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits . Frequently asked questions On average, how long does it take to fill out an application? Can I change my application after submitting? How do you protect my personal information? (USA) Staff Technical Program Manager Project and Program Management - Technology

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