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Director, Technical Program Management | Sunnyvale | Marketplace
Director, Technical Program Management | Sunnyvale | Marketplace-August 2024
Sunnyvale
Aug 1, 2025
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About Director, Technical Program Management | Sunnyvale | Marketplace

  Position Summary...

  What you'll do...

  Walmart Global Tech is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Technical Program Management , to join our team as a people manager. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the development of large-scale, cross-functional projects in a multi-disciplinary environment. If you thrive on solving complex technical problems and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with passionate software developers, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. As our business continues to expand into new opportunities and evolve with innovations in supply chain and customer experience, we have an exciting opportunity to build software that scales our operations, leads the industry through innovation, and delights millions of customers worldwide. We leverage cutting-edge technologies such as big data, machine learning, AI, real-time analytics, and high-volume, low-latency, high-availability services to achieve these goals.

   About The Team :

  Marketplace Engineering team is at the forefront of building core platforms and services to enable Walmart to deliver vast selection at competitive prices and with best-in-class post-order experience by enabling third-party sellers to list, sell and manage their products to our customers on walmart.com. We do this by managing the entire seller lifecycle, monitoring customer experience, and deliver high- value insights to our sellers to help them plan their assortment, price, inventory. The team also actively collaborates with partner platform teams to ensure we continue to deliver the best experience to our sellers and our customers.

   What you'll do :

  The ideal candidate for the Director, Tech Program Management position at Walmart should be a culture champion who embodies the company's values, holds themselves and others accountable. As a servant leader, they must act with humility, honesty, and transparency, while also embracing change with curiosity, a growth mindset, and fostering an environment of learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking.

  In this role, the Director will manage large software development projects, lead a team of technical program managers, and work closely with architects and engineering leaders to ensure successful project completion. They will need a deep understanding of software architecture and contribute to architectural decision-making processes. Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Walmart, defining goals and deliverables for large-scale programs, and efficiently utilizing engineering resources will be crucial. Problem-solving and decision-making skills will be essential in navigating setbacks and obstacles. Overall, the candidate's expertise and passion for driving technical projects to success will be invaluable in this role at Walmart Global Tech.

   What you'll bring:

  15+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in software delivery within a related industry managing aggressive schedules and significant business impact. 10+ years' supervisory experience leading cross-functional project teams with 5+ years' experience in retail industry 10+ years of leadership experience as a Technical Program Manager in software delivery within a related industry managing aggressive schedules and significant business impact. Strong leadership skills, with the ability to effectively manage and motivate a team of technical program managers and engineers. Demonstrated track record of successfully managing and leading teams, setting clear goals, providing constructive feedback, and conducting performance evaluations to drive individual and team growth. Exceptional ability to delegate tasks and responsibilities to team members, ensuring efficient project execution while maintaining accountability and fostering a collaborative and empowering work environment. Experience supporting and executing a large software portfolio, collaborating with multiple business stakeholders. Experienced in system/platform design concepts, architecture, technical design, services, APIs, and technologies. Build positive relationships and collaborate with product managers to understand target personas and business process needs, which you will then translate into features and user stories that engineers will leverage to iterate products quickly. Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a love for data and solving complex problems. Expertise in change & risk management methodologies, project management tools, techniques, project tracking tools, dashboards, and reports Strong communicator in both verbal and written forms and are equally adept in communicating upwards, outwards, and downward. Deep understanding of JIRA, JIRA Align, Big Picture, etc. would be advantageous. Project Management certification.

   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 with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

   Benefits :

  Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

  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 $169,000.00-$338,000.00

  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, information technology, engineering, or related area and 7 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

  • Option 2: 9 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

   Preferred Qualifications...

  Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

  Certification in Project Management., Master's degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 5 years' experience in product design., Supervisory

   Primary Location...

  840 W CALIFORNIA AVE, SUNNYVALE, CA 94086-4828, United States of America

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