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Position Summary...Fleet Development leads the enterprise strategy, governance, and field execution that prepares the next generation of Walmart Private Fleet drivers. This Senior Director will build a world-class driver development function that delivers well-trained drivers, excellent compliance, and consistent training outcomes across the network.
This leader will set the vision, raise standards, drive consistency and create room for smart innovation across driver training, trainer development, course content, training center operations, program governance, and field execution. The role requires strong transportation compliance knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to work across Legal, Compliance, Operations, HR, Talent Development, Safety, Transportation, and field leadership.
Why this role matters:
Walmart Private Fleet plays a direct role in serving customers, stores, clubs, and communities. Fleet Development helps protect that promise by preparing drivers to operate safely, professionally, and in full alignment with OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, driver qualification, drug and alcohol testing, and state and federal requirements.
This is a senior leadership role with the scope to improve the current model, build scalable standards, simplify how teams execute, and shape a strong driver and trainer pipeline for the future.
About the team:
The Fleet Development team builds driver capability across Walmart Private Fleet through training strategy, instructor readiness, course design, training center support, field adoption, compliance routines, and program measurement.
The team partners across the business to align training with operational demand, regulatory updates, workforce plans, safety trends, and associate development needs. The work creates career growth for drivers and trainers while supporting safe, reliable service for Walmart customers and members. What you'll do...

• Set the vision and multi-year roadmap for Fleet Development, including driver training, trainer development, facilitator readiness, training center standards, and field execution.
• Build a world-class training model that improves driver readiness, safety behavior, compliance performance, operating consistency, and associate experience.
• Translate OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, CSA, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, driver qualification, and state requirements into clear training standards and field routines.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Operations, HR, Talent Development, Safety, Transportation, and field leaders to align standards, solve gaps, and support business priorities.
• Define talent strategies for the driver pipeline, trainer pipeline, field leadership bench, succession planning, and workforce development needs.
• Lead enterprise change tied to new training programs, technology, regulatory updates, operating model shifts, and training center growth.
• Govern course content, facilitator guides, assessments, certifications, training records, class schedules, standard work, and reporting routines.
• Use data, audits, compliance findings, associate feedback, incident trends, safety performance, and business forecasts to improve programs and reduce risk.
• Develop build versus buy strategies that close driver skill gaps, strengthen internal mobility, and support long-term fleet growth.
• Lead program management across resources, budgets, schedules, staffing, and stakeholder expectations.
• Build and lead high-performing teams through clear goals, coaching, feedback, mentoring, performance management, and development plans.
• Represent Fleet Development in talent reviews, strategy meetings, business reviews, compliance discussions, and operational planning sessions.
• Promote Walmart values, the Open Door culture, and accountability for policies, ethics, compliance, and the law.

What you'll bring...

• Senior leadership experience in fleet development, driver training, transportation safety, DOT compliance, private fleet operations, logistics, talent development, or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, CSA, driver qualification files, drug and alcohol testing, and state and federal transportation rules.
• Experience leading multi-site training programs, driver academies, field training teams, compliance programs, or large workforce development programs.
• Ability to turn complex regulatory, legal, and operational needs into simple standards, practical training, and measurable field execution.
• Skill in building talent strategies, training governance, course content, assessments, facilitator standards, performance scorecards, and operating routines.
• Cross-functional leadership with Legal, Compliance, Operations, HR, Talent Development, Safety, Transportation, and field teams.
• Ability to influence executives, business partners, operators, trainers, and frontline leaders through clear communication and sound judgment.
• Experience using data to find training gaps, compliance risk, safety trends, process defects, and performance opportunities.
• Proven ability to lead change, manage competing priorities, make decisions with incomplete information, and keep teams focused on outcomes.
• Track record of developing leaders, building succession plans, coaching teams, and creating a culture rooted in trust and accountability.
• Commitment to Walmart values, associate growth, driver safety, public safety, customer service, compliance, and operational excellence.

Leadership characteristics

• Safety-first leader: Makes driver safety, public safety, and compliance the baseline for every decision.
• Talent builder: Develops drivers, trainers, facilitators, and leaders through coaching, feedback, mentorship, and clear growth paths.
• Cross-functional partner: Builds trust with Legal, Compliance, Operations, HR, Safety, Transportation, and field leaders, then turns alignment into action.
• Change leader: Simplifies complex work, builds support, manages expectations, and scales new ways of working across a large network.
• Data-driven operator: Uses audits, scorecards, risk trends, associate feedback, and business forecasts to improve outcomes.
• Values-based leader: Leads with integrity, respects the individual, serves customers and members, and raises the bar for performance.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Talent Management, Safety, or a related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading large, complex programs or enterprise-wide projects through delivery.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience leading in a regulated transportation, logistics, fleet, safety, compliance, training, or workforce development environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Logistics, Transportation, Safety, or a related field.
• Experience leading driver training, DOT compliance, transportation safety, private fleet operations, or training center operations at scale.
• CDL, Certified Director of Safety, NATMI, OSHA, DOT, learning and development, HR, or related credentials.
• Experience with training technology, learning management systems, field audits, program dashboards, and compliance reporting.
• Experience building new programs or transforming existing training operations into a scalable enterprise model.

Key skills

• Fleet development, driver training, and trainer development.
• OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, CSA, driver qualification, and drug and alcohol compliance.
• Training governance, curriculum design, facilitator standards, assessments, and certification routines.
• Private fleet operations, transportation safety, logistics, and field execution.
• Program management, change leadership, stakeholder management, and business planning.
• Data analysis, audit readiness, compliance reporting, performance scorecards, and continuous improvement.
• Talent strategy, workforce development, succession planning, coaching, and leader development.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus 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.
The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

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Primary Location... 805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.