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Position Summary... What you'll do...Role Summary
 

The (USA) Director, Technical Program Management provides enterprise-level leadership for complex, high-impact technology programs, translating strategic priorities into disciplined execution and measurable business outcomes.

This role owns end-to-end program strategy, governance, solution alignment, cross-functional dependency management, risk mitigation, and resource optimization across large-scale initiatives. The Director also leads and develops a large TPM organization, builds high-performing talent, strengthens operating mechanisms, and raises the bar for execution excellence, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement.
 

About the Team
 

Our team leads enterprise-scale technology strategy and execution for complex, business-critical programs. We establish governance, prioritization frameworks, and cross-functional alignment to deliver scalable solutions with measurable impact.

Combining technical expertise, program management rigor, and systems-level thinking, we support executive decision-making, enhance delivery predictability, and advance strategic initiatives across business, product, engineering, and operations.

The team fosters collaboration and drives continuous improvement to ensure successful outcomes for large-scale programs, enabling effective stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout the program lifecycle.
 

What You’ll Do

• Lead enterprise-scale technical programs from strategy through execution, aligning investments, resources, dependencies, and cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical outcomes.

• Define scalable operating models, governance rhythms, prioritization frameworks, and executive reporting that improve delivery velocity and decision quality.

• Own program risk management by identifying execution risks, driving mitigation plans, resolving escalations, and sustaining momentum across complex initiatives.

• Influence senior stakeholders by communicating trade-offs, surfacing data-driven insights, securing alignment, and linking program objectives to strategic priorities.

• Lead and develop a large TPM organization while driving ambiguous, global-scale programs.

• Hire high-performing talent, develop leaders, strengthen organizational capability, and establish best practices in program management, technical design, and executive communication.
   

What You’ll Bring

• Enterprise-scale technical program or portfolio leadership, including strategic planning, governance, dependency management, and risk ownership.

• The ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional organizations, manage complex stakeholders, and secure commitments across competing priorities.

• Strong technical judgment across system design, the software development lifecycle, cloud infrastructure, scalable architecture, and enterprise solutions.

• A track record of driving transformation through process improvement, automation, scalable workflows, and operating mechanisms that improve efficiency and predictability.

• Executive communication and influencing skills, with the ability to frame complex decisions, present data-driven recommendations, and align senior stakeholders.

• Proven people leadership, including building high-performing TPM teams, developing leaders, strengthening organizational capability, and advancing program management and technical delivery practices.

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.
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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 $169,000.00 - $338,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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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.

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