Manager, Technology Operations - Site Merchandising Applied AI and Tools

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

Manager role focused on the human side of AI platform transformation for site merchandising, emphasizing change management, merchant enablement, adoption tracking, and operational excellence to drive ROI through metrics. The role bridges the gap between AI tools and merchant success, translating complex technology into tangible business value.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the change management strategy for all Site Merchandising tooling transitions, including the migration from Tango to ACMS/MMUI and the adoption of Smart Creative GenAI capabilities
  2. Develop and execute comprehensive merchant enablement programs including training materials, onboarding guides, office hours, and self-service resources that accelerate adoption and reduce time-to-proficiency
  3. Own the 'Time-to-Site' analytics framework, building dashboards and data models that measure merchant efficiency, tool adoption rates, workflow bottlenecks, and AI orchestration success to demonstrate ROI and inform product priorities
  4. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to define launch readiness criteria, ensuring every new feature ships with merchant communication plans, training resources, support escalation paths, and feedback loops
  5. Map and document existing merchant workflows in Tango, Tempo, and other legacy tools to identify migration paths, sunset timelines, and adoption dependencies for platform convergence initiatives

Skills

Required

  • program management
  • business operations
  • change management
  • supervisory experience
  • analytical skills
  • stakeholder management

Nice to have

  • eCommerce
  • retail technology
  • merchant-facing tool enablement
  • training programs
  • enablement materials
  • user adoption strategies
  • content management systems
  • merchandising tools
  • workflow automation platforms

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-assisted
  • GenAI
  • AI orchestration