Principal, Technology Operations

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR +2

This role operates at the intersection of strategy and execution within Walmart's Global Advertising tech and Walmart+ Engineering organization. The primary focus is on shaping technology strategy, aligning cross-functional priorities, and enabling cohesive execution. A key responsibility is to identify, design, and operationalize AI-enabled solutions using internal AI tools to streamline work and build scalable processes for enterprise adoption. The role also involves driving tech strategy, translating priorities into plans, owning resource planning and hiring operations, leading data-driven analysis, building executive materials, and managing multiple initiatives.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive tech strategy and operational execution for Ad Tech and Walmart plus initiatives.
  2. Identify, design, and operationalize AI-enabled solutions using Walmart’s internal AI tools to streamline day-to-day work. Build scalable processes and evangelize successful solutions across teams to accelerate enterprise adoption.
  3. Translate high-level priorities into clear plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes, and independently track progress across teams
  4. Own resource planning and hiring operations, including headcount tracking, requisition visibility, contractor management, and reporting.
  5. Lead data-driven analysis using advanced Excel and spreadsheet tools to generate insights that inform strategic decisions

Skills

Required

  • strategy
  • consulting
  • analytics/business operations
  • advanced Excel skills
  • executive communication skills
  • program management
  • resource planning
  • hiring operations
  • organizational operations
  • cross-functional leadership
  • stakeholder alignment

Nice to have

  • passion for AI-enabled productivity

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-enabled solutions
  • internal AI tools
  • AI-enabled productivity