(usa) Principal, Technical Program Manager

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

This role is for a Principal Technical Program Manager at Walmart, focusing on leading complex, large-scale technology programs. The responsibilities include defining goals, managing dependencies, driving end-to-end delivery, overseeing system design, identifying risks, and improving workflows. The role requires strong program and project management skills, technical expertise in system architecture and software development, and excellent communication and problem-solving abilities. While the company is involved in AI, this specific role is not directly building or researching AI/ML models, but rather managing the delivery of technology solutions, which could include AI products.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and manage large-scale technical programs with multiple dependencies, ensuring alignment of goals, timelines, and resources.
  2. Lead cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end technology solutions, resolving ambiguities and driving clarity in program execution.
  3. Oversee system design discussions, ensuring scalability, high availability, and performance across software and infrastructure components.
  4. Identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and manage issues to maintain program momentum and achieve objectives.
  5. Establish and improve scalable workflows, prioritization frameworks, and operational excellence practices.

Skills

Required

  • program and project management
  • risk mitigation
  • stakeholder engagement
  • technical expertise in system architecture
  • software development
  • infrastructure design
  • define and execute program plans
  • manage dependencies
  • drive continuous improvement processes
  • communication
  • data-driven updates
  • analytical problem-solving
  • data-driven decision making
  • impact analysis
  • mentoring teams

What the JD emphasized

  • program and project management, including risk mitigation and stakeholder engagement across complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • define and execute program plans, manage dependencies, and drive continuous improvement processes