(usa) Staff, Technical Program Manager

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville Global Tech AR BENTONVILLE

The Staff, Technical Program Manager leads and oversees complex programs by coordinating cross-functional teams and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. This role drives accountability, monitors progress, and ensures alignment with business objectives while identifying improvement opportunities. The role requires effective communication, leadership, and a commitment to continuous improvement to achieve organizational goals. This team oversees a global technology training program designed to enhance associate skills and foster collaboration with academic partners worldwide. It manages program planning, stakeholder communications, and event coordination to ensure effective delivery and alignment with strategic goals. The team emphasizes continuous development, leveraging program management expertise to drive successful outcomes across multiple initiatives. Members work collaboratively to implement training solutions, manage dependencies, and support knowledge sharing, contributing to the growth and capability building within the organization’s technology functions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage immersion programs from concept to delivery, ensuring successful project outcomes and meeting business objectives.
  2. Maintain program plans, and resource allocation, ensuring effective use of resources and meeting program objectives.
  3. Identify and mitigate program risks, and develop contingency plans to ensure program success.
  4. Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including customers, partners, and internal teams, to ensure program alignment with business objectives.
  5. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies and apply this knowledge to drive program innovation and program improvement.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
  • 7 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

Nice to have

  • Certification in Project Management.
  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 3 years’ experience in product design.
  • knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
  • knowledge of accessibility best practices

What the JD emphasized

  • complex programs
  • cross-functional teams
  • stakeholder relationships
  • business objectives
  • continuous improvement
  • program management expertise
  • training solutions
  • knowledge sharing
  • capability building
  • program and project management
  • complex initiatives
  • cross-functional team leadership
  • business objectives
  • key stakeholders
  • performance data
  • improvement opportunities
  • process enhancements
  • ethical standards
  • integrity
  • company policies and procedures
  • mentor
  • develop
  • motivate associates
  • positive and productive work environment
  • Adaptability
  • continuous learning mindset
  • innovation
  • operational excellence