Director, Technical Program Management

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

4d • $130,000 - $338,000

About The Position

As a Director of Technical Program Management in the AI & Data organization, you will play a critical role in operationalizing AI- and data-driven priorities by bridging strategic intent, engineering execution, and enterprise stakeholder alignment. You will drive clarity, sequencing, risk identification, and delivery excellence for complex, cross-functional programs that enable Walmart’s AI/ML platforms and capabilities at scale. This is an individual contributor role focused on technical program leadership, execution rigor, and impact — not direct people management.

Walmart’s AI & Data organization is building platform capabilities and enterprise services that accelerate the journey from idea to AI-powered solutions safely and cost-effectively for builders across the enterprise. This includes foundational data platforms, ML infrastructure, AI productization, governance, and associate‑builder solutions that support millions of associates and data practitioners.

Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field and 7 years of experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• Option 2: 9 years of experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• Proven track record leading complex, enterprise-scale, cross-functional technical programs with measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of engineering concepts, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and technical execution trade-offs.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience producing executive‑ready materials.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across diverse teams.

Nice To Haves

• Certification in project or program management.
• Experience with AI/ML systems and/or platform delivery (AI pipelines, model serving, real-time systems).
• Experience mentoring TPMs or technical leaders in execution discipline and program governance.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast‑evolving technical environments.
• Credentials such as PMP, PgMP, or similar technical program management certifications.
• Success in This Role Looks Like Clear visibility into program execution and technical risk across prioritized AI and platform initiatives.
• Early identification and mitigation of dependencies and constraints.
• Strong stakeholder trust and alignment on program outcomes.
• Deliverables that meet quality, performance, and adoption expectations.
• Scalable operating practices that elevate execution excellence across TPM efforts.

Responsibilities

• Technical Program Leadership Lead and coordinate complex, multi-team programs with significant cross-functional dependencies, ensuring predictable delivery and transparency.
• Define program goals, key milestones, schedules, and risk mitigation plans for platform and services investments.
• Translate Strategy into Execution Partner with product, engineering, data science, AI governance, and enterprise strategy teams to translate strategic priorities into executable work plans.
• Surface trade-offs, dependencies, and technical constraints to inform sequencing, scope, and resourcing.
• Convert ambiguous business goals into clear, measurable deliverables and execution roadmaps.
• Cross-Functional Alignment Build trusted partnerships across engineering, product, data science, platform teams, and senior leadership.
• Collaborate with technical leaders to resolve blockers, align priorities, and surface risks early.
• Drive alignment across distributed teams through shared processes, metrics, and communication rhythms.
• Executive-Ready Communication Prepare structured, compelling narratives and presentations for executive audiences, highlighting risks, opportunities, decisions, and outcomes.
• Translate complex technical considerations (architecture trade-offs, capacity constraints, deployment risks) for both technical and business audiences.
• Program Quality & Continuous Improvement Establish execution standards, reporting frameworks, and program governance mechanisms that scale across AI and platform initiatives.
• Mentor and influence TPMs and senior technical contributors on best practices for planning, estimation, and delivery discipline.
• Proactively identify opportunities for process optimization and repeatable excellence.

Benefits

• 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.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
• Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director