What you'll do...

Position:

Staff Technical Program Manager

Job Location:

2608 SE J ST, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties:

Ensures project manager development and continued successful performance by providing mentoring; monitoring program and individual project progress; providing periodic project status reports and executive summaries to stakeholders and management; developing new project managers to ensure skills are aligned with established Project Management Organization (PMO) standards; and providing mentorship and guidance to peers and management on methodology and practice. Develops project management practices by adhering to the principles of the Walmart Global e Commerce (GEC) project management methodologies (for example, Agile); promoting the principles and business value of project methodologies throughout the organization; leading and contributing to the development and improvement of the Global e Commerce project methodologies; and communicating needed changes and participating in established feedback channels. Manages multiple highly complex projects (for example, system integrations) or a large complex Global e Commerce program by driving projects through the lifecycle phases to successful completion as defined in project's charter; serving as the project lead (for example, scrum master) for multiple projects; developing and maintaining a project schedule to track milestones; developing and executing plans for managing risk; escalating project-related issues to management in accordance with project guidelines and requirements; managing project change control processes: coordinating production issue resolution; interpreting data to help guide teams towards issue resolution and risk management; making recommendations regarding solutions to problems or issues; and presenting project status updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Leads the development of e Commerce projects and programs by collaborating with subject matter experts to develop project scope: forecasting projected expenses; developing and managing project or program budget; establishing metrics to ensure adherence to established expectations; developing capital and resource plans; developing project timelines and deliverables; ensuring successful delivery; and providing feedback regarding project success. Manages geographically distributed teams, off-shore development teams and third-party vendors (for example, software vendors, hardware vendors, photo vendors, content providers) by coordinating internal and vendor schedules and priorities; integrating teams and vendors into project strategy; communicating project status; evaluating system capabilities and ensuring sustainable functionality; ensuring delivery of proper functionality; and managing communications from vendors to internal stakeholders. Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.

Minimum education and experience required:

Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 5 years of experience in technical project management or related experience; OR Master’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in technical project management or related experience.

Skills required:

Must have experience with: End to End Program Manager experience managing large diverse team across multiple geographies and service lines, including engineering, managers, architects, business consultants; Software Program / Delivery management, creating and establishing program governance model, IT Strategy & Roadmap and Business & Platform strategy initiatives planning; Program Management

• Managing end to end product development, project execution and delivery utilizing MS project office tool; Governance of program/project scope, schedule, cost, and quality to ensure smooth delivery; Prioritizing features based on business value and high-level sizing to come up with “prioritized Features Backlog” using enterprise JIRA program management tool; Planning iterative delivery of the feature’s requirements across several business value increments named as ‘Milestones’; and Coordinating and working with multiple business and technology interfacing teams to resolve any gaps in functional or technical requirements/user stories, identifying critical dependencies and tracking them to faster resolution in a timely manner. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Rate of pay:

$110,000 - $220,000/year

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.