Distinguished Technical Program Manager

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CABentonville, AR
Salary: $169,000–$338,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 31 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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This role pays more than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $174,950–$241,612 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $254k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

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About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 713 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 610 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Technical Program Manager

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The Distinguished, Technical Program Manager joins the Marketplace TPM team to lead complex, large-scale programs focused on enhancing Marketplace Trust. This role involves driving the strategy, planning, and end-to-end delivery of multi-year technical initiatives spanning dozens of organizations and hundreds of engineers. You will manage cross-functional dependencies, resolve ambiguity for "0 to 1" initiatives, and partner with Senior Engineers and Senior Architects to shape technical strategy, high availability, and performance. Key responsibilities include identifying systemic friction points, mentoring teams, and providing executive communication to the board. Required skills include extensive expertise in system architecture, software development, and infrastructure design. You must demonstrate data-driven decision-making and proactive risk mitigation to deliver mission-critical software and infrastructure programs from inception to global deployment.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?

Median $202250 from 98 postings across 20 companies.

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Skills

System Architecture Software Development Infrastructure Design Technical Program Management Data-Driven Decision-Making High Availability Product Design WCAG) 2.2 AA Information Systems Project Management

What you'll do

Lead the strategy, planning, and end-to-end delivery of company-wide, multi-year technical initiatives.
Partner with Senior Engineers and Architects to shape technical strategy and high availability.
Take ownership of highly ambiguous "0 to 1" initiatives where no precedent exists.
Identify and dismantle organizational silos and systemic friction points.
Act as a trusted advisor to the executive team and board members.
Mentor and elevate the TPM discipline across the organization.
Manage cross-functional dependencies and risks for large-scale system solutions.

What we're looking for

Must have 15+ years of experience driving complex strategic programs and managing cross-functional outcomes.
Must have 2+ years of experience operating at a Principal or equivalent highly-senior Individual Contributor level.
Must have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related area and 7 years of relevant experience.
Must have 9 years of experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, or product management.
Must possess extensive expertise in system architecture, software development, and infrastructure design.
Must have a track record of delivering massive-scale, mission-critical software or infrastructure programs from inception to global deployment.
Must have exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead without authority across multiple VP-level organizations.
Certification in Project Management (preferred).

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