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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
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As a Distinguished, Technical Program Manager, you will join the Marketplace Platform Reliability team to define and lead the operational strategy for Marketplace Engineering. You will partner with engineering executives to improve reliability, operational excellence, developer productivity, and engineering maturity across thousands of engineers. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving cross-organizational initiatives spanning availability, observability, incident management, and AI. You will establish engineering standards, operating mechanisms, and organizational metrics to improve consistency. The role requires a strong technical understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, software delivery, and reliability engineering. You will solve complex problems regarding how the organization builds, deploys, and operates software by managing platforms, operational intelligence, and engineering standards to ensure high-quality standards and sustained platform performance across the Marketplace organization.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn in Washington?
Median $174950 from 60 postings across 12 companies.
Define and lead Marketplace-wide strategies for reliability, operational excellence, and engineering maturity.
Partner with engineering leaders to drive initiatives spanning availability, observability, incident management, and AI.
Establish engineering standards, operating mechanisms, and organizational metrics to improve consistency.
Drive execution of complex, multi-organization programs while influencing technical direction and strategy.
Measure outcomes through operational intelligence to continuously improve engineering performance at scale.
Improve developer productivity and engineering maturity across thousands of engineers.
Design robust, scalable solutions that support business growth and optimize operational efficiency.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Option 2: 9 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Experience leading large-scale technical programs across multiple engineering organizations.
Strong technical understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, software delivery, reliability engineering, and operational excellence.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and align engineering organizations around common technical objectives.
Experience driving organizational transformation through engineering standards, operational metrics, and cross-functional leadership.
Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and executive presence with the ability to lead through influence rather than authority.
Certification in Project Management (preferred).
Master’s degree in Business Administration with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 5 years’ experience in product design (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Distributed Systems
Cloud Platforms
Reliability Engineering
Observability
Incident Management
AI
Software Delivery
Operational Excellence
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Project Management
Information Systems
Distributed Systems
Cloud Infrastructure
AI/ML
System Design
Technical Program Management
Project Management
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Scalable Workflows
Risk Mitigation
System Architecture
Software Development
Infrastructure Design
Technical Program Management
Data-Driven Decision-Making
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Project Management
Information Systems
Product Design
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
System Design
Cloud Infrastructure
Hardware Lifecycle
Service Management
Project Management
Data Science
Automation
Defect Management
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Data-Driven Decision Making
Process Improvement