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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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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713 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
across 610 roles with salary data.
As a Principal, Technical Program Manager, you will join the Marketplace Platform Reliability team to lead strategic capability areas and drive engineering initiatives. You will partner with engineering leaders to define roadmaps, establish engineering standards, and execute complex cross-functional programs that improve reliability, operational excellence, and developer productivity across thousands of engineers. Your day-to-day work involves managing platforms, operational intelligence, and AI capabilities while using data to measure outcomes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. You must demonstrate expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, software delivery, reliability engineering, and operational excellence. The role focuses on solving technical problems related to how the marketplace builds, deploys, and operates software, ensuring high-quality standards and sustained platform performance through strategic alignment and effective program management.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 245 postings across 38 companies.
Lead strategic engineering programs focused on reliability, observability, cloud optimization, and operational excellence.
Partner with engineering leaders to define roadmaps and align priorities across multiple organizations.
Establish engineering standards, operating mechanisms, and success metrics to improve organizational consistency.
Use operational intelligence and data to measure outcomes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Influence technical and business stakeholders to deliver large-scale engineering initiatives with measurable impact.
Drive execution of complex cross-functional programs to strengthen software building, deployment, and operations.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Option 2: 8 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Experience leading complex technical programs across multiple engineering organizations.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, software delivery, reliability engineering, and operational excellence.
Proven ability to influence engineering strategy and drive execution through collaboration and data-driven decision making.
Experience defining engineering metrics, operating mechanisms, and organizational improvement initiatives.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills to align teams around common objectives.
Certification in Project Management (preferred).
Master’s degree in Business Administration with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 4 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
Technical Program Management
System Design
Cloud Infrastructure
Project Management
Risk Management
Operational Excellence
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Product Design
Information Systems
Technical Program Management
System Design
Cloud Infrastructure
Data-Driven Decision-Making
Process Improvement
Risk Management
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Operational Excellence
Product Design