Staff Technical Program Manager

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bentonville, ARSunnyvale, CA
Salary
$110,000–$220,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
118 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Below market

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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$219,100 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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

Walmart currently has 825 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,000–$242,000 across 473 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Technical Program Manager

JOB TITLE: Staff, Technical Program Manager The Staff, Technical Program Manager joins the Platforms organization to serve as an accelerator for the execution engine. This role involves managing multiple medium- to high-complexity programs, defining goals, and securing commitments from cross-functional teams to manage dependencies and risks. You will translate product feature needs into robust technical designs across applications, platforms, infrastructure, and security while overseeing SRE frameworks like observability, monitoring, and alerting. The position requires expertise in Agile methodology, system design concepts, APIs, cloud computing, and hardware/software lifecycles. You will synthesize data from engineering excellence and product analytics into actionable insights to resolve ambiguity. The work focuses on building foundational technologies for a large retail ecosystem, ensuring scalable and reliable platform deliveries across eCommerce, Stores, Supply Chain, and Enterprise domains.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?

Median $200000 from 105 postings across 25 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define goals, deliverables, schedules, and critical paths for multiple high-complexity programs.
  • Secure commitments from involved teams and manage cross-functional dependencies within assigned work areas.
  • Translate product feature needs into robust technical designs across applications, platforms, infrastructure, and security.
  • Manage design tradeoffs and ensure the application of SRE frameworks like observability and alerting.
  • Resolve ambiguous situations and align stakeholders during setbacks, blockers, or obstacles.
  • Track projects against approved milestones, quality metrics, and budgets while negotiating for resources.
  • Synthesize data from engineering and product analytics into actionable insights and alternative solutions.
  • Prepare and communicate complex technical information to large and diverse audiences.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related area and 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Must have 7 years of experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, or product management.
  • Must have demonstrated experience in planning, execution, and risk mitigation for medium to high-complexity initiatives.
  • Must possess a solid understanding of Agile methodology, system design concepts, APIs, cloud computing, and hardware/software lifecycles.
  • Must have knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering concepts, including observability, monitoring, and alerting.
  • Must have strong stakeholder management skills and a proven record of coordinating cross-functional dependencies.
  • Must be able to translate product feature needs into robust technical designs across applications, platforms, infrastructure, and security.
  • Certification in Project Management (preferred).
  • Master’s degree in Business Administration with 3 years of experience in product design (preferred).
  • Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards (preferred).

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