Principal, Technology Operations

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bentonville, AR
Salary
$90,000–$180,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
17 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

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This role pays less than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $155,475–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $135k versus about $185k 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 719 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 592 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal, Technology Operations

The (USA) Principal, Technology Operations leads the Voice of the Advocate – Systems team to manage the business technology experience across agent-facing tools, platforms, vendors, and AI capabilities. This role involves leading strategic planning, budgeting, risk management, and performance monitoring to optimize resource allocation. You will define enterprise requirements, priorities, and acceptance criteria while leading capability placement, rationalization, and standardization decisions. Key responsibilities include owning interoperability, establishing scalable technology patterns, and influencing Product and Engineering roadmaps to improve metrics like AHT and cost to serve. The position requires expertise in program and financial management, stakeholder engagement, and technology strategy. Preferred skills include experience with CRM, contact center technology, workflow orchestration, and AI, all while solving complex problems within a large-scale technology landscape.

What you'll do

  • Own the business technology experience across multiple CES technology categories, platforms, vendors, and AI capabilities.
  • Define enterprise requirements, priorities, and acceptance criteria for technology systems.
  • Lead capability placement, rationalization, standardization, and consolidation decisions.
  • Establish scalable technology patterns and resolve interoperability issues across technology domains.
  • Define how AI capabilities and agents operate across the entire ecosystem.
  • Influence Product and Engineering roadmaps through business requirements and desired outcomes.
  • Drive improvements in AHT, RCR, associate experience, customer outcomes, and cost to serve.

What we're looking for

  • Option 1: Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5 years of experience in project management, program management, or program operations.
  • Option 2: 7 years of experience in project management, program management, program operations, or a related area.
  • 7+ years of experience leading complex technology, operations, product, or business transformation.
  • Experience defining requirements and driving capabilities across multiple systems or platforms.
  • Ability to lead complex initiatives across Business, Product, and Engineering teams.
  • Experience using performance data and operational outcomes to evaluate technology effectiveness.
  • Strong executive communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Experience with CRM, contact center technology, workflow orchestration, or AI (preferred).
  • Experience with technology portfolios, modernization, standardization, or consolidation (preferred).
  • Knowledge of implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards and digital accessibility best practices (preferred).

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