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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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The (USA) Staff, Technical Program Manager joins the CTS Global Governance team to lead complex, large-scale programs supporting secure and compliant operations. This role involves driving end-to-end execution, managing dependencies, and resolving ambiguities for medium to high-complexity initiatives. You will translate product requirements into technical designs, monitor program progress, and develop risk mitigation plans while building trusted relationships with product, engineering, and business stakeholders. Key responsibilities include defining goals, schedules, and critical paths to ensure high availability and performance across systems. You will utilize Agile methodology, program management frameworks, and analytical problem-solving to drive automation and innovation. The work involves governance oversight across Global Security, Threat, Computer Vision, Aviation, product recalls, cross-border trade compliance, and financial transaction integrity, leveraging GenAI and advanced analytics to improve visibility and operational excellence.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 256 postings across 39 companies.
Define and manage program goals, deliverables, schedules, and critical paths for high-complexity initiatives.
Translate product requirements into technical designs that ensure scalability, high availability, and performance.
Manage cross-functional dependencies and resolve ambiguities to ensure clarity on end-to-end technology solutions.
Monitor program progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation plans for stakeholders.
Analyze data to identify improvement opportunities and drive automation and innovation within programs.
Secure team commitments and align priorities across product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
Oversee governance for security, threat, aviation, and financial transaction integrity programs.
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, product management, or a related area.
Must possess proven expertise in program management techniques, tools, and frameworks to lead medium to high-complexity programs.
Must have strong stakeholder management skills to secure commitments and align cross-functional teams.
Must be able to translate product requirements into technical designs and collaborate with engineering teams on system architecture.
Must possess analytical problem-solving capabilities to synthesize data and identify risks.
Must be proficient in Agile methodology and business communication.
Certification in Project Management (preferred).
Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or a related area and 3 years of experience in product design (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Program Management
Agile
Cloud Infrastructure
System Architecture
Software Design
Data Analysis
Monitoring and Alerting
Automation
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Technical Solution Design
Program Management
Systems Architecture
Cloud Infrastructure
ITIL
Technical Design
Risk Management
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Hardware Systems
Automation
Product Requirements
High Availability
Scalability
Cloud Security
Cybersecurity
Infrastructure
System Architecture
Distributed Systems
Automation
Risk Management
Compliance
Governance
AI
WCAG) 2.2 AA
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