Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Program Planning Development. Requires knowledge of Program management techniques, tools and frameworks, Benefits analysis, Program planning tools and techniques, Communication tools and processes. To define a program implementation strategy that impacts an entire domain across the enterprise. Secures commitment across the enterprise. Identifies and addresses cross-pillar gaps for example dependencies, performance. Drives clarity in a program on business-technology solutions-problem statements and builds consensus with stakeholders, leaders, and executives. Defines frameworks and guidelines to identify synergies, overlap, and waste across the enterprise. Proactively scouts the market to identify best practices to improve ways of working.
Technical Expertise. Requires knowledge of Techniques to translate requirements for software for example design, architecture, testing, hardware for example system design, hardware selection, assets or platform capabilities, cloud infrastructure, pipeline orchestration, database, network, System-platform design concepts, components, and architecture. Emerging tools and technologies. Product-Feature Technical Design Services, APIs and technologies within assigned teams-areas. Software platforms and/or Information security standards and guidelines. Infrastructure components for example network, storage, compute, cloud, data, and development platforms. Hardware-software lifecycles, EOL, upgrades, migrations. Site Reliability Engineering concepts, observability, monitoring, pre-production checklists, incident management. Cloud computing technologies. Service management concepts, ITIL framework.
To lead and broker agreement on end-to-end high-level system solution design of medium-high-complexity systems through an understanding of end-to-end systems. Proactively identifies system limitations, scaling factors, and boundary conditions and rationalizes overall architectural decisions. Establishes processes and guidelines to drive effective defect management including defect visibility, defect prioritization, defect resolution, and defect prevention across a domain. Contributes and assists in reviewing design decisions to ensure engineering design and product teams are focused on solutions for customers and business stakeholders.
Leveraging Domain Knowledge. Requires knowledge of Essential aspects of a specific business-domain area, Industry trends, market segments, and competitor activities. Domain-related terms and success metrics relevant to program context. To demonstrate an awareness of various principles, processes relevant technology, ways of working, and terminologies across a domain. Extends program plans to incorporate elements of communications, marketing, and field service management. Leads discussions and conducts impact analysis-due diligence to guide decisions on build versus buy.
Deliver Program Results. Requires knowledge of Risk management methodologies, Project management tools, techniques, and methodologies. Project tracking tools, dashboards, and reports. Financial management tools and processes, Budgeting, and internal and external programs. Change management, Critical paths, Negotiation methodologies. To define performance objectives and metrics for tracking the completion status of programs across domains or the enterprise. Monitors the industry for new approaches, benchmarks industry best practices, and adjusts approaches in response to new risks and changing business needs.
Influential Communication for Alignment. Requires knowledge of Application and allocation of business communication styles-techniques, Communication channels-mediums, Program management documents. Qualitative and quantitative data management for example feedback, facts analysis. To communicate and unify team members around a vision and executes the mission and plans. Sets near and medium-term goals and aligns team members to goals-trade-offs. Proactively scouts the industry for business communication styles-techniques and facilitates training of team members.
Analytical Problem Solving. Requires knowledge of Data analysis and research, Problems-solving techniques and frameworks, Data-driven and fact-based decision-making techniques-methodologies. Impact analysis and course correction techniques-methodologies, Precedence and use cases for business problems. Barriers to effective problem solving for example confirmation bias, mental set, functional fixedness, groupthink, paradigm blindness. To define program success metrics through the extraction of insights. Identifies difficult problems and systemic gaps that may seem invisible-avoidable on assigned programs.
Program Stakeholder Management. Requires knowledge of Stakeholder identification and engagement, Processes and ways of working across various groups. Relationship management techniques, Techniques to manage conflicting stakeholder priorities and ambiguity. Stakeholder management strategy. To define stakeholder engagement frameworks including typical priorities, reviews engagement of stakeholders through the course of program in problem-solving areas of risk review requirements and coaches others on engaging effectively.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
We also offer Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Primary Location: 1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America
Minimum Qualifications Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 8 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Option 2: 10 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications Certification in Project Management.
Master’s degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 6 years’ experience in product design.
Supervisory, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas, and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
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