Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development

Walmart is seeking a talented individual to lead some of the companys most strategic alliances with large technology partners. For this role, we are seeking a proven leader to set the strategic vision for the partnership and execute several cross functional initiatives to support the vision. Your work will directly help Walmart deliver an amazing experience to both our customers and associates.

This position will have and be responsible for direct partner interaction. You will be responsible for helping manage, evaluate, define and execute strategic initiatives as part of a high-performance organization that is rapidly inventing new ways to serve hundreds of millions of consumers that shop for their everyday needs from fresh food, household essentials, health and wellness, and more.

To be successful in this role, you must be an excellent communicator, highly motivated, effective working across multiple, cross-functional teams, and able to launch and operate programs that get to market quickly. The ability to synthesize multiple variables across business, consumer experience, product, operations ; technology and translate them effectively into short, medium, ; long-term roadmaps via analysis ; product prioritization is a must. This position will require strong PMO coordination skills and technology background.

In addition, this role will also have an opportunity to mentor members of the team, guiding their professional growth and development.

We prefer candidates who have extensive experience in AI partnerships. Additionally, experience managing broad partnerships with multiple workstreams and the ability to engage effectively at an executive level is highly beneficial.

If you have extensive experience managing complex and large partnerships and alliances at scale with cross-functional groups, you are the ideal match for this opportunity.

In this role, you will:

• Be the primary contact point internally and externally for major tech partnerships
• Define and communicate partnerships priorities and drive recurring executive business reviews
• Drive collaboration and coordination across internal and external stakeholders toward consensus
• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal, listening and presentation skills, as well as crisp oral and written communications
• Rapidly launch, test, measure and iterate new experiences and products
• Navigate complex business ; technology relationships
• Influence operations and product designs and overall user experience, without leaning on authority

To be effective, you ideally have the following domain experience:

• B.S. degree in a technical field, M.B.A. preferred
• 12+ years of post-graduate experience at a top tier management consulting firm or equivalent partnerships experience for high growth emerging technology products
• Successful shipment of end-to-end emerging product experience(s) at scale involving software, services, and or hardware
• Proven track record of managing multi-party projects with complex dependencies and requirements
• Combined technology and business background, plus strong consumer product instincts
• Distinctive problem-solving and data-driven analysis skills, combined with impeccable business judgment

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. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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Live Better U is 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.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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Sunnyvale, California US-04397:The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00-$338,000.00

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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$260,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business,information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 7 years’ experience inproject management, program management, program operations, or related area.Option 2: 9 years’ experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area.4 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in computer science, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business, information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 6 years' experience in project management, program management, program operations, or related area., 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. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

680 West California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4834, United States of America