STAFF, TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Posted:
12/15/2024, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ⋅ Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ⋅ Indiana, United States ⋅ Karnataka, India

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Position Summary...

Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness. Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy. Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

What you'll do...

About Team: 

ur team collaborates with Walmart International, which has over 5,900 retail units operating outside of the United States under 55 banners in 26 countries including Africa, Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, and Mexico, to name a few. 

What you'll do:

The Principal Technical Program Manager has day-to-day responsibility for managing complex programs from inception to completion. You will coordinate and lead the activities of multiple globally located cross-functional teams to complete programs in support of Walmart business strategy and objectives.

  • Demonstrates up-to-date expertise in Scrum/Agile practice and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans.

  • Aligns teams to common business/end-customer/release goals, works cross-functionally to achieve them and ensures accountability to deliver them.

  • Resolves issues and makes recommendations for improvements to existing processes.

  • Interacts with key Business Stakeholders, Engineering/Product Leaders, and Executive sponsors.

  • Builds roadmaps and leads the development of complex programs.

  • Ensures ongoing communication of progress against program objectives.

  • Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions.

  • Develops Agile/Scrum best practice to enhance the collaboration among scrum teams in the organization

What you'll bring:

  • An Engineering Degree - B.E/B.Tech/MS/PhD in any stream – Computer Science preferred.

  • 15+ years of Technical Program Management experience in a related industry.

  • 10+ years of relevant work experience in internet-related program and/or technical program management in a software applications environment

  • Experience building processes, program management, and release schedules.

  • Strong project management & cross – group collaboration skills.

  • Prior experience with agile methodologies

  • Prior experience in Ad Tech industry would be desired

About Walmart Global Tech 
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. 

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. 

Flexible, hybrid work 
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives. 

Benefits 

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more. 

 
 

Equal Opportunity Employer: 
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, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. 

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area. Option 2: 7 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Primary Location...

Pardhanani Wilshire Ii, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India