Staff Technical Program Manager

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
What you'll do...
Walmart is pioneering the way people experience online and in-store shopping. On the Walmart - Omni US Tech team, we provide technology to power shopping journeys that help hundreds of millions of customers live better - be it busy families getting groceries easily, new parents welcoming a new baby, organizing a new home or anyone planning a fun party. We strive to create the best shopping experience anywhere anytime, meeting customers' evolving needs and expectations.
Position Summary:
The Staff Technical Project Manager has day-to-day responsibility for managing multiple complex software development program and projects under Walmart e-Commerce portfolio to completion.
We are looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager, who will work with multiple cross-functional teams to enable us to more efficiently execute on initiatives that are business critical.
Responsibilities:

• You will be the owner and driver of complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-product technology projects using your techno-functional expertise for program delivery.
• You will be responsible to ensure planning through deep discovery, scope and feature set of programs, understand and articulate detailed requirements with all stakeholders and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing schedules, identifying risk's and dependencies, obtain cross team alignment, and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders.
• You understand systems interdependencies and lead cross-functional teams towards technical solutions
• You will be responsible communicating and explaining your program's analysis, risks, issues, and recommendations to leadership, as well as explain the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
• You proactively and effectively communicate program statuses, identify potential risks and setbacks, and develop mitigation strategies
• You are constantly striving to develop best practices in a changing and dynamic environment to ensure on time delivery. Ensuring program documents are complete, current and available for staff and leadership review
• You actively drive and contribute to resource planning to ensure program success and drive internal process improvements across multiple teams and functions

Key Skills:

• We look for technical program managers who have a technical foundation and are natural motivators, cross-functional relationship builders, and champions for driving the right level of process to ensure smooth and predictable program execution in a fast-paced innovative environment.
• Ability to manage complex business problems in terms of people, processes, and technology to enable teams and deliver best-in-class products.
• Able to exercise technical judgment to keep goals for programs, projects, and products realistic and attainable within a given timeline.
• Strong communication skills that is succinct and tailored to stakeholders, team members and executives alike.
• Prior experience with agile methodologies
• You can conduct basic data analysis using such as tools SQL and Excel, and presenting the results in a graphical manner (charts, pivot tables)
• Well organized in managing and tracking multiple workstreams. Able to multi-task effectively.

You'll sweep us off our feet if you have:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, related fields or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years' Cross-functional Program Management experience working among several groups such as: design, product management, engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to understand technical subjects and emerging technologies, and their relevance to the marketplace.
• Prior hands-on technical experience with system or software engineering
• Knowledge in conducting SQL queries of a database systems
• Experience with quality engineering practices (function/non-functional testing, manual vs. automated testing)
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in an energizing environment
• Ability to comprehend high-level system and software architecture
• Experience working with technical teams. Interest and ability to learn other technical areas as needed.
• Problem-solving and organizational experience across multiple teams.

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, 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.
Certification in Project Management., Master's degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 3 years' experience in product design.
Primary Location...
640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America