(USA) Staff, Software Engineer at Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas

Job Description:

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Position Summary...




What you'll do...



We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP Payroll Functional Lead to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 7-8 large-scale end-to-end SAP Payroll implementations. In this role, you will play a crucial part in the largest-ever payroll implementation for 1.8 million associates. Your responsibilities will include translating requirements into technical solutions, gathering necessary information, such as design documents and product requirements, and SAP payroll config. You will also conduct unit testing, communicate status and issues to team members and stakeholders, collaborate with project and cross-functional teams, troubleshoot open issues and bug-fixes, ensure on-time delivery and hand-offs, and provide leadership to the project team.


You will lead a team of ten to twelve SAP Payroll Technical and Functional Consultants, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects. This involves providing pertinent documents, direction, and examples to guide the team, identifying short and long-term solutions, establishing project timelines, and reviewing proposed solutions. Additionally, you will perform design, configuration, and code reviews of SAP Payroll changes.


Your role will also involve troubleshooting business and production issues by gathering information, leading support teams in issue resolution, formulating action plans, performing designated actions, interpreting results, conducting root cause analysis, and completing necessary documentation.


Additionally, you will provide support to the payroll business by addressing user inquiries, concerns, and issues. This includes assessing technical feasibility, developing implementation strategies, identifying short and long-term solutions, facilitating resolutions, and leading cross-functional partnerships.


Furthermore, you will take the lead in the discovery phase of medium to large projects. This includes collaborating with the SAP product team, project management, payroll business, and user experience teams to develop high-level designs and obtain cross-functional approvals.


In summary, you will demonstrate expertise in developing and executing action plans, support the implementation of business solutions, model compliance with company policies and procedures, and ensure successful delivery of Payroll with a focus on architectural qualities. Your role will involve extensive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, coaching on appropriate solutions, and driving efficient technical solution design.



About Team:

The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech's Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.



What you'll do:

• Collaborate with business users and process owners, in partnership with SI partner, to identify requirements, design enhancements, and functionality to meet payroll business needs.


• Facilitate problem-solving discussions with the business, internal teams, and project managers to resolve issues and maintain project continuity and requirements.


• Experience in year-end activities.


• Excellent written and communication skills.


• Develop high-quality, scalable, performance-effective, and customer-centric solutions in SAP payroll for the US and Canada.


• Perform hands-on configuration (customizing) work to support new and existing functionality.


• Serve as the resident team expert for SAP Payroll configuration issues in both support and new implementations.


• Design and review configuration and functional specifications, collaborating with ABAP HR developers to develop and test significant new functionality and enhancements.


• Review unit test plans and quality assurance plans to ensure all requirements are met.


• Provide oversight for various projects and change requests to assess overall impact.


• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies and tasks required during each phase of implementation.


• Analyze current business processes and make recommendations for leveraging standard SAP product capabilities.


• Assist in the technical preparation of Business Process Procedures, Test Scenarios, and End-user documentation.


• Hands-on experience in the following areas: - Payroll Control Center (PCC) configuration - HRSP upgrades and year-end activities - BSI tax factory configuration and maintenance - Wage type setup - SCHEMA, PCRs & Taxes for US & CA - Garnishments configuration - Finance posting - Payment models - Taxability setup - Remuneration statement.


• Experience in working in a blended delivery model (onshore and offshore) for greenfield and brownfield implementations and operations support.


• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to junior resources.


• Experience with mid-year/mid-quarter payroll go-live and exposure to the test automation tools like Worksoft Certify / Tricentis Tosca is a plus.

What you'll bring:

• Technical expertise


• Analytical and critical thinking


• Creativity and innovation


• Collaboration and teamwork


• Continuous learning


• Strong problem-solving skills


• Attention to detail


• Time management and organization


• Adaptability


• Strong communication

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 that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.



Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, 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.


The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.




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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.




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, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area




Primary Location...

601 N WALTON BLVD, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America



About Walmart



At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?


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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