Staff Technical Program Manager at Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas

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Position: Staff Technical Program Manager



Job Location: 805 SE Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712



Duties: Ensures project manager development and continued successful performance by providing mentoring; monitoring program and individual project progress; providing periodic project status reports and executive summaries to stakeholders and management; developing new project managers to ensure skills are aligned with established Project Management Organization (PMO) standards; and providing mentorship and guidance to peers and management on methodology and practice. Develops project management practices by adhering to the principles of the Walmart Global eCommerce (GEC) project management methodologies (for example, Agile); promoting the principles and business value of project methodologies throughout the organization; leading and contributing to the development and improvement of the Global eCommerce project methodologies; and communicating needed changes and participating in established feedback channels. Manages multiple highly complex projects (for example, system integrations) or a large complex Global eCommerce program by driving projects through the lifecycle phases to successful completion as defined in project's charter; serving as the project lead (for example, scrum master) for multiple projects; developing and maintaining a project schedule to track milestones; developing and executing plans for managing risk; escalating project-related issues to management in accordance with project guidelines and requirements; managing project change control processes: coordinating production issue resolution; interpreting data to help guide teams towards issue resolution and risk management; making recommendations regarding solutions to problems or issues; and presenting project status updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders. Leads the development of eCommerce projects and programs by collaborating with subject matter experts to develop project scope: forecasting projected expenses; developing and managing project or program budget; establishing metrics to ensure adherence to established expectations; developing capital and resource plans; developing project timelines and deliverables; ensuring successful delivery; and providing feedback regarding project success. Manages geographically distributed teams, off-shore development teams and third-party vendors (for example, software vendors, hardware vendors, photo vendors, content providers) by coordinating internal and vendor schedules and priorities; integrating teams and vendors into project strategy; communicating project status; evaluating system capabilities and ensuring sustainable functionality; ensuring delivery of proper functionality; and managing communications from vendors to internal stakeholders. Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.



Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 5 years of experience in technical project management or related experience; OR Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in technical project management or related experience.



Skills required: Must have experience with: Developing software applications using programming language such as Java, C# etc.; Leading the teams in analysis, design and development/enhancement of software applications and products; Developing project plans that detail project objectives, systems, specifications, milestones, and schedules by working closely with engineering teams, subject matter experts and stakeholders; Creating various project documents such as Project Plans, Requirements Documents, Product Backlog, User stories and Acceptance Criteria by using project management tools such as Atlassian JIRA, Confluence; Leading team members, to understand program objectives, detailed requirements and to ensure the quality of IT deliverables; Facilitating meetings/workshops among project stakeholders to develop detailed requirements, prioritize business needs, review high level solutions, and create success criteria; Collecting data from various sources/teams, interpreting data, analyzing results using statistical techniques and create appropriate reports; Analyzing large set of data using data analysis skills/tools to identify potential issues and create appropriate corrective actions; Identifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns from complex data sets; and Creating visualizations and presentations like UI mock-ups, charts, and graphs to communicate complex information (such as product features, data models, dependencies etc.) accurately. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.


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