Staff Technical Program Manager
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Location: Bentonville, AR 72712
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Position: Staff Technical Program Manager
Job Location: 702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716
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. Telecommuting / working from home is permissible
Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in technical program management or related experience; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field plus 5 years of experience in technical program management or related experience.
Skills required: Must have experience with: Managing enterprise-wide IT systems (including migrations, modernization, etc.); Providing oversight of application management by providing regular status reports and executive summaries to stakeholders and management and team mentorship; Managing and working with geographically located teams/ offshore teams; Managing complex projects using iterative development, Agile techniques including TDD, Scrum, Continuous integration, etc.; Managing software development life cycles; Providing incremental delivery and value of metrics; Tracking of backlog, burn down metrics, velocity, etc. for projects; Driving projects through the lifecycle phases to successful completion by following project management methodologies; Establishing metrics to ensure adherence to established expectations; Participating and creating solutions based on customer needs and business priorities; Developing, communicating, and implementing processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners; and Developing and maintaining a project schedule to track milestones. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.
Salary Range: $184,496/ year - $220,000/ yea. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) and Stock equity incentives
Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.
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. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.
Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Position: Staff Technical Program Manager
Job Location: 702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716
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. Telecommuting / working from home is permissible
Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in technical program management or related experience; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field plus 5 years of experience in technical program management or related experience.
Skills required: Must have experience with: Managing enterprise-wide IT systems (including migrations, modernization, etc.); Providing oversight of application management by providing regular status reports and executive summaries to stakeholders and management and team mentorship; Managing and working with geographically located teams/ offshore teams; Managing complex projects using iterative development, Agile techniques including TDD, Scrum, Continuous integration, etc.; Managing software development life cycles; Providing incremental delivery and value of metrics; Tracking of backlog, burn down metrics, velocity, etc. for projects; Driving projects through the lifecycle phases to successful completion by following project management methodologies; Establishing metrics to ensure adherence to established expectations; Participating and creating solutions based on customer needs and business priorities; Developing, communicating, and implementing processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners; and Developing and maintaining a project schedule to track milestones. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.
Salary Range: $184,496/ year - $220,000/ yea. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) and Stock equity incentives
Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.
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. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.
Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.