Walmart USA Staff Technical Program Manager 

United States, Arkansas, Bentonville 

799733578

What you'll do...

As a member of the FinOps, you will be a trusted advisor to senior leadership with visibility across the entire organization/pillars. You will work closely with senior leadership on items such as Cloud Budget, Financial Review, Annual Operating Plan(AOP), Long Range Plan(LRP), and more.

FinOps Responsibilities:

A TPM in FinOps will have accountability to one or more pillars. These responsibilities will center on driving the FinOps governance model centrally. Intake and Tradeoff to do prioritization are the initial introduction into the role and sets the foundation for future accountability and success.

• Drive proactive and constant alignment across all stakeholders towards the program goal.
• Relationship Management techniques
• LRP & AOP for the Pillar – Bottom’s up ask, Top down ask, negotiation and agreement.
• Stakeholder management strategy
• Enable accountability of prioritization of pillar programs
• Collaborate to balance multiple priorities including unexpected projects that surface

Ongoing accountability includes collaboration across the portfolio and requires consistent review cadences with trusted data points.

• Partner with the Data team to build a FinOps Score card, validation and reporting
• Data-driven and fact-based decision-making techniques/methodologies
• Manage communication and analytics around P&L for the Portfolio – CapEx, OpEx, Payroll etc.
• Resource alignment recommendations and utilization guidance
• Qualitative and quantitative data management (for example, feedback, facts, analysis)
• Track progress through setting up the right cadences and report progress against OKRs to teams, cross functional stakeholders, and Walmart leadership.
• Provide accomplishments and key portfolio metrics for All Hands and Townhalls

Ongoing communication and assessment of the portfolio is critical to realizing strategic goals. The below deliverables will support the responsibilities listed above:

• Intake assessments and insights
• Pillar – Product/ Dev Manager owner sync up
• Planning deliverables
• Pillars reporting and Scorecard
• Prioritization model (including leadership alignment and understanding)
• Establish standard reporting template
• Monthly wins & accomplishment for Pillars
• Pillar Financial governance
• Prepare MBR and Deep Dive
• Communication Strategy and plans

Proficiency in technical and soft skills are required for success in this role. Emphasis on core competencies allows faster alignment and portfolio negotiations to occur. It also establishes a foundation to build trust and accelerate alignment.

• Knowledge about the Portfolio​
• Guide resource management​ decisions as part of prioritization and tradeoff discussions
• Program Management​
• Financial Management​
• Knowledgeable about contract renewal processes and timelines
• System (people, process, technology, places) design & optimization

Competencies:

• Communication/Influence
• Planning
• Adaptability
• Teamwork
• Judgement
• Customer Centered
• Forecasting recommendations

You’ll really wow us if…

• You bring strategic thinking to everyday Portfolio problems and back recommendations with accurate data.
• Your ability to rise above group think and see beyond the here and now is matched only by your intellectual curiosity.
• You consider yourself to be a student of the world who thrives in an ever-changing environment that holds within its new challenges and chances to prove your expertise.
• You seek out and champion opportunities to improve processes rather than just be added to a project to ensure it is efficiently run.

Minimum Qualifications

• Successfully been a Project or Program Manager for several large scale efforts
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Skilled in Data-driven, objective analysis and recommendations
• Comfortable presenting to and persuading at the Director and Vice-Presidential level
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Management, Business or related field; experience may be substituted for degree + Minimum of 5+ experience in project management or change management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience successfully implementing a Continuous Improvement program
• Lean Six Sigma certification
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Quantitative or engineering background

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.

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, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices . Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. 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 at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J . The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) - Stock equity incentives 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...

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.
2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America