Senior Director, Associate Experience & Talent

Walmart Canada; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Canada is seeking a Senior Director, Associate Experience & Talent to lead the strategy and execution of programs that strengthen capability, enhance the associate experience, and support the company’s growth.

You will oversee Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Walmart Academy, Belonging and Employment Practices, guiding executive leaders with workforce insights and people programs to drive performance and build a culture where associates thrive.

Qualifications

• Progressive senior leadership experience across Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, or Associate Experience functions.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide talent and workforce strategies.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational change.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional teams and delivering business outcomes through people strategies.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Proven ability to translate business priorities into scalable talent solutions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Walmart Canada's integrated Associate Experience & Talent portfolio, bringing together Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Walmart Academy, Belonging, and Employment Practices to deliver a seamless and engaging associate experience.
• Shape and execute talent and associate experience strategies that strengthen organizational capability, support business growth, and enable Walmart Canada's people priorities.
• Set the strategic direction for Employment Practices, ensuring policies, standards, and decision frameworks are fair, consistent, compliant, and aligned with Walmart Canada’s values.
• Advise senior leaders on complex employment matters and emerging workforce risks, using insights and trends to strengthen governance, leader capability, and associate experience.
• Champion a culture of belonging, trust, and inclusion by ensuring people practices enhance associate engagement, development, and retention.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop workforce strategies, identify future talent needs, and build the leadership and capability pipelines required for long-term success.
• Drive the localization, adoption, and business impact of global Talent Management and Walmart Academy programs, ensuring they effectively meet the needs of the Canadian market.
• Provide strategic leadership for Talent Acquisition, advancing innovative approaches to attraction, assessment, selection, employer branding, and workforce planning.
• Leverage workforce insights, talent analytics, and market trends to inform decision-making, measure impact, and continuously improve organizational effectiveness.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team while serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on talent, workforce, and associate experience matters.

Skills

Executive leadership

Talent acquisition

Talent management

Learning & development

Belonging

Employment practices

Job description

Position Summary...

As the Senior Director, Associate Experience & Talent, you will lead the strategy and execution of programs and initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, enhance the associate experience, and support Walmart Canada's growth agenda. You will serve as a strategic advisor to executive leaders, leveraging workforce insights, talent strategies, and people programs to drive business performance and build a culture where associates can thrive.

This leader will oversee enterprise Talent Acquisition, the in-market delivery of global Talent Management and Walmart Academy programs, Belonging initiatives, and Employment Practices, ensuring a consistent and impactful associate experience across the associate lifecycle.

What You'll Do...

• Lead Walmart Canada's integrated Associate Experience & Talent portfolio, bringing together Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Walmart Academy, Belonging, and Employment Practices to deliver a seamless and engaging associate experience.


• Shape and execute talent and associate experience strategies that strengthen organizational capability, support business growth, and enable Walmart Canada's people priorities.


• Set the strategic direction for Employment Practices, ensuring policies, standards, and decision frameworks are fair, consistent, compliant, and aligned with Walmart Canada’s values.


• Advise senior leaders on complex employment matters and emerging workforce risks, using insights and trends to strengthen governance, leader capability, and associate experience.


• Champion a culture of belonging, trust, and inclusion by ensuring people practices enhance associate engagement, development, and retention.


• Partner with senior leaders to develop workforce strategies, identify future talent needs, and build the leadership and capability pipelines required for long-term success.


• Drive the localization, adoption, and business impact of global Talent Management and Walmart Academy programs, ensuring they effectively meet the needs of the Canadian market.


• Provide strategic leadership for Talent Acquisition, advancing innovative approaches to attraction, assessment, selection, employer branding, and workforce planning.


• Leverage workforce insights, talent analytics, and market trends to inform decision-making, measure impact, and continuously improve organizational effectiveness.


• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team while serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on talent, workforce, and associate experience matters.

What You'll Bring

• Progressive senior leadership experience across Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, or Associate Experience functions.


• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide talent and workforce strategies.


• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational change.


• Experience leading complex, cross-functional teams and delivering business outcomes through people strategies.


• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.


• Proven ability to translate business priorities into scalable talent solutions.


• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and partnership skills.

Leadership Expectations

Respect the Individual:

Builds high-performing teams; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace and experiences where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all.

Acts With Integrity

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity, sustainability, community, and integrity (e.g., creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers, driving local giving efforts).

Serve Our Customers

Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni‑merchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.

Strive For Excellence

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, and fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk‑taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks. Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart’s business model.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Age – 16 or older

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Walmart will accommodate the disability‑related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

Primary Location…

1940 Argentia Rd, Mississauga, ON L5N 1P9, Canada

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