Distinguished, Technical Program Manager

Walmart; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

Best-in-class benefits

Parental leave

Health benefits

Job summary

Walmart is looking for a Distinguished Technical Program Manager in Bengaluru, India to lead and operationalize AI and data-driven priorities. This critical role requires driving clarity and delivery excellence for complex programs that support Walmart's AI/ML capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in program management, a strong understanding of engineering concepts, and exceptional communication skills. Our benefits include health plans, parental leave, and much more.

Qualifications

• 7 years experience in engineering or related area, or 9 years experience without degree.
• Proven track record in managing complex, cross-functional technical programs.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate complex, multi-team programs.
• Define program goals and risk mitigation plans.
• Prepare executive-ready materials and presentations.

Skills

Engineering concepts

Communication

Project management

AI/ML experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related area

Tools

Project Management certifications

AI pipelines

Job description

Position Summary

As a Distinguished Technical Program Manager in the AI Data organization, you will play a critical role in operationalizing AI and data‑driven priorities by bridging strategic intent, engineering execution, and enterprise stakeholder alignment. You will drive clarity, sequencing, risk identification, and delivery excellence for complex, cross‑functional programs that enable Walmart's AI/ML platforms and capabilities at scale. This is an individual‑contributor role focused on technical program leadership, execution rigor, and impact, not direct people management.

About Team

Walmart's AI Data organization builds platform capabilities and enterprise services that accelerate the journey from idea to AI‑powered solution safely and cost‑effectively for builders across the enterprise. This includes foundational data platforms, ML infrastructure, AI productization, governance, and associate builders' solutions that enable millions of associates and data practitioners.

What You’ll Do

This Distinguished Technical Program Manager will be instrumental in ensuring that strategic AI Data objectives translate into concrete, reliable outcomes. By enabling clear execution pathways, trusted technical recommendations, and rigorous delivery standards, this role will accelerate Walmart's ability to innovate, operationalize, and scale AI‑powered solutions enterprise‑wide.

Technical Program Leadership

• Lead and coordinate complex, multi‑team programs with significant cross‑functional dependencies, ensuring predictable delivery and transparency.
• Define program goals, key milestones, schedules, and risk mitigation plans for platform and services investments.

Translate Strategy into Execution

• Partner with product, engineering, data science, AI governance, and enterprise strategy teams to translate strategic priorities into executable work plans.
• Surface trade‑offs, dependencies, and technical constraints to stakeholders to inform sequencing, scope, and resourcing.
• Convert ambiguous business goals into clear, measurable deliverables and execution roadmaps.

Cross‑Functional Alignment

• Build trusted partnerships across engineering, product, data science, platform teams, and senior leadership.
• Coordinate with technical leaders to resolve blockers, align priorities, and surface risks early.
• Drive alignment across distributed teams through shared processes, metrics, and communication rhythms.

Executive‑Ready Communication

• Prepare structured, compelling narratives and presentations for executive audiences, highlighting risks, opportunities, decisions, and outcomes.
• Translate complex technical considerations (architecture trade‑offs, capacity constraints, deployment risk) for both technical and business stakeholders.

Program Quality Continuous Improvement

• Establish execution standards, reporting frameworks, and program governance mechanisms that scale across AI and platform initiatives.
• Mentor and influence TPMs and senior technical contributors in best practices for planning, estimation, and delivery discipline.
• Proactively identify areas for process optimization and repeatable excellence.

What You’ll Bring

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 7 years experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• Option 2: 9 years experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• Proven track record driving complex, enterprise‑scale, cross‑functional technical programs with measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of engineering concepts, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and technical execution trade‑offs.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience creating executive‑ready materials.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in Project Management.
• Experience with AI/ML systems and/or platform delivery (AI pipelines, model serving, real‑time systems).
• Experience mentoring TPMs or technical leaders in execution discipline and program governance.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and rapidly evolving technical environments.
• Certification in technical program or project management (e.g., PMP, PgMP) or related credentials.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Clear visibility into program execution and technical risk across prioritized AI and platform initiatives.
• Early identification and mitigation of dependencies and constraints.
• Strong stakeholder trust and alignment on program outcomes.
• Deliverables that meet quality, performance, and adoption expectations.
• Operating practices that scale repeatable excellence across TPM efforts.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best‑in‑class benefits, maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Primary Location

Block‑1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli, India