Manager, Program Management

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Manager, Program Management, Spark Earnings Excellence to lead complex program coordination and execution.

You will drive accountability, coach teams, and align initiatives with company standards while delivering measurable results across procure-to-pay and contractor earnings initiatives. Key responsibilities include maintaining strategy roadmaps, mapping dependencies, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 2 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management or related area OR 4 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area.

Responsibilities

• Convert priorities into an integrated quarterly/annual strategy roadmap with owners, dependencies, and measures.
• Maintain the roadmap and identify slippage, conflicts and required course corrections.
• Maintain the operating-model architecture: service catalog, taxonomy, RACIs, decision rights and key interfaces.
• Assess proposed organizational/process changes for impact to these artifacts before implementation.
• Coordinate the annual and quarterly strategy process: strategic whitepapers, pillar goals, KPI frameworks, maturity aspirations and roadmap refreshes.
• Support AOP/LRP by connecting business strategy to capabilities, organization, headcount, market expansion and investment needs.

Skills

Strategy & program execution

Cross-functional coordination

Leadership & mentoring

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field; or 4+ years in project management/operations/compliance

Job description

Position Summary...

The Manager, Program Management, Spark Earnings Excellence (SEE) leads the coordination and execution of complex programs by collaborating with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to achieve business objectives. This role emphasizes accountability, continuous improvement, and effective communication to monitor progress, resolve critical issues, and deliver results aligned with company standards. The manager fosters associated development through coaching and mentoring while ensuring compliance with policies and ethical practices. By leveraging data-driven insights and strategic planning, this position supports organizational goals and drives operational excellence across programs.

About the team

Our team partners closely with senior leadership, legal, compliance, operations, and product groups to maintain high standards in contractor earnings programs. We lead strategic initiatives that promote compliance, transparency, and operational efficiency while enhancing the contractor experience. By integrating project management, data management, and continuous improvement processes, we support sustainable growth and trust. Focused on operational excellence and effective problem solving, the team drives seamless execution and innovation across procure-to-pay activities, fostering strong partnerships and delivering measurable business outcomes aligned with company goals.

What you'll do

• Convertprioritiesintoanintegratedquarterly/annualstrategyroadmapwithoutcomes,owners,dependencies,andmeasures.
• Maintaintheroadmapandidentifyslippage,conflictsandrequiredcoursecorrections.
• Maintaintheoperating-modelarchitecture:servicecatalog,taxonomy,RACIs,decisionrightsandkeyinterfaces.
• Assessproposedorganizational/processchangesforimpactstotheseartifactsbeforeimplementation.
• Coordinatetheannualandquarterlystrategyprocess:strategicwhitepapers,pillargoals,KPIframeworks,maturityaspirationsandroadmaprefreshes.Challengepillarswheregoalsareactivity-basedratherthanoutcome-based.
• SupportAOP/LRPbyconnectingbusinessstrategytocapabilities,organization,headcount,marketexpansionandinvestmentneeds.Buildscenariosandclearlyarticulatetheassumptionsbehindcapacityorcapabilityasks.

What you'll bring

• Provenexperienceinstrategyandprogramexecutionwiththeabilitytocoordinatecomplexinitiativesandmeetcriticalmilestones.
• Strongleadershipskillstoguidecross-functionalteams,fosteraccountability,anddevelopassociatesthroughcoachingandmentoring.
• Excellentcommunicationandrelationship-buildingabilitiestoengagestakeholdersandmanageexpectationseffectively.
• Analyticalmindsettoevaluatekeyperformanceindicators,conductrootcauseanalysis,andrecommendprocessimprovements.
• Adaptabilityandcommitmenttocontinuousimprovement,promotinglearningandinnovationwithintheteam.
• Soundunderstandingofbusinessstrategies,metrics,andstandardoperatingprocedurestodriveresultsalignedwithorganizationalgoals.

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Minimum Qualifications

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

Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 2 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management or related area OR 4 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Leading a cross-functional team, Retail Link, Working with profit and loss responsibilities.

Primary Location

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Salary

Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $130,000.00

Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279: The annual salary range for this position is $84,000.00 - $156,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

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