Senior Policy & Risk Architect — Tech & AI Governance

Walmart; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 264,000; Full time

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Job summary

Walmart in Herndon, VA seeks a Staff Risk Expert to lead policy development for technology, AI, and information security. You will identify policy risks, maintain risk registers, and drive remediation while elevating governance across Legal, Audit, security, and tech teams.

This senior role emphasizes independent impact and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen accountability and audit readiness. You’ll work with AI, automation, and workflow tools to improve policy quality and adoption,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of technology controls, compliance standards, emerging risks, and policy development.
• Experience identifying policy risks, performing assessments, maintaining risk registers, tracking remediation, and improving governance processes.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into clear, practical, and enforceable guidance.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with AI, automation, workflow, or governance tools.
• Ability to work independently, influence decisions, and collaborate across legal, audit, business, security, and technology teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review technology, AI, and information security policies and standards.
• Identify, assess, document, and monitor policy and governance risks.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, track remediation, and elevate issues.
• Strengthen policy ownership, lifecycle governance, exception workflows, and accountability.
• Translate legal, regulatory, audit, security, and business expectations into practical requirements.
• Use AI, automation, and workflow tools to improve quality, consistency, efficiency, and adoption.
• Partner across Legal, Regulatory, Audit, security, technology, and business teams.
• Support stakeholder communication, policy enablement, and continuous improvement of governance services and tools.

Skills

Policy development

Policy risk assessment

Governance processes

Stakeholder management

AI/Automation tools

Independent work / collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 4years’ experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

6 years’ experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Job description

Walmart in Herndon, VA seeks a Staff Risk Expert to lead policy development for technology, AI, and information security. You will identify policy risks, maintain risk registers, and drive remediation while elevating governance across Legal, Audit, security, and tech teams.

This senior role emphasizes independent impact and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen accountability and audit readiness. You’ll work with AI, automation, and workflow tools to improve policy quality and adoption,