Senior Risk & Policy Advisor, Tech & AI

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discount Card

Live Better U

401(k) match and stock purchase plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart’ staff risk policy team seeks a senior policy professional to develop and review technology, AI, and information security policies, ensuring clear, practical standards. You will identify and monitor policy and governance risks, maintain risk registers, and drive remediation across the global tech landscape.

The role strengthens accountability, policy adoption, and audit readiness while leveraging AI and workflow tools to improve governance.

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.

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 escalate 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 governance

Risk assessment

Policy writing

AI/automation

Stakeholder management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Job description

Walmart’ staff risk policy team seeks a senior policy professional to develop and review technology, AI, and information security policies, ensuring clear, practical standards. You will identify and monitor policy and governance risks, maintain risk registers, and drive remediation across the global tech landscape.

The role strengthens accountability, policy adoption, and audit readiness while leveraging AI and workflow tools to improve governance.