Director Of Technology Strategy

Director, Technology Strategy - Walmart International

Role Overview:

Walmart International is looking for a proactive and innovative Director of Technology Strategy. This senior leadership role will guide the development and implementation of technology strategy and investment decisions of the organization to support our dynamic ambitions in our international markets and our overarching business objectives. The ideal candidate will excel in strategy development, strategic planning, stakeholder consensus building, project management, and financial management. The role requires a deep understanding of the technology infrastructure, technology trends, emerging technologies and the overarching end-to-end retail value chain.

About Team:

Our team drives technology within Walmart International, which has over 5,900 retail units operating outside of the United States under 55 banners in 26 countries including Africa, Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, and Mexico, to name a few.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Stakeholder Consensus Building: Drive critical discussions with diverse stakeholders, effectively handling varying viewpoints. Utilize superior decision-making and coordination skills in ambiguous situations. Act as a trusted advisor, influencing stakeholders to act on product and technology matters with an understanding of business communication styles and techniques.

1. Functional Strategy Development: Apply macroeconomic theories across the organization and evaluate the organization's wider environment. Develop a prioritized business finance plan that aligns with the overall business strategy. Anticipate economic conditions and provide strategic insights to mitigate impacts on the organization.

1. Functional Strategy Planning: Identify key drivers of sustainable advantages in specific situations and analyze emerging trends to meet business requirements. Evaluate the impact of strategic decisions on the value chain and oversee the implementation of strategic initiatives. Develop contingency plans and new visualization solutions.

1. Project Management: Develop, prioritize, and coordinate work plans, ensuring adherence to project milestones. Identify potential project risks and devise strategies to mitigate them. Maintain accountability for project timelines and ensure effective communication of project status updates.

1. Technology Acumen: Understand competitive technology landscapes and product technology stacks. Drive the business and user acceptance testing for complex solutions by considering impacts on various cross-functional teams.

1. Understanding Business Context: Develop and implement business cases for projects and initiatives. Influence business stakeholder decision-making in functional areas. Align strategies, initiatives, and projects with business objectives.

1. Financial Management: Manage program budget and provide budgeting inputs for business cases. Monitor delivery schedules and cost expenditure for the program. Project the ROI of future programs.

1. Leadership: Analyze business objectives and customer needs to develop business strategies. Implement strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce. Cultivate an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics.

1. Partnership Development: Develop and leverage internal and external partnerships to maximize business goal achievement. Sponsor and lead key community outreach and involvement initiatives.

Key Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability in financial management and budgeting.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive work environment.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a leadership role in technology, retail, or a related field.
• Proven leadership capabilities, with experience in team development and talent management.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong understanding of macroeconomics and its impact on business strategy.
• Knowledge of competitive technology landscapes and industry trends.
• Expertise in project management methodologies and tools.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Support strategies that attract and retain diverse talent; actively support diversity goal programs.
• Digital Transformation & Change: Drive continuous improvements and supervise the adoption of new technology.
• Curiosity & Courage: Foster an environment supporting learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking.
• Collaboration & Influence: Build strong relationships with team members and business partners; work collaboratively to achieve objectives.
• Customer Focus: Deliver expected business results while putting the customer first.
• Servant Leadership: Exhibit humility, self-awareness, honesty, and transparency.
• Strategic Thinking: Adopt a holistic perspective considering data, analytics, and customer insights when planning and implementing strategies.
• Culture Champion: Model the Walmart values; foster a culture of accountability and integrity.
• Talent Management: Foster an environment that empowers associates, regularly recognize their contributions and accomplishments.

About Walmart Global Tech:

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work:

We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full can be made available as part of the hiring process.