Director, Technology Strategy, Walmart International

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

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.

About Team

What you'll do:

Key Responsibilities

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

What You'll Bring

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

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.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .

The annual salary range for this position is $152,000.00-$228,000.00

Additional Compensation Includes Annual Or Quarterly Performance Incentives.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
• Stock equity incentives

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, business, finance, strategy, or related area and 8 years' experience in retail, eCommerce, strategy, operations, technology, management consulting, or related areaOption 2: 10 years' experience in retail, eCommerce, strategy, operations, technology, management consulting or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Master's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, business, finance, strategy, or related area and 9 Years of relevant experience in Retail, eCommerce, Strategy, Operations, Management Consulting or related area., Supervisory experience (if People Leadership is required by the role)

Primary Location...

800 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, United States of America