Distinguished Technical Program Manager

Walmart

. Lead and coordinate complex, multi-team programs with significant cross-functional dependencies, ensuring predictable delivery and transparency.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeBentonville • California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and coordinate complex, multi-team programs with significant cross-functional dependencies, ensuring predictable delivery and transparency.
Define program goals, key milestones, schedules, and risk mitigation plans for platform and services investments.
Partner with product, engineering, data science, AI governance, and enterprise strategy teams to translate strategic priorities into executable work plans.
Build trusted partnerships across engineering, product, data science, platform teams, and senior leadership.
Prepare structured, compelling narratives and presentations for executive audiences, highlighting risks, opportunities, decisions, and outcomes.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
Proven track record driving complex, enterprise-scale, cross-functional technical programs with measurable outcomes.
Strong understanding of engineering concepts, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and technical execution trade-offs.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience creating executive-ready materials.
Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive alignment across teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Incentive awards for performance
401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Education benefit program for associates

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering program managementtechnical program managementproduct managementdistributed systemscloud infrastructureAPIsrisk mitigationprogram goalsschedulesmilestones

Soft Skills

communication skillsinfluence without authorityalignment across teamstrusted partnershipsnarrative preparationpresentation skillstransparencycollaborationstrategic prioritizationexecutive communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceBachelor’s degree in information technologyBachelor’s degree in engineering