Principal, Talent Acquisition Partner

. Own end-to-end delivery of internal-only executive searches.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeBentonville • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $90,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end delivery of internal-only executive searches.
Act as the central point of contact across multiple concurrent searches.
Partner with Executive Recruiters to enable focus on external and hybrid searches.
Collaborate closely with Talent Management to identify, assess, and activate internal talent pipelines.
Drive consistency and rigor in internal hiring practices.
Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives to simplify workflows.

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in executive recruiting, talent management, or HR program leadership.
Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume workstreams with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Strong project management capability.
Ability to influence and partner effectively with senior leaders.
A systems mindset, with a focus on process optimization, scalability, and continuous improvement.
Strong judgment and discretion when working with sensitive executive talent matters.
Comfort using data and insights to guide decisions and communicate progress.

Comp & perks

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.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

executive recruitingtalent managementHR program leadershipproject managementprocess optimizationdata analysisworkflow simplification

Soft Skills

influencingpartneringjudgmentdiscretioncollaborationcommunicationstakeholder management