Director, Learning and Development – AI Upscaling

Walmart

. Lead a high-performing team focused on enterprise AI upskilling, specialty learning programs, and workforce pathways.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeBentonville • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a high-performing team focused on enterprise AI upskilling, specialty learning programs, and workforce pathways.
Develop and execute Walmart Academy’s AI fluency and workforce capability strategy with GTL and business stakeholders.
Build scalable skills pathways and career mobility programs aligned to workforce demand.
Partner across GTL, Academy, Talent, Operations, and business teams to identify capability needs and deliver learning solutions.
Manage program strategy, pilots, scaling, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement.
Use insights and data to evaluate impact, guide decisions, manage partnerships, influence leaders, and shape workforce transformation priorities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Communications, Education, or related field and 5 years’ experience in adult learning, training content development, or related area OR 7 years’ experience in adult learning, training content development, or related area.
Experience leading teams in learning strategy, workforce development, talent enablement, instructional design, or capability-building functions.
Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and influence outcomes in matrixed organizations.
Strong strategic thinking with the ability to connect workforce capability efforts to business priorities and operational outcomes.
Experience designing and scaling enterprise learning, career mobility, workforce transformation, or skills-based talent programs.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, build alignment, and drive execution in fast-changing environments.
Familiarity with AI enablement, digital fluency, automation, or emerging workforce trends preferred.
Experience using data and insights to evaluate effectiveness and guide decisions.

Benefits

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

adult learningtraining content developmentlearning strategyworkforce developmenttalent enablementinstructional designenterprise learningcareer mobilityworkforce transformationskills-based talent programs

Soft Skills

strategic thinkingexecutive communicationstakeholder managementchange leadershipinfluence outcomesnavigate ambiguitybuild alignmentdrive execution