Principal, Technical Program Manager

What you'll do...Role summary:
The Principal, Technical Program Manager leads complex, large-scale programs by defining goals, managing cross-functional dependencies, and driving end-to-end technology solutions. This role requires expertise in program planning, technical design, risk management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful delivery across multiple teams. The position involves translating product requirements into scalable system architectures, overseeing program execution, and implementing continuous improvements. The focus for this position is AI Security and implementation efforts related to large enterprise systems.

The right candidate will have proven experience and delivery; bringing multiple teams together for aligned prioritization.

Our team of Technical Program Managers and Project Managers drives strategic security initiatives across AI, OT, and IoT domains. Collaborating with engineering, platform, and business teams, the group focuses on risk mitigation, cloud transformation, and enterprise resilience. Through strong governance, stakeholder alignment, automation, and continuous improvement, the team delivers measurable outcomes that enhance security posture, operational reliability, and compliance with global standards.

This environment promotes innovation and operational excellence, ensuring the successful execution of complex programs that strengthen the organization’s technology and security frameworks.

• Define and manage large-scale technical programs with multiple dependencies, ensuring alignment of goals, timelines, and resources.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver AI-specific end-to-end technology solutions, resolving ambiguities and driving clarity.
• Oversee system design discussions, ensuring scalability, high availability, and operational excellence.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and manage issues to maintain program momentum.
• Communicate progress and risks effectively to stakeholders, fostering alignment and informed decision‑making.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing scalable workflows and automation frameworks.
• Mentor team members on best practices in program and technical management.

• Extensive experience in program and project management, with proven delivery against high-visibility timelines.
• Technical expertise in AI model behavior, AI security, and AI guardrails.
• Proven ability to translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions and drive end-to-end delivery plans.
• Skilled in communication, capable of aligning multi‑pillar stakeholders and producing clear, data‑driven reports.
• Demonstrated analytical problem‑solving skills with a focus on data‑driven decision making and continuous improvement.
• Experience mentoring teams and implementing process automation to enhance operational efficiency.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance‑based bonus 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.

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