USA) Senior Distinguished I, Technical Program Manager

Position: (USA) Senior Distinguished I, Technical Program Manager
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What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Senior Distinguished I, Technical Program Manager leads complex, large-scale strategic programs across the enterprise, driving alignment and execution of business and technology solutions. This role requires expertise in program planning, technical design, stakeholder engagement, and risk management to deliver high-impact outcomes. The position involves defining frameworks, optimizing resource efficiency, and fostering consensus among teams. The manager proactively identifies improvements, mentors team members, and ensures quality delivery by integrating emerging technologies and best practices.

Strong communication and analytical skills support effective decision-making and program success in a dynamic environment.

About the team:

The Fraud and Risk Engineering team develops and manages critical platforms that detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, and risk across Walmart's global commerce ecosystem. This team integrates large-scale software engineering, real-time decisioning, data platforms, AI, machine learning, risk intelligence, and operational tools to safeguard customers, associates, sellers, merchants, and the business. Members collaborate closely with stakeholders to design and implement scalable solutions, drive program execution, and ensure technical excellence.

The team values strategic program management, technical leadership, and innovative problem-solving to deliver secure and reliable commerce experiences worldwide.

What you'll do:

* Define and execute program implementation strategies impacting enterprise-wide domains, securing cross-functional commitment.

* Lead end-to-end system solution design for complex technical initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and architectural standards.

* Identify and resolve cross-pillar dependencies, redundancies, and risks to optimize program outcomes and resource efficiency.

* Drive stakeholder engagement frameworks, facilitating consensus and alignment across numerous teams and leadership levels.

* Mentor team members on technical design, engineering practices, and problem-solving methodologies to enhance delivery quality.

* Utilize data-driven insights to monitor program performance, adjust plans, and communicate progress to executive leadership.

What you'll bring:

* Extensive experience in program and project management, including defining and executing large-scale strategic initiatives.

* Proven ability to lead technical program implementation with strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

* Expertise in technical design, solution architecture, and product roadmaps for complex systems and platforms.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision making and risk management.

* Demonstrated leadership in mentoring teams, driving process improvements, and fostering operational excellence.

* Proficiency in communication frameworks to align numerous teams and influence executive stakeholders.

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. For information about PTO, see  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…