Program Director
AE StudioSalary not specified
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
RetailIndustries
Requirements
- Experience in people development, including providing learning opportunities like training and mentoring, coaching team members, delivering feedback, and mentoring less-experienced associates, managers, and directors
- Expertise in planning, including reviewing alignment of roadmaps and project/program plans across highly complex category/business areas, communicating objectives, working with cross-category/cross-functional leadership to operationalize best practices/tools, and overseeing development of processes and procedures for strategic alignment
- Proficiency in executing project/program processes, including overseeing implementation of plans and timelines, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, establishing quality control, assessing performance, serving as escalation point for conflicts and scope creep, and managing complex cross-functional stakeholder needs
- Skills in dependency and risk management, including approving changes in project scope, identifying issues and developing contingency plans, identifying risks/dependencies, leading teams to implement solutions, anticipating risks, approving mitigation strategies, and raising awareness of dependencies/risks
- Knowledge of change management, including championing best practices, leading development of change plans, providing expertise/guidance to teams, communicating with stakeholders for expectation management and sustainability, and challenging the status quo with innovative approaches
- Strong collaboration abilities, including engaging/communicating with senior executives across domains/geographies, product management, engineering, supply chain, retail, merchandising, marketing, operations, analytics, and external stakeholders, as well as with business units and cross-functional/geographically dispersed leadership
- Strategic leadership capabilities, including analyzing business objectives/customer needs, developing/communicating/implementing strategies/plans/practices, analyzing costs/forecasts, determining resource requirements, evaluating processes, measuring outcomes, identifying improvements, promoting customer environment, demonstrating adaptability, and sponsoring continuous learning
- Ability to develop/implement strategies to attract/maintain a highly skilled/engaged workforce by diagnosing capabilities
Responsibilities
- Ensure associates receive learning and development opportunities (e.g., training, mentoring) for associate and Walmart benefit
- Coach team members and provide feedback to enhance skills, knowledge, and performance
- Mentor less-experienced associates, managers, and directors
- Review alignment of roadmaps and project/program plans across highly complex category/business areas to meet unit/function objectives
- Communicate category/business area and unit/function objectives, ensuring project teams understand project/program support
- Work with cross-category/cross-functional leadership to confirm and operationalize project/program management best practices/tools
- Oversee development of processes/procedures across highly complex categories/business areas for strategic alignment
- Oversee implementation of project/program plans and timelines, ensuring alignment across categories/business areas and with strategic objectives
- Oversee coordinated implementation of roadmaps and project/program plans across highly complex categories or multiple business areas
- Establish quality control requirements/processes and assess performance to ensure business objectives are met
- Serve as highest point of escalation for conflict resolutions and scope creep concerns
- Manage highly complex cross-functional stakeholder needs and serve as reference for less complex needs
- Approve and ensure integration of changes in project scope, identification of issues, and development of contingency plans across categories/business areas
- Identify key risks/dependencies and lead teams to implement solutions for project/program outcomes
- Anticipate risks and approve risk mitigation strategies
- Raise awareness of dependencies/risks with Managers and Specialists using cross-functional/industry knowledge
- Champion best practice change approach/strategy and lead development of change plans for projects/programs
- Provide expertise/guidance to project teams and communicate with stakeholders to meet expectations/objectives and ensure sustainability
- Challenge status quo by developing/championing/implementing innovative/unconventional ways of working
- Engage/communicate with senior executives across multiple domains/geographies and functions (product management, engineering, strategy, supply chain, retail, merchandising, marketing, customer/store operations, analytics, external stakeholders)
- Collaborate with external stakeholders, business units, and cross-functional/geographically dispersed leadership for successful project/program implementation
- Provide overall direction by analyzing business objectives/customer needs, developing/communicating/building support for/implementing strategies/plans/practices, analyzing costs/forecasts, determining/supporting resource requirements, evaluating processes, measuring outcomes, identifying/capitalizing on improvements, promoting customer environment, demonstrating adaptability, and sponsoring continuous learning
- Develop/implement strategies to attract/maintain highly skilled/engaged workforce by diagnosing capabilities
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
Is this a remote position or does it require office work?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What is the salary or compensation for this Senior Director role?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What key skills are required for the Senior Director, Program Management position?
The role requires strong skills in people development including coaching, mentoring, and providing feedback; expertise in planning and aligning complex roadmaps and project plans; and proficiency in executing processes, dependency and risk management, change management, and cross-functional collaboration.
What is the team structure or work environment like at Walmart for this role?
The role involves coaching team members, mentoring less-experienced associates, managers, and directors, and engaging with senior executives across multiple domains, geographies, product management, engineering, supply chain, retail, merchandising, and markets.
What makes a strong candidate for this Senior Director position?
Strong candidates will have experience overseeing highly complex cross-category and cross-functional projects, managing stakeholder needs, leading risk mitigation and change management, and communicating effectively with senior executives across multiple business areas.
Walmart
Global retail chain offering affordable products
About Walmart
Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, providing a wide variety of products at low prices to everyday consumers, families, and communities. The company combines physical retail locations with an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to shop for groceries, apparel, electronics, and household items both in-store and online. Walmart's efficient supply chain management and large-scale purchasing enable it to maintain affordability, setting it apart from competitors. The company also offers financial services and health and wellness services, including pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart's goal is to save people money and support communities, as demonstrated by its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to social responsibility, including programs for veterans and military families.
Bentonville, ArkansasHeadquarters
1962Year Founded
$5,515MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Financial Services, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees
Benefits
PTO: Paid vacation, sick time, personal time and holiday time
10% discount on regularly priced general merchandise and fresh fruits and vegetables
6% 401(k) match to all employees, including hourly workers, after one year
Roth IRA available
Associate Stock Purchase Plan
maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%
Health reimbursement plans
Risks
Rising U.S. labor costs could pressure profit margins.
Amazon's grocery delivery expansion threatens Walmart's market share.
Fintech investments expose Walmart to financial regulatory risks.
Differentiation
Walmart's omnichannel strategy integrates physical and online retail seamlessly.
The company offers a wide range of products at consistently low prices.
Walmart's commitment to community support enhances its brand reputation.
Upsides
Walmart's investment in fintech expands its financial services offerings.
Robotics integration in distribution centers boosts operational efficiency.
Culturally themed product lines attract diverse customer segments.
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