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Staff – Technical Program Manager

Staff – Technical Program Manager

CompanyWalmart
LocationSunnyvale, CA, USA
Salary$143000 – $286000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager in software delivery within a related industry managing aggressive schedules and significant business impact.
  • Experienced in system/platform design concepts, architecture, UX design, services, APIs, and technologies.
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a love for data and solving complex problems.
  • Expertise in change & risk management methodologies, project management tools, techniques, project tracking tools, dashboards, and reports.
  • Strong communicator in both verbal and written forms and are equally adept in communicating upwards, outwards, and downward.
  • Deep understanding of JIRA, JIRA Align, Big Picture, etc. would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Owning and driving of several complex programs, forming a portfolio of workstreams that are geared towards achieving business goals of different market segments.
  • Owning and driving complex, multi-disciplinary and multi-product technology projects using your techno-functional expertise.
  • Ensuring planning through deep discovery, scope and feature set of programs, understand and articulate detailed requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle.
  • Understanding systems interdependencies and lead cross-functional teams towards technical solutions.
  • Being equally at home explaining your team’s analysis and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers.
  • Proactively and effectively communicating program statuses, identifying potential risks and setbacks, and developing mitigation strategies.
  • Constantly striving to develop best practices in a changing and dynamic environment to ensure on time delivery.
  • Actively driving and contributing to resource planning to ensure program success and driving internal process improvements across multiple teams and functions.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certification in Project Management.
  • Master’s degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 3 years’ experience in product design.
  • Knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.