(USA) Staff, Technical Program Manager - AI/ML & Data Platforms

Staff Data Technical Program Manager

Walmart is a multinational people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. Walmart's International team supports Walmart's global footprintspanning over 5,200 retail units across 23 countries. We build software platforms that help Walmart procure high-quality products at the best value and ensure they reach customers globally, enabling them to save money and live better.

We are a globally integrated data and AI organization within Walmart International, driving transformation through unified, trusted data products that power smarter decisions, reduce duplication, strengthen governance, and unlock better, more consistent customer experiences at scale. Our mission spans across Canada, China, Chile, Central America, India, Mexico, and South Africawhere we support omnichannel retail operations and enable intelligent data platforms tailored to diverse market needs.

We are looking for a highly skilled Staff Data Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a minimum of 7 years' experience to lead the delivery of enterprise-wide data products and Single Source of Truth (SSOT) initiatives. This role is responsible for coordinating the rollout of data products, ensuring they are robust, compliant, and deliver measurable business value.

You will work closely with engineering, product, and market teams to ensure scope clarity, milestone tracking, and market readiness. You'll also own observability, billing, metering, and reporting for each product, while embedding governance, analytics, and AI/ML enablement across data product clusters.

Your mission will be to orchestrate and optimize the delivery of enterprise data programs and platforms, enabling secure, scalable, and governed data access and analytics for all markets. The Staff Data TPM ensures focused execution, milestone tracking, and stakeholder engagement across assigned data products.

You should bring a strong grounding in technical architecture, systems design, and data architecture and modeling as well as experience with large scale software or data transformations. You should bring relevant program experience with a strong ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive clarity in a global, fast-paced environment.

Strategic Objectives:

• Operationalize AI-Enabled SSOT Data Products: Drive rollout of Single Source of Truth (SSOT) products enhanced with AI/ML capabilities to unify analytics and enable trusted, scalable insights.
• Rationalize & Modernize Ecosystem: Lead migration from legacy assets to AI-enabled SSOT platforms, ensuring intelligent orchestration, observability, and compliance at the infrastructure level.
• Accelerate AI/ML & Multi-Agent Frameworks: Deliver enterprise-wide enablement of GenAI, AGI, ASI, and multi-agent systems, embedding them into data and platform delivery.
• Drive Market & Partner Engagement: Ensure alignment with regional and global data/AI teams, clearly defining milestones, AI/ML adoption roadmaps, and deployment success metrics.
• Support Global AI/ML Initiatives: Provide dedicated TPM leadership for international AI-driven data initiatives, ensuring strong program governance, risk mitigation, and change management.

Program Leadership & Execution:

• Translate strategic AI/ML and data platform goals into executable delivery plans for assigned products.
• Own delivery of data products, coordinating across engineering, product, and market teams to ensure scope clarity, milestone tracking, and market readiness.
• Manage program planning, change management, and stakeholder engagement across clusters.
• Support phased AI/ML deployments, localization, and compliance readiness for each product.
• Ensure disciplined execution and risk mitigation across assigned initiatives.

Data & Platform Infrastructure:

• Deliver SSOT platforms and data products with embedded observability, billing, metering, and intelligent telemetry.
• Ensure infrastructure readiness for AI-first data pipelines and ML workloads.
• Implement and maintain security controls, including access management and auditability.
• Collaborate with legal, privacy, and security teams to ensure adherence to international regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, LGPD).
• Promote adoption of standardized data governance frameworks and access controls.

AI/ML Enablement & Multi-Agent Systems:

• Partner with Domain TPMs and data science teams to integrate GenAI, AGI, ASI, and multi-agent models into product delivery.
• Ensure observability and lifecycle management of AI/ML models within assigned platforms.
• Support AI-first design principles and multi-agent orchestration in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Govern AI/ML enablement across product clusters, including bias mitigation and model performance tracking.

Cross-Functional Influence:

• Collaborate with data engineering, platform architects, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
• Govern product analytics including usage metrics, incident impact, and stakeholder feedback.
• Promote data literacy and usage maturity across assigned teams and markets.
• Contribute to TPM best practices and delivery rituals that scale operational efficiency.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong technical acumen in architecture, cloud, security, data modeling, and system integration.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies, JIRA/Confluence, and managing throughput across teams.
• Proven ability to manage complex programs with cross-functional dependencies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in international and multi-market contexts.
• Analytical, organized, and data-driven mindset with a focus on execution and impact.

What you'll bring:

• 7+ years of experience in Technical Program Management managing programs and projects, with a focus on enterprise data platforms
• Clear communicator with growing proficiency in systems thinking and ability to escalate risks and dependencies effectively.
• Experience collaborating with distributed teams, with awareness of regional compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting delivery of SSOT, MDM, or unified data fabric programs, or contributing to software/data transformation efforts within a defined scope.
• Working knowledge of cloud and data platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks, DataLake, GCP, Azure), ETL/ELT systems, and reporting/analytics tools.
• Familiarity with data contracts, RBAC, and basic concepts of billing and metering, with guidance from Principal TPMs.
• Exposure to AI/ML frameworks and GenAI concepts, with ability to support integration efforts led by senior TPMs.
• Familiarity with governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan) and ability to support metadata and policy enforcement under guidance.
• Active contributor to TPM communities of practice, with interest in learning and applying best practices.
• Proficient in Agile development, JIRA/Confluence, and managing team-level capacity and throughput.

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.

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 certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Stock

Minimum Qualifications:

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area