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Walmart Canada · 3 months ago

Group Director, People Strategy

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$160K/yr - $320K/yr

10+ years exp

Walmart Canada is seeking a Group Director, People Strategy, who will play a critical leadership role in driving the evolution of workforce strategy and organizational capability amid AI-enabled transformation. The role involves leading a high-impact team, collaborating with key stakeholders to implement AI-driven initiatives, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the organization.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Lead a high-impact team supporting distinct business segments, ensuring alignment, clarity, and consistent delivery of evolving strategic priorities

Partner closely with the SVP, End-to-End People, to advance AI-driven initiatives, including talent transformation, workforce intelligence, and operating model redesign

Act as a change agent, embedding an innovation-forward mindset into People Strategy & Operations, and helping the function evolve to meet the demands of a dynamic, technology-powered business

Collaborate with the VP, People Strategy & Operations, to build team capabilities that reflect AI fluency, systems thinking, and adaptive leadership

Prioritize and execute critical people initiatives that align with Walmart’s AI transformation roadmap

Lead the design and adoption of intelligent people systems, tools, and processes that leverage automation, AI, and digital agents to optimize efficiency and effectiveness

Develop and deliver clear, compelling communications and executive narratives that connect People strategy to business transformation

Serve as a strategic thought partner across segment People teams, COEs, Tech, and Business Leaders to co-create scalable and AI-compatible solutions

Translate segment-specific challenges into enterprise-ready innovations, ensuring readiness for AI-powered business models and workforce capabilities

Lead with influence and empathy, building trust and momentum for change across a matrixed organization

Drive operational rigor and innovation by incorporating AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation into workforce planning, talent reviews, and capability building

Establish consistent, repeatable frameworks that enable speed, adaptability, and enterprise alignment while maximizing digital enablement

Foster an operating model that promotes transparency, simplification, and readiness for continuous transformation

Champion a culture of AI literacy, digital dexterity, and continuous learning across the People Strategy & Operations team

Create tools and knowledge-sharing systems to enable faster decision-making and enterprise-wide visibility into workforce transformation

Serve as a role model for curiosity, collaboration, and innovation

Qualification

HR StrategyOrganizational TransformationAI FluencyChange ManagementLeadership ExperienceCommunication SkillsProject ManagementPeople ManagementCuriosityCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications, Journalism, Business, or related field

7 years' experience in human resources, communication, journalism, business, or related area OR 9 years' experience in human resources, communications, business, or related area

3 years' supervisory experience

Preferred

Project Management

Masters, Masters: Business

Masters: Journalism

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Benefits

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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.

Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.