Walmart Canada · 11 hours ago
Group Director, Software Engineering – People Technology
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$195K/yr - $370K/yr
12+ years expWalmart Inc. is the Fortune #1 company, seeking a Group Director for Software Engineering in People Technology. This role provides senior technology leadership, driving global strategy and operational excellence across People Technology and Services, while mentoring teams and ensuring alignment with business priorities.
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Responsibilities
Owns the global technology strategy, roadmap, operations, and delivery for Wellbeing and GTA
Leads 250+ associate global organization, aligning strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes with People Tech, HR, and business stakeholders
Ensures seamless integration of technology, product, and service outcomes across functions, platforms, and time zones
Drives operational alignment, clarity of ownership, and consistent execution with global product, HR, and business partners
Establishes and enforces strong governance, quality assurance, and adherence to global standards
Serves as IDC Site Leader for People Tech, representing and enabling 450+ technology associates
Mentors Directors and senior leaders across Engineering, Product, and Services to build a strong leadership bench
Acts as the strategic connector between global People Tech leadership and IDC delivery teams
Drives local talent development, succession planning, performance management, and leadership readiness across tech and services
Shapes a high-engagement leadership culture focused on capability building, accountability, and organizational health
Represents the IDC leadership perspective in global forums, ensuring clear, bidirectional communication and alignment
Provides location leadership for 450+ People Services associates in IDC
Leads People Services through stabilization and transition from setup to a mature, scalable operating model
Ensures operational excellence across productivity, quality, governance, and service delivery, enabled by technology optimization
Serves as senior local escalation point, removing blockers and ensuring alignment with global People Services leadership
Drives process re-engineering, automation, and innovation in partnership with People Tech
Balances global strategy with local execution realities to achieve sustainable maturity and long-term performance
Lead a High-Performing Organization: Attract and develop top talent. Provide guidance, mentorship, and career growth opportunities. Set high performance expectations
Foster Culture: Create an engaging, collaborative, curious and innovative organizational culture
Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and oversee system architecture decisions
Operational Excellence: Build a culture of operational excellence, ensuring the availability, scalability, and performance of our systems. Enhance operational and engineering standards proactively
Deliver Impactful Solutions: Own the delivery of software systems that significantly impact the lives of Walmart Associates
Define Technical Strategy: Collaborate and influence business and product teams to maximize long-term success
Communicate Vision and Strategy: Effectively communicate vision and strategy to cross-functional teams, from senior leadership to partner teams and engineers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 8 years' experience in software engineering or related area
10 years' experience in software engineering or related area
5 years' supervisory experience
12+ years of software engineering experience in a related industry
7+ years of experience managing and mentoring software engineering teams
4+ years of experience managing other managers
Demonstrated history of building successful software products at scale
Demonstrated history of building successful software products leveraging Gen AI technology
Strong system architecture, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills
Ability to influence business and product teams with strong collaboration skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, adept at communicating with executive levels, peers, and subordinates
Demonstrated history of customer obsession and an agile mindset
Strong sense of ownership and urgency
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture
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.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
Company
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide. It is a sub-organization of Walmart.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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