DISTINGUISHED, TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER

Position Summary...

Join Walmart as a Distinguished Technical Program Manager– International Tech Platforms to support the VP, International Supply Chain, Martech and Financial Services Tech Platforms at Walmart Global Tech. International Tech is responsible for building and scaling product-led technology platforms that power Walmart’s business in markets including Mexico, Chile, Canada, and beyond.
This is a high-impact, deeply technical role at the intersection of product, engineering, and strategic operations across Walmart’s international markets. You will lead platform strategy and execution, acting as a trusted thought partner to stakeholders across the organization. You will drive clarity, influence technology and platform direction, enable scalable solutions, and ensure alignment and successful execution of key global engineering initiatives.
The role requires fluency in software and product development life cycles, platform architecture, data and product strategy, and Agile delivery models, as well as the ability to synthesize technical complexity into clear strategic direction.
You’ll lead with both precision and influence, helping to operationalize our technological and product vision and execute at scale across multiple countries and cross-functional teams. This is an ideal opportunity for a strategic operator with strong engineering acumen and product judgment who thrives in fast-moving, globally distributed environments and is excited to shape how Walmart builds and delivers technology around the world.

What you'll do...

What You’ll Do

• Shape and execute technology and product platform strategy for Supply Chain, Martech & Financial Services in partnership with the VP of International Tech, translating long-term goals into actionable roadmaps and programs across engineering, product, and data teams.
• Own and drive technical program and product execution, ensuring delivery of high-priority initiatives related to platform modernization, AI adoption, developer experience, developer productivity and systems integration.
• Track product and platform adoption across markets, measure business and customer impact, and drive the retirement of legacy systems.
• Translate customer, associate, market, product and business needs into clear technology requirements, success metrics, roadmap priorities, and scalable platform capabilities.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to guide product discovery, prioritization, sequencing, launch readiness, and lifecycle decisions for international platform products.
• Ensure platform investments deliver measurable product outcomes, including adoption, efficiency, reliability, customer experience, and business impact across markets.
• Lead data-informed portfolio and product planning using delivery KPIs, product adoption metrics, customer and market insights, architectural inputs, and headcount forecasting to improve speed, scale, and efficiency.
• Develop and manage team operating rhythms (e.g., OKRs, PI Planning, QBRs), governance structures, and escalation pathways.
• Coordinate executive updates, technical communications, and board-level materials that highlight engineering/platform progress, product outcomes, risk mitigation, and strategic bets.
• Serve as a center of gravity for decision-making, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across international eCommerce engineering, product, and market teams.
• Lead initiatives to reduce tech debt, accelerate release velocity, improve platform scalability, and strengthen product reliability across U.S., Mexico, Chile, Canada, and beyond.
• As Chief of Staff for VP Intl Tech , IDC you will coordinate with other peer COS in Intl tech to drive cohesive roadmaps and give visibility of metrics from IDC engineering teams

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field required; MBA or equivalent experience a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in technical program management, product management, engineering leadership, or technology operations.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, Agile/SAFe frameworks, enterprise systems, and cloud technologies (Azure, GCP, or AWS).
• Proven success in driving large-scale, cross-functional product and engineering programs, ideally in a global, matrixed organization.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills — able to explain complex technical and product issues to executive audiences and influence outcomes.
• Comfortable navigating and resolving ambiguity; thrives in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead without authority and influence senior stakeholders across engineering, product, finance, and business domains.
• Expertise in technical and product planning tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, PowerBI) and engineering/product metrics (velocity, DORA, cycle time, automated test coverage, adoption, usage, reliability, and business impact).
• Experience defining tech and product strategy, roadmap tradeoffs, product requirements, success metrics, and outcome-based prioritization for technical platforms.
• Ability to use analytics, customer insights, market feedback, and experimentation to guide platform decisions and improve platform adoption.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in retail, eCommerce, logistics, enterprise platforms, or product management for large-scale technology platforms
• Familiarity with international market nuances (e.g., data localization, GDPR, multilingual tooling)
• Experience working directly with Distinguished Engineers, Technical Architects, Product Leaders, or SVPs/CTOs
• Master’s degree in Computer science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area.

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible Work

Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. 

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 7 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area. Option 2: 9 years' experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Sy No. 38/1, Outer Ring Rd Kadubeesanahalli , India