(USA) Senior Manager, Architecture

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Senior Manager, Architecture provides architectural leadership, design program management, and standards governance across the Industrial portfolio, including Ambient, Fulfillment, Grocery, and Transportation. This role connects Design Integrity & Continuity with Industrial Design & Construction to strengthen design consistency, prototype standards, specifications, project execution, and brand consistency across formats. The role will also develop and standardize Industrial specifications and enterprise specifications across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Industrial.
About the team:

The Design Integrity & Continuity team connects enterprise design strategy with the standards, governance, and partnerships that bring it to life. The team drives design and brand consistency across formats, strengthens architectural and document quality, and turns lessons learned into scalable standards and solutions across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Industrial.

Through architectural leadership, design governance, and continuous improvement, the team helps ensure design intent carries from strategy through execution while evolving standards to meet the needs of the business. This role offers the opportunity to lead beyond individual projects and help shape how we design, standardize, and continuously improve our environment.
What you'll do:

• Provide architectural leadership and professional judgment across design, constructability, code, standards, documentation, and execution.
• Lead Industrial design program management, aligning decisions, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and stakeholders.
• Develop and govern prototype architecture, construction documents, specifications, and repeatable solutions that improve consistency and scalability.
• Standardize Industrial and enterprise specifications across Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Industrial.
• Partner with design professionals, consultants, and Design & Construction teams to strengthen quality, accountability, and execution.
• Establish design governance and change management across programs.
• Translate lessons learned into improved standards, specifications, documentation, and processes.
• Foster design excellence, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What you'll bring:

• Strong architectural expertise and professional judgment with experience supporting complex, multi-project retail and/or Industrial portfolios.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional design projects and programs and managing deliverables, decisions, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong understanding of architectural documentation, specifications, constructibility, building codes, prototype standards, and quality expectations.
• Experience developing and applying design standards, prototype documentation, specifications, and repeatable architectural solutions.
• Working knowledge of BIM workflows, Revit, AutoCAD, and CADD-based architectural documentation.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop associates, build strong partnerships, and influence across functions and leadership levels.
• Strong communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills grounded in trust, clarity, and accountability.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed Architect (RA) in a U.S. jurisdiction; NCARB Certificate.
• CSI Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) and/or Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) certification.
• Architectural Services – CADD Certification.
• Experience supporting large-scale Industrial, Supply Chain, distribution, fulfillment, logistics, or complex retail facilities.
• Experience leading prototype architecture, repeatable design solutions, and architectural specifications across multiple facility types or programs.

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.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.


The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

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Minimum Qualifications...

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

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Architecture, or a related field and 3 years’ experience in retail store design, or a related area OR 5 years’ experience in retail store design, or a related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Project Management, Retail Industry, Supervising Associates

Architectural Services - CADD - Certification

Primary Location...

814 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.