--- title: Principal Technical Program Manager at Walmart description: Walmart is hiring for the Principal Technical Program Manager role in Bellevue, WA. Full-time role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/principal-technical-program-manager-at-walmart-inc-01a0e63b-aab6-7127-9bc4-2ea85633e60c date: 2026-09-28T21:20:51Z og_description: Join Walmart as Principal Technical Program Manager in Bellevue, WA. Pays $132K–$264K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/9axm4m.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Walmart](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/walmart?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Sunnyvale, CA | | **Salary** | $143K/yr - $286K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Sep 24, 2026 | ## Description **Role summary:** The Principal, Technical Program Manager leads the planning and execution of complex, large-scale technical programs involving multiple teams and dependencies. This role requires expertise in program and risk management, technical design, and stakeholder engagement to ensure timely delivery of scalable, high-quality solutions. The position drives cross-functional alignment, resolves ambiguities, and implements process improvements to optimize outcomes. The successful candidate will independently manage program lifecycles, communicate progress effectively, and mentor team members while maintaining a focus on operational excellence and strategic technology integration. **About the team:** The Marketplace Tech team at Walmart designs scalable, innovative solutions supporting a vast retail ecosystem. This multidisciplinary group of engineers, architects, and product leaders collaborates to build robust platforms for fulfillment, logistics, and seller experience. Their work spans global supply chain integration, marketplace growth, and customer-focused delivery and returns solutions. Leveraging advanced technology, data insights, and domain expertise, the team ensures Walmart Marketplace remains agile, reliable, and prepared to expand across new business models and markets, driving operational excellence and sustained growth. **What you'll do:** - Define program goals, stage gates, and key deliverables for large-scale technical programs with multiple dependencies. - Secure commitments for scope, delivery dates, and resources while managing cross-functional dependencies. - Translate product requirements into technical designs and ensure robust system architecture for scalability and performance. - Identify risks, develop mitigation plans, and manage issues to maintain program progress. - Drive continuous improvement by implementing scalable workflows and automation frameworks. - Communicate program status, risks, and impacts clearly to stakeholders and teams. - Mentor team members on best practices and technical program management methodologies. **What you'll bring:** - Extensive experience in program and project management, including risk and stakeholder management across complex, cross-functional initiatives. - Proven ability to define and execute large-scale program plans with clear goals, stage gates, and critical delivery paths. - Strong technical expertise in system design, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and software lifecycle management. - Skilled in identifying dependencies, mitigating risks, and driving operational excellence frameworks. - Effective communicator capable of aligning varied stakeholders and delivering clear, data-driven reports. - Analytical problem-solving skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement. - Ability to mentor teams and implement scalable, repeatable workflows to accelerate program delivery. 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 . 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](https://one.walmart.com/). Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00 Sunnyvale, California US-11656: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ## Skills - Project Management - Stakeholder Management - Decision Making - Program Management - English Language - Systems Design - Problem Solving - Automation - HTTP/HTTPS - Product Requirements Document (Prd) - Program Delivery - Continuous Improvement Process - Scalability - Software Development Life Cycle - Risk Mitigation - Systems Architecture - Cloud Infrastructure - Operational Excellence ## Benefits - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Disability Insurance - Life Insurance - Parental Leave - Paid Time Off (Pto) - Sick Leave - 401(k) Plans ## How to Apply [Apply for this position](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/principal-technical-program-manager-at-walmart-inc-01a0e63b-aab6-7127-9bc4-2ea85633e60c?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related - [More jobs at Walmart](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/walmart?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown)