--- title: Staff Technical Program Manager at Walmart description: Walmart is hiring for the Staff Technical Program Manager role in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $143K–$286K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-technical-program-manager-at-walmart-01a1707f-429c-7990-a3dd-fae09d8ad7b8 date: 2026-10-25T01:19:53Z og_description: Join Walmart as Staff Technical Program Manager in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $143K–$286K per year. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/bi7vxp.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** | Bentonville, AR | | **Salary** | $110K/yr - $220K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 21, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Walmart sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 3,022 H-1B petitions (FY2025 Q4 – FY2026 Q3). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Walmart. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay about $165,000 a year. ## Description **Role summary:** The Staff, Technical Program Manager will lead complex technology initiatives by coordinating cross-functional teams and managing program delivery from inception through completion. This role requires expertise in program and stakeholder management, agile methodologies, and software development life cycles to drive process improvements and ensure alignment with business objectives. Effective communication and collaboration skills are essential to facilitate seamless execution of technology solutions. The successful candidate will contribute to advancing Walmart’s technical capabilities by overseeing strategic programs that support operational excellence and innovation within a dynamic environment. **About the team:** The GTP PMO Team plays a vital role in advancing execution within the organization by overseeing internal deliverables across multiple teams. It manages risks and dependencies to ensure timely outcomes while automating frameworks and fostering strong relationships. The team handles complex technology initiatives, providing technical program managers with exposure to various technology domains and collaboration within a supportive peer group. Emphasizing effective program adoption and continuous improvement, the team aligns with Walmart’s core values and promotes growth through structured processes and cross-functional engagement across Global Technology. **What you'll do:** - Defines goals, deliverables, schedules, and critical paths across complex programs aligned to strategic priorities. - Secures cross-functional commitments and manages dependencies to ensure successful execution. - Clarifies requirements and translates product needs into scalable, secure technical solutions. - Provides technical oversight, guiding architecture, tradeoffs, SRE practices, observability, monitoring, and resiliency planning. - Resolves ambiguity, removes blockers, and aligns stakeholders through challenges and shifting priorities. - Tracks milestones, budgets, quality metrics, risks, and execution against program objectives. - Leverages data to measure success, generate insights, and recommend effective solutions. - Communicates complex technical concepts clearly through concise, executive-ready reporting and presentations. **What you'll bring:** - **Proven Program Expertise:**Demonstrated experience in planning, execution, and risk mitigation for medium to high-complexity initiatives. - **Stakeholder Alignment:**Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven record of coordinating cross-functional dependencies and building relationships. - **In-depth SDLC & Infrastructure Knowledge:**Solid understanding of Agile methodology, system design concepts, APIs, cloud computing, and hardware/software lifecycles (EOL, upgrades, migrations). - **Fact-Based Decisions:**Ability to analyze data and use fact-finding techniques to improve processes and deliver measurable outcomes. - **Leadership & Mentoring:**Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and developing team members while promoting ethical standards and operational excellence. 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/). Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. 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