Director, Technical Program Management

Director, Technical Program Management

Building the right technology foundation for Infrastructure & Platforms is vital to success at Walmart. Our team builds and maintains the foundational technologies that support the tech organization. Included in this are data platforms, enterprise architecture, DevOps, cloud computing, and infrastructure. All of these products and services are supported by scalable and powerful infrastructure, ensuring a secure and seamless employee and customer experience across stores, digital channels, and distribution centers.

The Director, Technical Program Management leads the enterprise-wide strategy for vendor and contract governance, ensuring compliance, cost efficiency, and alignment with organizational goals. This role oversees vendor negotiations, contract tracking, and lifecycle management, while collaborating with cross-functional teamsincluding Finance, FinOps, Legal, Procurement, and Operationsto optimize vendor relationships and spending. The Director also supports financial planning and communicates vendor-driven changes, playing a key role in governance, audit compliance, risk mitigation, and strategic decision-making.

What You'll Do :

• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive successful vendor negotiations and manage the full contract lifecycle
• Oversee contract tracking, compliance reporting, and audit readiness
• Collaborate with analysts and operational teams to maintain accurate contract records and monitor vendor performance
• Identify opportunities for vendor consolidation and cost savings leveraging metrics like product consumption, SKU analysis, etc
• Align with stakeholders to ensure contract strategies meet operational requirements
• Partner with Finance & FinOps on budgeting and communicate vendor pricing changes
• Coordinate with Legal, Procurement, Finance, FinOps and Pillar leadership to ensure compliant, cost-effective vendor engagement
• Establish operating rhythms (QBRs, product adoption, decommission strategies) and gates / processes around contract engagement

What You'll Bring :

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 are 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.

Walmart's culture is a competitive advantage, and it's fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York / New Jersey.