Job description
Position Summary...
Walmart Marketplace is seeking a senior level project manager for its seller events, communication and marketing team.
This key role defines and maintains project management standards, implements best practices, and develops procedures to standardize project methodologies and achieve efficiencies, all while balancing the need for flexibility to support creative processes.
This role requires a blend of strong organizational, communication, leadership, and emotional intelligence skills to manage creative teams and internal partner teams effectively, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard quality.
It is a hybrid between traditional project management and creative operations, balancing day-to-day project execution with higher-level strategic process improvement.
You’ll join a talented team of marketing, communication and event professionals who are passionate about helping sellers thrive and helping Walmart customers find more items to love.
What you'll do...
Key Responsibilities
Establish Standards:
Define, implement, and maintain project management standards, methodologies, and best practices across the operations, project management team
Resource Management:
Oversee the allocation of creative resources to ensure optimal utilization and prevent overburdening of the creative team.
Process Improvement and Planning
Develop and apply project procedures, tools, and techniques to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
Develop comprehensive project plans, including detailed timelines, milestones and deliverables for campaigns across various channels (digital, print, video, social media, events.
Team Management
Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction.
Drive exceptional performance across the operations team through inspirational leadership, targeted development initiatives and strategic mentoring of junior staff.
Implement retention programs and performance optimization strategies to minimize turnover and maximize team effectiveness.
Stakeholder Alignment:
Act as a central point of contact for internal teams, facilitating communication and ensuring everyone is aligned on project goals.
Risk & Budget Management:
Monitor project, identify potential problems early, and manage risks to ensure projects stay within budget and on schedule.
Creative Process Support:
Foster an environment that supports creativity while ensuring projects adhere to deadlines and business objectives.
Essential Skills & Qualities
Organizational Skills:
Ability to manage multiple moving parts, timelines, budgets, and project scope.
Communication:
Strong abilities in concise, clear communication to facilitate collaboration and provide regular updates to internal teams.
Leadership & Decisiveness:
The capacity to guide teams, solve problems, and make decisions efficiently.
Flexibility & Adaptability:
The ability to pivot and adapt when plans change, a common occurrence in creative projects.
Emotional Intelligence:
High EQ to manage stress, diffuse tension, and maintain morale within creative teams working under tight deadlines.
Experience
Prefer at least six or more years of experience in creative project management and operations, ideally in a creative agency or for a fast-paced in-house creative team with complex project experience
Education bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, or a related creative field, OR PMP certification OR equivalent experience
Technical skills Proficiency with project management software (e.g., Asana, Workfront, Jira, Smartsheet, AirTable and knowledge of creative production workflows (digital, video, print).
Soft skills Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
Leadership abilities Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and manage creative teams and stakeholders effectively.
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 .
San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $104,000.00-$202,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401: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:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
2 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams.
3 years’ experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 4 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 4 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Managing a budget, profit and loss statement, or relate financial process, Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field like (not limited to) project management, compliance, operations management, or related area, Project Management Certification
Primary Location...
702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.
Required Skill Profession
Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, And Sales Managers
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