(USA) Principal, Technical Program Manager AI/ML & Data Platforms

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**Position Summary...**

**What you'll do...**

**Position Summary:**

Walmart is a multinational people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates.

Walmart’s International team supports Walmart’s global footprint—spanning over 5,200 retail units across 23 countries.

We build software platforms that help Walmart procure high-quality products at the best value and ensure they reach customers globally, enabling them to save money and live better.

We are a globally integrated data and AI organization within Walmart International, driving transformation through unified, trusted data products that power smarter decisions, reduce duplication, strengthen governance, and unlock better, more consistent customer experiences at scale.

Our mission spans across Canada, China, Chile, Central America, India, Mexico, and South Africa —where we support omnichannel retail operations and enable intelligent data platforms tailored to diverse market needs.

We are seeking a strategic and technically fluent Principal Technical Program Manager (TPM) with a minimum of 10 years of experience to lead the execution of foundational data capabilities across our enterprise.

This role is central to delivering unified, governed, and scalable data products and enabling the Single Source of Truth (SSOT) platform across markets and business-critical systems.

As a Principal Data TPM, you will convert strategy into execution plans, direct Staff Data TPMs work activities, and orchestrate delivery across engineering, product, and market teams.

You will operate at the intersection of architecture, infrastructure, and business enablement—ensuring that data products are robust, compliant, and aligned with enterprise goals.

Your mission will be to orchestrate and optimize the delivery of enterprise data programs and platforms, enabling secure, scalable, and governed data access and analytics for all markets.

The Principal Data TPM drives execution discipline, cross-program orchestration, and technical leadership across multiple engineering teams.

You should bring a solid foundation in technical architecture, systems design, and data modeling, along with hands-on experience leading large-scale software or data transformation programs.

You should excel at driving clarity and alignment across cross-functional teams, operating with influence in a global, fast-paced environment.

As a Principal Data TPM, your focus is on execution and integration—translating strategic direction into scalable solutions, coordinating delivery, and enabling Staff Data TPMs with the tools and frameworks needed to succeed.

**Strategic Objectives**

+ **Operationalize AI-Enabled SSOT Data Products:** Drive rollout of Single Source of Truth (SSOT) products enhanced with AI/ML capabilities to unify analytics and enable trusted, scalable insights.
+ **Rationalize & Modernize Ecosystem:** Lead migration from legacy assets to AI-enabled SSOT platforms, ensuring intelligent orchestration, observability, and compliance at the infrastructure level.
+ **Accelerate AI/ML & Multi-Agent Frameworks:** Deliver enterprise-wide enablement of GenAI, AGI, ASI, and multi-agent systems, embedding them into data and platform delivery.
+ **Drive Market & Partner Engagement:** Ensure alignment with regional and global data/AI teams, clearly defining milestones, AI/ML adoption roadmaps, and deployment success metrics.
+ **Support Global AI/ML Initiatives:** Provide dedicated TPM leadership for international AI-driven data initiatives, ensuring strong program governance, risk mitigation, and change management.

**What you’ll do:**

Program Leadership & Execution

+ Convert AI/ML strategies into actionable program roadmaps, ensuring disciplined execution across global teams.
+ Oversee Staff Data TPMs and AI/ML Delivery TPMs to ensure consistency and alignment across clusters.
+ Manage cross-program dependencies, AI/ML enablement across products, and execution of SSOT rollouts with AI-enhanced data capabilities.
+ Drive phased AI/ML deployments, market onboarding, and compliance readiness.

Data & Platform Infrastructure

+ Own delivery of data products and SSOT platforms with embedded AI observability, monitoring, and intelligent telemetry.
+ Oversee platform architecture and infrastructure readiness to support ML workloads and AI-first data pipelines.
+ Implement enterprise-level observability, cost transparency, billing, security, and compliance for AI-driven data platforms.
+ Lead governance and product analytics execution across clusters, ensuring AI/ML models are fully integrated and monitored.

AI/ML Enablement & Multi-Agent Systems

+ Own enterprise AI/ML strategy spanning GenAI, AGI, ASI, and multi-agent frameworks.
+ Lead AI integration into platforms, ensuring model lifecycle management, governance, observability, and regulatory compliance.
+ Define and enforce AI/ML security protocols (access controls, auditability, bias/risk mitigation).
+ Partner with data science teams to operationalize AI/ML models into production-grade environments.
+ Guide Delivery TPMs and engineers in embedding AI-first design principles and multi-agent orchestration into product development.

Cross-Functional Influence

+ Act as the bridge between data engineering, AI/ML science teams, platform architects, and business stakeholders.
+ Ensure strong collaboration and visibility across teams in international and multi-market contexts.
+ Mentor TPMs on AI/ML program management best practices, scaling operational efficiency across global clusters.

**What you’ll bring:**

+ 10+ years of experience in Technical Program Management managing programs and projects, with a focus on enterprise data platforms
+ Strong technical acumen: able to engage in discussions on architecture, design patterns, and system integrations.
+ Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
+ Skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to drive clarity and alignment across cross-functional teams.
+ Demonstrated success contributing to or leading SSOT, MDM, unified data fabric, or other large-scale software/data transformation programs within a defined scope.
+ Strong technical fluency in cloud and data platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks, DataLake, GCP, Azure), ETL/ELT systems, and data governance.
+ Solid understanding of data contracts, RBAC, billing, and metering, with exposure to multi-tenancy and TCO considerations.
+ Familiarity with global privacy, access control, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, LGPD) protocols.
+ Working familiarity with AI/ML frameworks, GenAI, and agentic systems, with ability to support integration efforts.
+ Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams and navigating multi-regional compliance requirements.
+ Effective communicator with strong systems thinking, capable of translating strategy into execution.
+ Proven ability to operationalize governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Atlan), and support metadata lineage and policy enforcement.
+ Experience supporting or helping shape TPM communities of practice and cross-team delivery frameworks.
+ Proficient in Agile development, JIRA/Confluence, and managing team capacity and throughput.

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

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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.
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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.
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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .

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The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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- Stock
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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._

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.
• Option 2: 8 years’ experience in engineering, engineering program management, technical program management, product management, or related area.

**Preferred Qualifications...**

_Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position.

If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications._

Certification in Project Management., Master’s degree in Business Administration, with specialization in strategy, supply chain, finance, information systems, or related area and 4 years’ experience in product design., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.

The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

**Primary Location...**

701 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.
Walmart, Inc.

is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice.

We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them.

That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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