Director, Workforce Planning

About the role

The Director, Workforce Planning and Transformation shapes the future of the International organization. This leader designs and delivers AI-enabled, data-driven workforce strategies and operating models that improve cost structure, strengthen capability, and elevate decision quality across markets. This role owns the multi-year workforce transformation roadmap—translating business strategy into scalable and digitally enabled People operating models. The Director partners closely with Market People leaders, Finance, Strategy, and Technology to redesign structures, rebalance work, and embed advanced analytics and AI into how People teams operate. This is a high-impact role focused on building a simpler, faster, and more intelligent International organization.

About the team

The Walmart International People team connects the Global People organization with local international market execution. Operating under an "Enterprise Multiplier" model, we leverage scalable enterprise solutions while empowering individual markets to localize and manage risk. As global integrators of capabilities and best practices, we enable markets to move faster, grow profitably, and reduce costs. Positioned at the intersection of data and talent strategy, we ensure agility for enterprise shifts like AI operations and supply chain automation—driving global alignment to shape the future of retail while maintaining local focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the International People workforce transformation strategy aligned to enterprise and market priorities.
• Design future-ready, AI-enabled operating models that clarify accountabilities across Global, International, and Market teams.
• Lead enterprise-level organization design initiatives, including spans and layers optimization, capability placement, and structural realignment.
• Integrate advanced workforce analytics and predictive scenario planning into operating model and headcount decisions.
• Build scalable workforce planning frameworks that enable markets to model cost, productivity, and capability trade-offs.
• Use data and financial modeling to inform long-term workforce evolution and resource allocation.

Requirements

• 8-12+ years of experience in workforce strategy, operating model design, HR transformation, or management consulting.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation initiatives.
• Deep expertise in organization design, service model evolution, and workforce planning.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including scenario modeling and cost optimization.
• Experience embedding analytics, automation, or AI into workforce or operating model transformation.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders in complex, matrixed, multi-market environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field and 5 years’ experience in data management, business analytics, statistics, or related area OR 7 years’ experience in data analysis, statistics, computer science, or related area.
• 2 years’ supervisory experience.
• Preferred: Experience in retail or other large, geographically dispersed organizations.
• Preferred: Background in AI-enabled workforce or digital transformation initiatives.
• Preferred: Advanced degree (MBA or related discipline).

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.