Senior Director, Software Engineering - Agent Builder

Position Summary

Defines and leads the enterprise Agent Builder function — establishing the operating model, quality standards, and portfolio strategy for how Walmart designs, deploys, and scales production-grade autonomous agents. Leads Distinguished, Principal/Staff Builders, and Senior Agent Builders. Engages directly with EVP-level stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Enterprise Function Strategy & Operating Model
  • Define and own the enterprise Agent Builder strategy — vision, operating model, intake criteria, and quality standards.
  • Determine organizational structure: when to embed builders within BUs vs. centralized delivery.
  • Build governance framework for autonomous agent deployment in partnership with AI Governance & Trust.
  • Champion the "biz/tech" model across Global Tech and business leadership.
  • Set strategic direction for agentic tooling and platform adoption across the enterprise.
• Portfolio Ownership & Business Outcomes
  • Own the enterprise agent portfolio, ensuring every program delivers measurable business outcomes.
  • Engage directly with EVP-level business partners to identify high-value automation opportunities.
  • Own portfolio-level outcome reporting to senior leadership.
  • Triage and prioritize incoming automation requests for maximum force-multiplier impact.
  • Establish portfolio-level KPIs and dashboards tracking aggregate business impact.
• Agentic Program Design & Technical Oversight
  • Provide technical and strategic guidance across the portfolio — reviewing architectures, flagging risks.
  • Lead design reviews for complex multi-agent programs.
  • Ensure human-in-the-loop design, monitoring, and rollback capability.
  • Drive adoption of shared Agent Builder patterns, reusable components, and tooling standards.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development
  • Hire, develop, and lead Distinguished Agent Builders, Principal/Staff Agent Builders, and Senior Agent Builders.
  • Build high-performance culture rooted in ownership, speed, and measurable impact.
  • Create clear career progression paths for both IC and People Leader tracks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree + 10 yrs in business ops, strategy, product, tech, or AI/automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
• 4 years’ supervisory experience.

Additional Compensation

• Annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Stock.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• 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.
• Affordability of living expenses through various Walmart programs.

Salary Range

The annual salary range for this position is $160,000.00 - $320,000.00.

Location

Primary Location: 703 Associate Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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