Senior Director, Talent Partner - Fleet Development

About the role

Fleet Development leads the enterprise strategy, governance, and field execution that prepares the next generation of Walmart Private Fleet drivers. This Senior Director will build a world-class driver development function that delivers well-trained drivers, excellent compliance, and consistent training outcomes across the network.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision and multi-year roadmap for Fleet Development, including driver training, trainer development, facilitator readiness, training center standards, and field execution.
• Build a world-class training model that improves driver readiness, safety behavior, compliance performance, operating consistency, and associate experience.
• Translate OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, CSA, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, driver qualification, and state requirements into clear training standards and field routines.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Operations, HR, Talent Development, Safety, Transportation, and field leaders to align standards, solve gaps, and support business priorities.
• Define talent strategies for the driver pipeline, trainer pipeline, field leadership bench, succession planning, and workforce development needs.
• Lead enterprise change tied to new training programs, technology, regulatory updates, operating model shifts, and training center growth.
• Govern course content, facilitator guides, assessments, certifications, training records, class schedules, standard work, and reporting routines.
• Use data, audits, compliance findings, associate feedback, incident trends, safety performance, and business forecasts to improve programs and reduce risk.
• Develop build versus buy strategies that close driver skill gaps, strengthen internal mobility, and support long-term fleet growth.
• Lead program management across resources, budgets, schedules, staffing, and stakeholder expectations.
• Build and lead high-performing teams through clear goals, coaching, feedback, mentoring, performance management, and development plans.
• Represent Fleet Development in talent reviews, strategy meetings, business reviews, compliance discussions, and operational planning sessions.
• Promote Walmart values, the Open Door culture, and accountability for policies, ethics, compliance, and the law.

Requirements

• Senior leadership experience in fleet development, driver training, transportation safety, DOT compliance, private fleet operations, logistics, talent development, or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, CSA, driver qualification files, drug and alcohol testing, and state and federal transportation rules.
• Experience leading multi-site training programs, driver academies, field training teams, compliance programs, or large workforce development programs.
• Ability to turn complex regulatory, legal, and operational needs into simple standards, practical training, and measurable field execution.
• Skill in building talent strategies, training governance, course content, assessments, facilitator standards, performance scorecards, and operating routines.
• Cross-functional leadership with Legal, Compliance, Operations, HR, Safety, Transportation, and field teams.
• Ability to influence executives, business partners, operators, trainers, and frontline leaders through clear communication and sound judgment.
• Experience using data to find training gaps, compliance risk, safety trends, process defects, and performance opportunities.
• Proven ability to lead change, manage competing priorities, make decisions with incomplete information, and keep teams focused on outcomes.
• Track record of developing leaders, building succession plans, coaching teams, and creating a culture rooted in trust and accountability.
• Commitment to Walmart values, associate growth, driver safety, public safety, customer service, compliance, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Talent Management, Safety, or a related field and 8 years of relevant experience, or 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading large, complex programs or enterprise-wide projects through delivery.
• Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Experience leading in a regulated transportation, logistics, fleet, safety, compliance, training, or workforce development environment.

Skills

• Fleet development, driver training, and trainer development.
• OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, CDL, ELDT, Hours of Service, CSA, driver qualification, and drug and alcohol compliance.
• Training governance, curriculum design, facilitator standards, assessments, and certification routines.
• Private fleet operations, transportation safety, logistics, and field execution.
• Program management, change leadership, stakeholder management, and business planning.
• Data analysis, audit readiness, compliance reporting, performance scorecards, and continuous improvement.
• Talent strategy, workforce development, succession planning, coaching, and leader development.

Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Stock.