(USA) Principal, Technical Program Manager

Position Summary

The Walmart Marketplace organization is focused on accelerating growth by delivering innovative experiences for sellers and customers. The Portfolio Governance & Operations function serves as the central operating function responsible for enabling strategic planning, portfolio visibility, execution governance, and scalable operational processes.

What you'll do

• Lead portfolio planning and governance for Marketplace initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Establish scalable governance frameworks for prioritization, execution, reporting.
• Build & maintain tools that eliminate friction and make information available at finger tips.
• Leverage technology to improve productivity at scale.
• Monitor portfolio health, risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and KPIs to improve delivery and accountability.
• Standardize planning and execution processes to drive operational excellence.
• Design, build, and optimize governance tools, dashboards, and automated workflows.
• Improve data quality, reporting, and portfolio visibility through integrated systems.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Business Operations to drive cross-functional alignment and informed decision-making.
• Continuously enhance governance, operating rhythms, and portfolio practices.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in portfolio management, strategy, operations, or related disciplines.
• Proven success improving productivity across large, matrixed organizations.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools & frameworks for similar set of use cases.
• Experience leading cross-functional planning, governance, and portfolio management initiatives.
• Strong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience building dashboards, reporting frameworks, and workflow automation.
• Influence stakeholders across multiple organizations to drive alignment and execution.
• Build scalable governance processes, tools, and metrics that improve portfolio visibility, execution quality, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making.

About the team

The team connects sellers and buyers globally by managing complex technical programs that span multiple domains and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits.
• 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 annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00.
• Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Stock.

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

• 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.