Position Summary...

What you'll do...

This role is critical to the enterprise, driving our digital transformation and overseeing the Unified Communications platform transition. The ideal candidate must provide strong leadership, manage change effectively, and align the platform with our organizational culture. Their responsibilities will include ensuring clear communication, maintaining team morale, and addressing stakeholder concerns.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Productivity and Collaboration Platforms to lead our global initiatives in enhancing digital collaboration and productivity tools. This key leadership position involves managing the Microsoft 365 suite, including Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint. as well as overseeing other collaboration platforms, software and system engineering efforts, including the management of an on-prem Exchange environment. The candidate will support a globally distributed workforce of 2.1 million associates, requiring significant experience with international markets and diverse user needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Management: Provide strategic leadership for the Microsoft 365 suite, focusing on Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Zoom. Oversee the software and system engineering teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions.

• Global Operations: Manage an on-prem Exchange environment and support productivity and collaboration needs across various international markets, adapting solutions to meet local requirements and regulations.

• Strategic Communication: Regularly communicate with senior leadership to present and align strategic initiatives. Build and maintain strong relationships across all organizational levels to support and advocate for the platform's vision.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage customer, product, and associate data to inform strategy and product decisions, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.

• Change Management: Lead the transition from legacy systems to modern collaboration tools, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum adoption. Implement change management strategies that facilitate a smooth transition and high engagement.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the Senior Director of Associate Productivity & Collaboration and other major product lines, including Enterprise Content Solutions and Digital Media Solutions, to deliver integrated services to our associates globally.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 8 years in leadership roles focused on productivity and collaboration platforms, with specific expertise in Microsoft 365, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Zoom. Experience managing complex systems, including on-prem Exchange environments, is essential.

• Global Expertise: Proven experience supporting global operations, with a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in international markets.

• Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage large, diverse teams and projects. Exceptional communication skills, with experience engaging with C-suite executives. Experience in Fortune 100 companies or similar large-scale organizations is highly preferred.

• Technical & Analytical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of productivity and collaboration tools, coupled with strong analytical skills to leverage data for strategic decisions.

• Change Management: Demonstrated expertise in leading large-scale organizational changes, particularly in digital transformation and technology adoption.

Why Join Us?

• Global Impact: Play a pivotal role in shaping the productivity and collaboration tools used by over 2.1 million associates worldwide.

• Innovative Environment: Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and drive innovation.

• Career Growth: Benefit from opportunities for professional development and career advancement in a leading global company.

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work:

We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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 .

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Bellevue, Washington US-11075:The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00-$312,000.00

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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09430:The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$260,000.00

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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, engineering, or related area and 11 years' experience in product management. Option 2: 13 years' experience in 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.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 10 years' experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products, Supervisory experience, 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.

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science

Primary Location...

508 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

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.