Senior Manager, Program Management - Release Management - Military veterans preferred

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What you'll do...

Senior Manager, Release Management – Data Ventures

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Manager, Release Management to drive high-quality release management, and cultivate collaborative interactions among cross-functional teams to ensure successful product releases and continuous improvement.  As a Senior Release Manager, you will oversee the end-to-end release process for our global products, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery of new features and updates. This role is pivotal in coordinating across product, engineering, QA, and customer-facing teams to ensure releases are smooth, predictable, and aligned with business goals. You will champion best practices in release management, identify risks, and continuously improve the process to support organizational growth.

About Data Ventures
Data Ventures exists to unlock the full value of Walmart’s data by developing and?productizing?B2B data?initiatives?that empower merchants and suppliers to make better, faster decisions for the business.? As part of this transformation, we’re seeking entrepreneurial individuals to help drive data productization from concept to deployment.

What you'll do:

• Manage release planning & execution through owning monthly milestones in the annual release calendar from planning to deployment, aligning cross-functional teams on timelines, deliverables, and milestones across multiple products and multiple markets (US and International).
• Leading stakeholder coordination through collaboration with program and product managers, engineers, data, QA, customer success, client facing teams and marketing teams to ensure seamless communication and alignment on release goals.
• Leading quality assurance through partnering with QA to ensure all updates meet rigorous quality standards prior to deployment, minimizing risks and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate risks throughout the release lifecycle. Create contingency plans to handle potential delays or challenges.
• Maintain clear, up-to-date documentation of release processes, schedules, comprehensive release notes, and post-release analyses. 
• Drive continuous improvement and change management through implementing industry best practices for release management, continuously iterating on processes to improve efficiency, predictability, and quality. 
• Deliver metrics and tracking through reporting on release KPIs, including release cadence and on-time delivery.  Partner with Product Support team to report on post-release incident metrics, using data to inform decisions and improvements.

What you'll bring:

• Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with product development lifecycles (PDLC), software development lifecycles (SDLC), Agile/Scrum methodologies, and tools like JIRA and Confluence.
• Leadership Skills: Strong ability to coordinate across teams, influence without direct authority, and drive accountability.
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented approach to managing risks and dependencies.
• Adaptability: Ability to manage changing priorities and adapt to evolving release requirements.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively. 
• Continuous Improvement: Proven ability to implement process improvements that drive efficiency and quality in software delivery.
• Customer Focus: Deep understanding of the importance of quality and reliability in software releases, with a customer-first mindset.

Benefits & Perks: 
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.
 

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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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 .

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The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00-$155,000.00

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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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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

2 years’ experience leading cross-functional teams.
3 years’ experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 4 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field and 4 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in project management, compliance, operations 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.

Managing a budget, profit and loss statement, or relate financial process, Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field like (not limited to) project management, compliance, operations management, or related area, Project Management Certification

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America