Group Director, Programs And Strategy - Sam's Club...
Sam's Club

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What you'll do...

About Walmart Global People

Leaders and individual contributors alike look to our Global People teams to influence strategy, optimize working models and enable the business to achieve results while preserving the fabric that sets us apart and keeps our 1.3M+ associates coming to work every day. By providing the necessary tools and insights, our People professionals operate as partners at every phase of workforce planning, talent management, organizational design and change management. From building communities to preparing Walmart for the future, to be a member of this team is to operate as a vital component to our sustainable success. Together, we think beyond the status quo and inspire others to evoke positive change. When you join us in Global People, you immerse yourself in our culture, becoming a trailblazer and a true agent of influence.

About the Team/Position

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer of Sam's Club, you will be pivotal in building and overseeing a portfolio of projects and operations for the Sam's People team. Your focus will be on enhancing organizational capabilities and driving business transformation across Sam's Club. Collaborating with leadership, you will identify strategic gaps, consult on business needs, and evaluate existing capabilities to inform strategic decisions. You'll be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive people plans and processes, establishing new ways of working, and building capabilities.

You'll make an impact by...

• Partnering with executives and leaders at Sam's Club to drive horizontal ways of working that resolve key business problems and help unlock growth potential.
• Working horizontally across the people organization to enable the delivery of the people agenda. Strong partner to the People Partners and driving PMO capability across the end-to-end people function.
• Being a key and critical partner to the CPO on the end-to-end agenda and driving horizontal workstreams on behalf of the CPO.
• Building and refining a playbook for transforming clubs across the U.S., incorporating organizational change management principles and practices.
• Integrating stakeholder management, building a change readiness network, and designing communication and learning materials to ensure successful implementation.
• Establishing yourself as a leader who will guide a team of program and project associates, setting goals, monitoring progress, and providing coaching.
• Aligning resources to portfolio initiatives while adhering to EDLC (everyday low cost) principles for today and the future and fostering professional development within your team.
• Demonstrating strong project management skills to ensure seamless coordination and data management.

What you'll bring...

• Strategic & Operational Balance: Blend portfolio management with strategic and operational oversight.
• Problem-Solving Expertise: Demonstrate a strong ability to solve complex, end-to-end interdependencies.
• Leadership Assessment: Evaluate and enhance leadership capabilities within the team.
• Credibility & Influence: Maintain credibility in high-stakes environments, effectively communicating and implementing the CPO's vision.
• Team Leadership experience: Guide and support People Partners and other team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Ability to engage stakeholders: Manage relationships with senior leaders, translating strategic vision into actionable business plans.
• Consultancy Capability: Provide expert consultancy to align business needs with strategic goals, holding teams accountable to senior leadership standards.
• Operational Excellence: Leverage data-driven insights and best practices, organizations can enhance productivity, reduce costs, and deliver superior value to customers.

You'll sweep us of your feet if...

• You have a background in Organizational Design, Effectiveness, and/or Process Architecture.
• You have a proven ability to build and refine processes, capabilities, and frameworks.
• You possess strong leadership skills with a focus on team development and stakeholder management.
• You can solve complex problems that impact numerous stakeholders leveraging a data-driven approach.
• You can think creatively and implement innovative solutions to complex problems.
• You're a natural storyteller with the ability to pull together observed insights, leadership feedback, data and insights into easy-to-follow presentations and artifacts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of leadership experience including direct and indirect reporting relationships
• Proven ability to influence c-suite leadership
• Strong business orientation with the ability to leverage People strategy to achieve strategic outcomes
• Ability to work at pace, lead under pressure, and drive projects to completion through people while being on time and under budget
• Flexibility and ease at adapting to shifting priorities and goals
• Process expert, ability to build process, capabilities, and frameworks (Lean Six Sigma green belt or black belt certification a plus)

At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!
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- Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
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- Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
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- Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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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- 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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Live Better U is a company 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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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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Minimum Qualifications...

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

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field and 8 years' experience in program management, strategy development, operations, corporate strategy, or related field OR 10 years' experience in program management, strategy development, operations, corporate strategy, or related field.
4 years' experience supervising or leading project teams.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Managing a project portfolio, inclusive of large-scale projects

Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Primary Location...

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America

About Sam's Club

Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners.

Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Sam's Club 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.

"My favorite part of the day is talking with my team while drinking coffee and eating a donut." - Kendell, Project Analyst

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