Senior Manager II, Design (US)

Company: Walmart
Location: Bentonville
Posted on: September 17, 2023

Job Description:

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart Global Tech is looking to hire a Senior Manager II, Design for our Bentonville/Dallas office . As a team, we are responsible for designing all HR applications and products within W almart . This includes everything ranging from associate time tracking, benefit contributions, and employee lifecycle management. We work hand-in-hand with other members of the product, business, and technical teams to deliver high-quality products that enhance the experiences of Walmart associates.

About Team :
We are dedicated to making Walmart the preferred retail destination for consumers. We believe that great design is about more than just making things look good, and our team exemplifies this philosophy. We create beautiful, engaging, and accessible experiences for everyone. Whether they are designing for traditional platforms or emerging channels, their design formula is almost always simple; it is a space where intuitive usability produces satisfying results. This user-centric design approach is one of the reasons why Walmart customers return again and again.

What you'll do:

• Responsible for leading and guiding a team of senior and junior designers to create impactful and effective design solutions. Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, assist with professional development and training, and work to create a positive and collaborative team culture.
• Work closely with project managers and other stakeholders to review and understand product requirements, ensuring that design solutions align with business objectives. Set metrics to measure the success of design projects and continuously track progress against goals.
• Effectively communicate the success of design projects to stakeholders and senior leadership, highlighting the impact of design on business goals.
  
  What you'll bring :
  
  • Excellent People Leadership : Proven track record of being an effective leader who can inspire and motivate team members to deliver their best. You should have excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills, along with the ability to motivate and guide a team towards a common goal.
  • Problem-Solving Ability : The ability to creatively solve complex design problems is essential for this role. You should be able to identify roadblocks, develop viable solutions, and lead the team to implement them.
  • Strategic Thinking : Align team goals with organizational objectives and design practices. You should be able to develop and execute design strategies that are aligned with the organization's overall strategy.
  • Strong Influence : You should be able to articulate the value of design in business terms and be able to sell designs to stakeholders.
  • Continuous Learning Capability : The design field is rapidly evolving, so a senior manager of design should have a continuous learning mindset. You should be curious, adaptable, and open to new ideas and methods, always on the lookout for new trends and techniques.
    
    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.
    
    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 UI/UX design, graphic design, visual communication, product design, computer science, information technology, or related area and 5 years' experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area. Option 2: 7 years' experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area.
    2 years' supervisory experience.
    
    Preferred Qualifications...
    
    Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
    
    Design certification (for example, IDEOU - Foundations in Design Thinking Certificate), Driving product development in a user experience area, Master's degree in UI/UX Design, Interactive and Visual Design, Product Design, or related area, Related industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare), UI/UX, Interactive and Visual Design, Electronics Art, Multimedia Design, or related area
    
    Masters: Architecture, Masters: Artificial Intelligence, Masters: Business, Masters: Cognitive Science, Masters: Computer Science
    
    Primary Location...
    508 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712, United States of America

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