(USA) Group Director, People Strategy

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
The Group Director, People Strategy leads the Strategy & PMO team for Global Tech & Product, translating business priorities into talent, workforce, and execution strategies. This leader drives organizational transformation, location strategy, AI and role evolution, and scalable talent systems while owning the organization’s strategic operating rhythm. As a senior advisor, they use data, insights, and governance to improve decisions, accountability, and execution—ensuring focus on the highest-value priorities.
About the team:
The Strategy & PMO team is a strategic partner to our Global Tech & Product People Partners, helping translate business and workforce priorities into scalable talent strategies and disciplined execution. The team leads across three core areas—Strategic Talent Pipeline & Growth, Workforce of the Future & AI, and Strategic Insights & Enablement—bringing together talent systems, organizational and workforce transformation, data-driven insights, and strong operating rhythms. Through close partnership with People and business leaders, the team helps shape future roles and organizations, strengthen internal talent pipelines, accelerate key priorities, and enable faster, more informed decision-making across Global Tech & Product.
What you'll do:

• Lead integrated people strategies aligned to Global Tech & Product priorities, transformation, and growth.
• Shape future workforce strategies across org design, location, AI, roles, and capabilities.
• Build scalable talent systems that strengthen mobility, succession, development, and critical-role readiness.
• Turn workforce data into actionable insights and informed talent decisions.
• Drive operating rhythms, governance, and planning to strengthen alignment and execution.
• Advise and connect People Partners, COEs, business leaders, and stakeholders on complex initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• Lead integrated people strategies aligned to Global Tech & Product priorities, transformation, and growth.
• Shape future workforce strategy across org design, location, AI, roles, and capabilities.
• Build scalable talent systems that strengthen mobility, succession, development, and critical-role readiness.
• Turn workforce data into actionable insights and better talent decisions.
• Drive governance, planning, and operating rhythms that strengthen alignment and execution.
• Advise and connect People Partners, COEs, and business leaders to drive complex initiatives from strategy to execution.

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. 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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $160,000.00 - $320,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- 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.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Communications, Journalism, Business, or related field and 7 years’ experience in human resources, communication, journalism, business, or related area OR 9 years’ experience in human resources, communications, business, or related area. 3 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Project Management

Masters, Masters: Business, Masters: Journalism

Human Resources - Professional HR (PHR) CERTIFICATION - Certification, Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Primary Location...

806 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.