At Walmart, protecting our associates, customers, and facilities begins with thoughtful, scalable design. The
Sr. Manager, Security Technology Design leads the Security Technology Design team responsible for delivering security technology designs supporting Retail and Supply Chain facilities across new construction, special projects and strategic initiatives.
This leader is responsible for the overall design strategy, engineering governance, workforce planning, and operational execution of Walmart's security technology design program. The role oversees the design and engineering of
Fire Alarm, CCTV, Paging, and Intrusion Alarm systems while ensuring every project is delivered in accordance with enterprise standards, budget expectations, quality requirements, and business priorities.
Success in this role requires balancing strategic leadership with operational execution. The Sr. Manager partners closely with Asset Protection, Real Estate, Construction, Operations, Compliance, Global Tech, Finance, Procurement, and external engineering partners to ensure security technology solutions are standardized, scalable, data-driven, and aligned with Walmart's long-term business objectives.
In addition to leading a high-performing organization, this role drives continuous improvement through strong governance, standardized engineering practices, digital transformation, and responsible adoption of automation and AI to improve design quality, consistency, productivity, and communication across the enterprise.
What You'll Do
Lead the Enterprise Security Design Organization
- Provide strategic leadership for Walmart's Security Design organization supporting Retail and Supply Chain facilities.
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Develop and execute the annual Security Technology Design strategy, priorities, and operating plan.
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Lead and develop a high-performing organization of design leaders, project analysts, system specialists, and third-party engineering consultants.
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Build organizational capability through workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and resource optimization.
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Establish annual design capacity plans that align staffing, workload, project demand, and business priorities.
Drive Design Execution
- Oversee security technology designs supporting new construction, special projects and strategic initiatives.
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Ensure designs for Fire Alarm, CCTV, Paging, and Intrusion Alarm systems meet enterprise standards, project schedules, and customer expectations.
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Balance competing priorities while ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery across a large portfolio of projects.
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Lead resolution of complex engineering issues, Requests for Information (RFIs), Construction Change Directives (CCDs), and technical design challenges.
Lead Standards, Governance & Quality Assurance
- Support ownership of the enterprise security technology design standards, specifications, engineering manuals, and standard operating procedures.
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Establish governance processes that ensure consistent application of design standards across internal teams and external partners.
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Lead technical quality reviews, design assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Evaluate engineering performance and implement corrective actions that improve quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
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Ensure engineering documentation, CAD deliverables, and asset data meet enterprise requirements.
Lead Strategic Programs & Financial Alignment
- Develop annual workforce and budget plans supporting the enterprise design portfolio.
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Align design resources and funding with business priorities and capital programs.
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Lead strategic initiatives that improve engineering efficiency, standardization, and customer experience.
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Partner with Finance and senior leadership on forecasting, budget planning, vendor performance, and resource allocation.
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Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency while maintaining engineering quality.
Manage External Partners
- Lead relationships with Architecture & Engineering firms, design consultants, and strategic engineering partners.
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Oversee Statements of Work (SOWs), design deliverables, quality expectations, and overall partner performance.
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Manage Project Analysts supporting design operations, reporting, project coordination, and portfolio management.
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Foster collaborative partnerships that improve project execution and engineering consistency.
Advance Digital Engineering
- Champion the organization's digital engineering strategy through improved design processes, standardized data, and modern engineering practices.
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Leverage automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to improve engineering workflows, design governance, team productivity, and communication of enterprise standards.
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Promote accurate, standardized engineering data that supports construction, operations, lifecycle management, and future digital initiatives.
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Develop meaningful performance metrics and dashboards that provide leadership with visibility into workload, quality, capacity, and operational performance.
What You'll Bring
- Construction Management, Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
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Three or more years leading engineering, design, security technology, or construction programs.
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Experience managing technical teams within a large, matrixed organization.
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Demonstrated experience leading enterprise initiatives across multiple business partners.
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Experience with workforce planning, resource management, and operational leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting large-scale technology deployments.
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Experience managing Architecture & Engineering firms, design consultants, and third-party service providers.
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Experience developing engineering standards, governance programs, and quality assurance processes.
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Experience managing capital planning, budget alignment, and portfolio prioritization.
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Experience using Power BI, Quickbase, Tableau, or similar analytics platforms.
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Experience leveraging automation, AI, and digital engineering tools to improve organizational performance and engineering quality.
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Professional certifications such as PMP, PSP, NICET, PE, or equivalent.
Leadership Competencies
- The successful candidate will be a strategic leader who can translate business priorities into executable engineering plans while building strong partnerships across the enterprise. They will foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, ensuring the Security Design organization consistently delivers high-quality, standardized solutions that support Walmart's evolving business needs.
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This leader will be equally comfortable discussing long-term organizational strategy with executives, reviewing technical engineering designs with subject matter experts, aligning budgets and workforce plans with Finance, and coaching teams to deliver operational excellence. By combining strong governance, disciplined execution, and modern digital engineering practices, they will position the organization for continued growth while improving the speed, quality, and consistency of security technology design across Walmart.
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 $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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, Risk Management, or related field and 4 years’ experience in security, emergency management, risk management, law enforcement, fire service, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in security, emergency management, risk management, law enforcement, fire service, or related area.
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Emergency Management, Project Management, Supervising Associates
Masters: Business Administration
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