Position Summary...What you'll do...Position SummaryProvides strategic and technical leadership to define, build, and scale AI-powered content and media experiences across Walmart's digital shopping platforms. As a Group Director, you will own a portfolio of initiatives that transform various shopping experiences through AI, immersive technologies, and scalable engineering systems, delivering differentiated, customer-first innovation at enterprise scale.
This leader will drive long-term vision, influence organizational design, and partner globally to integrate advanced computer vision, generative AI, and content platforms into high-impact customer experiences.
What you'll do- - Establish and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for AI driven, rich-media content experiences across all Walmart screens, surfaces, and global operating regions.
- Act as a key stakeholder in enterprise-level decision-making, influencing executive leadership on technology investments, priorities, and innovation areas
- Identify and execute on technology opportunities that directly enhance product discovery, customer engagement, conversion, and customer trust through rich media and intelligent content.
- Provide comprehensive ownership for the development, scaling, and global deployment of foundational capabilities, including:
- Rich Media: Universal media player, interactive video, 360° product experiences, and advanced content delivery pipelines.
- Immersive Commerce: Virtual Try-On (VTO) and spatial/XR shopping features.
- Content Generation & Intelligence: Generative AI content creation, automated metadata enhancement based on Content Understanding, Content/Model Evaluation, and brand safety/moderation systems.
- Architect and maintain resilient, high-performance, and globally consistent full-stack platforms that ensure operational excellence and reliability at Walmart scale.
- Partner seamlessly with business, product, design, and data teams to translate overarching corporate priorities into scalable, unified technology solutions.
- Collaborate with specialized AI research teams to successfully operationalize and productionize advanced models into enterprise systems.
- Champion the adoption of generative AI, agentic systems, and computer vision across customer experiences to unlock next-generation automation, personalization, and efficiency.
- Lead a global, multi-pillar engineering organization, driving strategic succession planning, talent development, and cross-functional alignment across international tech centers.
- Direct, mentor, and develop senior engineering leaders while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture anchored in accountability, innovation, and customer obsession.
What you'll bring- - Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (master's preferred)
- 20+ years of experience in software engineering, platform development, or AI-driven systems
- 10+ years of experience leading leaders (managing managers) and large engineering organizations
- Proven track record of leading large-scale engineering organizations ($500M+) scale or massive user bases) focused on rich media, XR, interactive video, or front-end commerce platforms.
- Proven track record of delivering consumer-facing platforms at scale in eCommerce, media, or similar domains
- Deep expertise in:
- Frontend and full-stack engineering at scale
- Distributed systems and platform architecture
- Strong working knowledge of:
- AI/ML technologies including generative AI, computer vision and content understanding systems
- Content/media systems and pipelines
- Demonstrated success leading global, cross-functional organizations
Preferred Qualifications - Experience building AI-powered shopping or content platforms
- Experience with virtual try-on, AR, 3D and/or immersive retail technologies
- Experience with creating Gen AI media at scale
- Experience integrating AI/ML solutions into production at scale
- Strong ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive enterprise initiatives
Leadership Expectations - Customer First: Drives decisions that improve customer experience at scale
- Think Big & Innovate: Shapes bold vision and brings transformative ideas to life
- Deliver for the Business: Owns outcomes and drives measurable impact
- Build High-Performing Teams: Develops talent and future leaders
- Act with Integrity: Builds trust through transparency and accountability
Additional Information - Travel may be required as per business needs
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 computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 8 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 10 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
5 years' supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America
