Director, Technology Operations - Driver Defects, Agentic AI - Last Mile Delivery

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

At Walmart, our Last Mile Delivery organization is transforming how we identify and eliminate driver friction while building smarter, safer, and more human-centered AI-powered support experiences.
As Director, Tech Ops, you'll lead teams responsible for reducing technology defects across the driver journey and advancing the quality and effectiveness of conversational and agentic AI. You'll turn complex operational insights into product and engineering improvements, accelerate defect resolution, and scale AI capabilities that solve real problems. This is an opportunity to shape strategy, influence enterprise technology priorities, and build high-performing teams that deliver measurable improvements in reliability, driver experience, and operational efficiency.

What You'll Do...

• Set the strategy and drive results. Establish the vision, priorities, and operating model for Driver Defects and Agentic AI Tech Ops, aligning investments and resources to measurable improvements in driver experience, AI quality, and cost to serve.
• Eliminate driver friction at its source. Lead the identification, prioritization, and resolution of complex defects across onboarding, identity verification, trust and safety, fraud, and delivery journeys. Partner with Product and Engineering to accelerate verified fixes, reduce defect-driven contacts, and prevent recurring issues.
• Build a best-in-class AI quality program. Establish continuous AI evaluation, regression monitoring, and adversarial testing to improve model accuracy, reduce false positives, detect drift, and ensure safe, reliable AI-powered experiences.
• Scale intelligent, human-centered automation. Advance conversational and agentic AI capabilities that safely resolve user needs, improve self-service, and seamlessly connect users to human support when needed. Turn conversation intelligence and frontline insights into continuous product and AI improvements.
• Drive cross-functional accountability and business impact. Influence Product, Engineering, Enterprise Care, and technology vendors to deliver roadmap commitments, strengthen launch readiness, and improve key outcomes including contacts per order (CPO), self-service rate (SSR), defect resolution speed, and AI accuracy.
• Build and develop exceptional leaders. Lead senior managers and their teams, establishing clear ownership, strong operating rhythms, and a culture of decisive action, continuous improvement, and measurable results.

What You'll Bring...

• Strategic technology leadership: 10+ years of experience in technical operations, product operations, platform reliability, or customer experience transformation, including 5+ years leading teams and demonstrated success developing managers and senior leaders.
• AI and technical fluency: Experience with AI-enabled operations, conversational AI, agentic workflows, model evaluation, automation, and technology integrations, with the ability to guide technical teams and assess operational risks.
• Proven business impact: A track record of translating complex operational challenges into measurable improvements in reliability, customer experience, efficiency, and technology performance.
• Cross-functional influence: Demonstrated ability to align senior Product, Engineering, Operations, and enterprise stakeholders, secure commitments, and drive outcomes across organizational boundaries.
• Analytical and executive judgment: Strong financial and analytical acumen, executive communication skills, and the ability to prioritize investments, navigate ambiguity, and make sound decisions with incomplete information.
• People leadership: Experience building high-performing teams, coaching leaders, managing organizational change, and creating a culture of accountability and ownership.

You'll sweep us off our feet if you have...

• Experience in gig-economy platforms, last-mile delivery, or marketplace technology.
• Knowledge of AI assurance, red-teaming, fraud and identity verification, or responsible AI frameworks such as NIST.
• Experience scaling AI operations, managing technology vendors, or building new technical operations capabilities.

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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock

ㅤ

ㅤ

ㅤ

ㅤ

‎ 

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, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business,information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 6 years’ experience inproject management, program management, program operations, or related area.Option 2: 8 years’ experience in project management, program management, program operations, 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.

Master’s degree in computer science, management information systems, industrial engineering, engineering management, business, information systems, project/program management, information technology, finance, management, or related area and 5 years' experience in project management, program management, program operations, 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...

802 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.