Senior Manager, People

Reference: R-2561226Posted: 2026-07-31Location: BENTONVILLE, AR, United StatesSalary: $90000 - $180000/yearType: Full time / Regular/PermanentCompany: WalmartBusiness Segment: Home OfficePosition Summary...The People Partner Excellence (PPE) function delivers scalable, consistent, and future-ready people experiences across the International People Team. We enable People Partners and business leaders by removing friction, improving processes, and helping shape the future of work with insight and empathy.As a Senior Manager, People you will act as a future-focused strategist and process transformation leader. This role sits at the intersection of enablement, design, and innovation—not managing a team but leading the work to identify systemic issues, streamline delivery, and scale improvements across the People ecosystem. If you're passionate about developing talent and delivering results, this is your chance to make a difference.What you'll do...Work as a matrixed and cross-functional team member alongside the People Partner Lead and broader People Partner team—ensuring seamless collaboration, shared goals, and aligned execution across the function.Own day-to-day delivery of people operations including talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, associate relations, and workforce planning.Act as the primary point of contact for frontline managers, coaching them on effective people management and development conversations.Lead execution and change management of people initiatives, ensuring smooth rollout and adoption across the organization.Drive continuous improvement by surfacing feedback to Centers of Excellence (COEs) and contributing to the development of self-service tools and GenAI-enabled solutions.Champion engagement strategies by listening deeply to organizational sentiment and identifying manager capability gaps.Develop an understanding of business needs and strategies driving the HR processes, to ensure our team is solving problems most impactful to the business.Who You AreA collaborative HR professional with a passion for operational excellence and enabling leaders.Comfortable navigating change and ambiguity, with a mindset focused on continuous improvement.Skilled in coaching, execution, and stakeholder engagement.A systems thinker who understands how people, process, and technology interact.Skilled at identifying root causes and building strategic yet practical solutions.A strong collaborator who can align across diverse stakeholders—COEs, People Partners, tech teams.Passionate about improving the associate experience and unlocking capacity for people teams.Excited to be part of a transformation that redefines how we partner with the business and deliver people strategies.Join UsBe part of a team that’s not just evolving with the future—but helping to shape it. 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 . 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 : - Stockㅤㅤㅤㅤ‎ Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.PHR or SPHR Human Resources Professional certification, Project Management Certification, Project management experience, Supervisory experiencePrimary Location...703 Associate 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.SummaryThe People Partner Excellence (PPE) function delivers scalable, consistent, and future-ready people experiences across the International People Team. We enable People Partners and business leaders by removing friction, improving processes, and helping shape the future of work with insight and empathy. As a Senior Manager, People you will act as a future-focused strategist and process transformation leader. This role sits at the intersection of enablement, design, and innovation—not managing a team but leading the work to identify systemic issues, streamline delivery, and scale improvements across the People ecosystem. If you're passionate about developing talent and delivering results, this is your chance to make a difference.Preferred qualifications[]