(USA) Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

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Position Summary... What you'll do... The Senior Manager, Global Tech Talent Acquisition leads hiring strategy and delivery across multiple U.S.-based Engineering and Data Science organizations. Based in Bentonville, this leader partners directly with senior technical executives to translate workforce priorities into structured, forward-looking hiring plans that drive speed, quality, and long-term technical capability. This role combines strategic advisory impact with disciplined execution. You will lead and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Associates while building programmatic recruiting models that improve predictability, performance, and hiring quality. Through rigorous analytics and market intelligence, you will diagnose hiring risks, model trade-offs, and guide leaders toward informed, data-backed decisions. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, analytical depth, executive presence, and the ability to scale complex engineering and data science hiring in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. About the team: The Walmart Global Tech Talent Acquisition team drives strategic hiring across U.S.-based Engineering and Data Science organizations. Based in Bentonville, the team partners closely with senior technical leaders to translate workforce priorities into disciplined, data-driven hiring strategies. Operating with strong analytical rigor and structured recruiting practices, the team takes a forward-looking approach to workforce planning — anticipating skill needs, aligning to evolving technical priorities, and building sustainable pipelines across software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure, and AI/ML domains. They focus on predictable delivery, hiring quality, and long-term technical capability to ensure talent strategy directly supports business outcomes. What you'll do: Lead hiring strategy and delivery across multiple U.S.-based Engineering and Data Science organizations. Translate workforce plans into structured, forward-looking hiring strategies aligned to business priorities and technical roadmaps. Manage and develop a team of Talent Acquisition Associates, setting clear performance expectations tied to speed, quality, and stakeholder impact. Partner directly with senior engineering and data science leaders to provide talent market insights, compensation guidance, and hiring trade-off recommendations. Use recruiting analytics to assess pipeline health, forecast outcomes, identify risks, and drive data-informed decisions. Establish disciplined operating rhythms, including sprint planning, hiring reviews, and performance dashboards to improve predictability. Standardize recruiting workflows and structured technical assessment practices to reduce variance and improve hiring quality. Drive continuous improvement through process optimization, capacity modeling, and digital enablement. What you'll bring: Demonstrated success leading strategic technical hiring across technical Engineering & Data Science o

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