Staff, Technology Strategy

Job description

We are seeking a Staff, Technology Strategy to join the AI Acceleration team within Walmart Global Technology India. This senior individual contributor role will help shape and execute the strategy for responsible, practical and measurable AI adoption across the technology organization. The role sits at the intersection of technology strategy, applied AI, business analysis, change management, enablement and program execution—translating emerging AI capabilities into scalable ways of working that improve associate productivity, leadership decision-making, and business outcomes. What you'll do: 1) Understand Business Context • Synthesize complex unstructured asks into structured problem statements • Translate requirements into projects, activities and tasks in alignment with the overall strategy • Serve as an interpreter and conduit to connect business needs with tangible solutions and results • Recommend new processes and AI first ways of working 2) Strategy Planning & Development • Conduct ongoing industry & internal research on AI, agentic tools, emerging Tech capabilities, AI skilling needs and enterprise AI adoption best practices & trends. • Create custom frameworks for evaluating different options and helping with decisions • Identify critical success factors and related key performance indicators for successful strategy planning and implementation • Synthesize insights into crisp point-of-view strategy documents and executive-level storyboards for senior stakeholder presentations. • Build a clear point of view on current AI adoption and integration into day-to-day work (what is used, by whom, for which workflows, and why). 3) Influencing without authority and building stakeholder consensus • Communicate articulately and concisely in stakeholder meetings involving multiple teams • Convey complex information and address ambiguity in a simplified manner to bring everyone onto a common understanding • Build productive, collaborative relationships with stakeholders • Influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders across levels within StratOps and outside like Communications, People/HR, Finance, Legal/Risk, Product & Tech to initiate and drive change initiatives across the organization. • Independently prepare clear, concise, logically structured reusable materials (talking points, FAQs, narrative arcs, showcase content) to support leadership alignment and communications. • Seek and provide constructive feedback, anticipate stakeholder needs/questions and respond appropriately • Design and run change plans for AI initiatives: stakeholder mapping, impact assessments, change journeys, comms plans and reinforcement mechanisms • Tailor the strategy by stakeholders to garner Buy-in • Partner & influence cross-functional teams 4) Measurement, analytics and leadership reporting • Define and instrument enterprise measurement framework for AI cultural change and adoption • Create leadership reporting channels and regular executive updates (dashboards, QBR content, steering committee readouts) 5) Technology Acumen • Exhibit AI practitioner knowledge with hands on experience in using AI for research, strategy building, storytelling and vibe-coding custom automations/ dashboard • Understand available tech products, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, to compare choices • Assesses different programming tools, methodologies, frameworks and the overarching systems architecture • Understands AI, frameworks, and tools used across multiple products within the domain to make informed discussions with engineering teams to prioritize efforts versus features and assess the risks of certain features • Owns business and user acceptance testing of products/features 6) Training, enablement and AI literacy • Support leadership training programs and role-based AI enablement curriculum curation • Translate training needs into actionable requirements and coordinate with training team to evaluate content options and deliver it. • Run high-touch enablement mechanisms (office hours, workflow labs, clinics) to accelerate adoption and confidence. • Work with Tech team to define AI Lab/ assessment requirements and get it setup for experimentation 7) Program management Own program management for the AI acceleration charter initiatives: planning, execution tracking, risk/issue management, and stakeholder coordination. • Develop, prioritize and coordinate work plans and reviews project schedules, costs, milestones, communications, and documentation • Follow project management methodologies by tracking and monitoring work, holding project teams accountable to timelines, and ensuring adherence to project milestones • Identify potential project risks and develop strategies to mitigate risks, prioritizing and ensuring the resolution of critical issues. • Create communication plans which determines communication level, frequency, detail and the distribution of status updates • Minimize the impacts of project changes • Maintain a single source of truth for artifacts (roadmaps, playbooks, comms assets, metrics, and decision logs). What you'll bring: Basic Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in technology strategy, management consulting, product strategy or a related senior individual contributor role within a large technology or GCC organization. • Proven ability to translate ambiguous business needs into structured problem statements, workstreams, projects, and measurable outcomes aligned to enterprise strategy. • Experience developing strategy artefacts such as executive narratives, decision frameworks, business cases, ROI models, roadmaps, dashboards, and senior-leadership readouts. • Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex technical and business topics into crisp storyboards, written narratives and presentations for Senior and Executive leadership. • Hands-on working knowledge of generative AI and applied AI conce