(USA) Director, Automation Engineering - Autonomous Transportation

Define and lead Walmart’s enterprise autonomous transportation strategy and roadmap.

Advise senior leaders on autonomous technology, industry trends, opportunities, and risks.

Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing engineering team.

Identify use cases, build business cases, and prioritize investments.

Evaluate technologies and select strategic partners and vendors.

Develop commercial models and negotiate agreements with internal and external partners.

Lead autonomous programs from concept and pilot through scaled deployment.

Establish performance metrics and use data to drive decisions.

Build alignment across Transportation, Operations, Product, Safety, Legal, and other stakeholders.

Deep expertise in autonomous vehicles, transportation technology, robotics, or related systems.

Demonstrated ability to develop technology strategies and translate them into executable roadmaps.

Strong people leadership with experience building and developing high-performing teams.

Experience developing business cases and evaluating complex investments.

Strong commercial acumen, including vendor selection, partnerships, and contract development.

Experience taking emerging technologies from pilot through scaled deployment.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.

Ability to influence senior leaders and align cross-functional stakeholders around complex strategic decisions.

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.