Position Summary...

About Real Estate, Planning and Design
Our team is at the forefront of Walmart’s growth, responsible for planning, designing, and delivering best-in-class retail spaces. We collaborate across business areas to ensure every project aligns with company strategy, community needs, and operational excellence. As Director, Architecture, you’ll play a pivotal role in elevating our store experience and supporting Walmart’s mission to serve customers better.

Lead the architectural vision for Walmart’s future stores as Director, Architecture. This is a unique opportunity to shape innovative, community-focused retail environments at scale, driving impact through design excellence and strategic leadership.

What you'll do...

• Provide strategic leadership to the Architecture team, setting vision, mentoring talent, and driving high performance at the Director level.
• Direct the design and development of new and existing store projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance standards.
• Guide architectural teams and external consultants, providing oversight and support.
• Oversee adaptation of designs to meet site-specific and jurisdictional requirements.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Drive process improvements and innovation in store layout, safety, and sustainability.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience leading large-scale retail architecture or facility design projects.
• Expertise in building codes, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Strong ability to manage consultant relationships and project teams.
• Strategic thinking with a focus on cost-benefit analysis and operational impact.
• Track record of developing talent and promoting a culture of integrity and continuous improvement.

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 :
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Minimum Qualifications...

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

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Architecture, or a related field and 5 years’ experience in retail store design, or a related area OR 7 years’ experience in retail store design, or a related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Project Management, Supervising Associates

Masters

Architectural Services - CADD - Certification

Primary Location...

2608 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America

Walmart 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.