Position Summary...Position Location: Bentonville, Arkansas

About Sam's Club People Team
Our People Team at Sam's Club is transforming retail with best-in-class people practices, AI, and digital capabilities to tackle the biggest problems in Sam’s to enable acceleration of performance and deepening of culture. As a people-led and tech-powered team, we are committed to creating a world-class associate experience, leading a culture of belonging, and building a strong bench for future leaders, making us a magnet for top talent.

Position Summary
The Sr. Manager, People Change Strategy and Implementation serves as a strategic leader for the people side of change across Sam’s Club’s People initiatives. This role will drive successful adoption of new systems, processes, technologies, and organizational structures by leading the development and execution of strategic change management plans that minimize resistance, foster employee engagement, and ensure long-term sustainability. This is a key leadership role reporting to the Director, People Operations for the Sam’s Club People Team. The ideal candidate will blend deep change management expertise with operational excellence, stakeholder engagement, and a passion for building organizational capability.

What you'll do...Lead Change Management Execution: Develop and implement comprehensive change management strategies for People initiatives.Design and Deliver Communication Plans: Create or collaborate on effective communication strategies using multiple channels to drive awareness, understanding, and adoption of organizational changes.Assess and Mitigate Change Risks: Identify and address change risks while aligning stakeholders through targeted engagement strategies to ensure smooth, successful implementation.Build Organizational Capability: Design and execute innovative solutions that empower teams to adopt change management principles and enhance customer experience across key strategic efforts.

Leadership Expectations

At Sam’s Club, Senior Managers exemplify all core leadership behaviors while operating at a broader scale and navigating greater complexity. In addition to foundational leadership, they are uniquely accountable for the following:

Respect the Individual: Foster a culture of belonging where every associate feels seen, supported, and empowered to thrive and perform at their best.Act with Integrity: Go beyond modeling ethical behavior—actively shape and reinforce a culture rooted in trust, transparency, and accountability.Serve Our Customers and Members: Maintain high standards while scaling impact through strategic alignment and cross-functional influence.Strive for Excellence: Proactively seek opportunities for improvement, implement innovative solutions, and support others through continuous change and growth.

What You'll Bring...

Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to lead enterprise-level change by setting vision, aligning teams, and delivering high-impact outcomes.Change Management Expertise: Success in designing and executing change strategies that reduce resistance, boost engagement, and ensure the adoption of new systems and processes.Operational Excellence: Strong background in managing complex programs, improving processes, and delivering measurable business outcomes.Cross-Functional Collaboration and Impact: Builds trust across departments to align priorities, remove obstacles, and drive coordinated execution.Effective Communication: Ability to craft and deliver clear, compelling messages to audiences and stakeholders.5-7 years of relevant professional experience3-5 years of relevant change management experience in corporate operations, consulting, or HR-focused environmentsExperience with large-scale organizational change effortExperience and knowledge of varied change management principles and methodologies (example: Prosci, Conner Partners, Kotter, Blanchard) Strong PowerPoint and/or Excel skillsJoin us and build a career you’re proud of, together, let's shape the future of retail and make a real impact!

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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.

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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.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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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 Business, Technology, Supply Chain, Communications, or related field and 4 years’ experience in retail, production, operations management, or related area OR 6 years’ experience in retail, production, operations management, or related area. 1 year’s supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office and Salesforce., Managing projects or client relationships in retail, healthcare, or related area., Master’s Degree in business or related field

Masters: Business Administration

Primary Location...

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America