Principal Recruiter

About the Team

Walmart’s Talent Acquisition team leads initiatives to build a future-ready workforce, passionately identifying and hiring outstanding talent to support the business and millions of customers globally. As a key player on the Leadership Talent Acquisition team, you will influence Walmart’s technology leadership by sourcing exceptional leaders worldwide, collaborating with senior technology executives to design talent strategies, succession plans, and recruit high-impact senior technical leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment of senior technology roles such as Director, Senior Director, Group Director, Distinguished Engineer, and Fellow at Walmart Global Tech.
• Collaborate closely with senior executives, VPs, hiring managers, and HR leaders to align hiring with business strategy and workforce plans.
• Translate complex organizational and technical requirements into precise leadership hiring strategies and compelling value propositions.
• Lead confidential, critical searches emphasizing quality, speed, candidate experience, and cultural fit.
• Proactively develop talent strategies and maintain extensive, diverse leadership talent pools across India and global technology markets.
• Identify and engage passive leadership candidates from major technology companies, startups, global centers, and emerging tech hubs.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with senior technology leaders, including those not actively seeking roles.
• Conduct advanced executive search, talent mapping, and market intelligence using AI sourcing tools and professional networks.
• Provide detailed market and competitive intelligence, tracking leadership movements and tech industry trends.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on talent strategy, market conditions, compensation, and candidate selection processes.
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience, advising senior candidates throughout the hiring journey while maintaining confidentiality.
• Manage complex compensation discussions, offer negotiations, counteroffers, and final closing strategies effectively.
• Provide actionable market insights, hiring trend analysis, and data-driven guidance to continuously optimize leadership hiring.
• Mentor recruiters on advanced sourcing techniques, stakeholder management, and candidate engagement.
• Ensure recruitment compliance, maintain accurate ATS data, and uphold governance throughout hiring processes.
• Represent Walmart Global Tech externally as a talent ambassador, building relationships with senior technology communities.

Required Qualifications

• At least 15 years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition or Executive Search, with significant focus on senior technology leadership hiring.
• Proven track record recruiting Directors, VPs, Distinguished Engineers, Fellows, or equivalent senior leadership roles.
• Experience managing complex, confidential, and impactful leadership searches.
• Strong understanding of global technology talent markets, especially India.
• Expertise in executive sourcing, passive candidate engagement, talent mapping, and market intelligence.
• Robust network among senior technology leaders across major technology firms, capability centers, startups, and emerging tech companies.
• Capability to comprehend complex technical organizations and translate that into effective talent strategies.
• Strong influencing and advisory skills using data and market insights with senior executives.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience working with HR, compensation, and Talent Acquisition stakeholders in complex environments.
• Familiarity with executive compensation and competitive hiring strategies.
• Proficiency in ATS, talent intelligence platforms, LinkedIn, and AI-driven recruiting tools.
• Analytical ability to convert recruiting data into actionable insights.
• Independent, results-oriented, able to handle multiple strategic searches in a fast-paced matrix organization.
• High standards of confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience hiring senior technology leaders in large global tech organizations.
• Partnership experience with C-suite and VP-level stakeholders.
• Skills in building proactive leadership talent pools and succession pipelines.
• Experience with cross-geography hiring and relocating global tech talent to India.
• Use of AI, talent intelligence platforms, and data-driven sourcing for executive talent.
• Building sustainable executive talent communities and relationships with senior tech leaders.

Success Indicators

• Establish strong pipelines of senior technology leadership talent.
• Enhance Walmart’s access to top passive leadership candidates.
• Present exceptional candidates for strategic leadership roles.
• Become a trusted advisor for senior technology leadership.
• Incorporate external market intelligence into hiring decisions.
• Develop scalable methods to identify future leaders before vacancies arise.
• Enhance the candidate experience for senior and executive hires.

Company Overview

Walmart Global Tech is an innovative team impacting millions through technology within the world’s leading retailer. Our culture is people-led and tech-empowered, fostering skill development and career growth in various tech fields. This role is based in the Bangalore office with flexibility for personal life management.

Benefits and Culture

• Competitive compensation with performance incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits including maternity and parental leave, paid time off, health coverage, and more.
• A culture valuing inclusion, respect, and belonging for associates of diverse backgrounds.
• Commitment to fostering a workplace where everyone feels welcome and empowered.

Equal Opportunity

Walmart is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion, and equitable treatment for all individuals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or related field plus 3 years of HR or talent acquisition experience; or
• 5 years of experience in human resources, talent acquisition, or related area.

Preferred Certification

• Professional Human Resources certification.