(USA) Distinguished, Risk Expert

Job description

Role summary

Join Walmart as a Distinguished Risk Expert, leading the assessment and management of cyber and organizational risks to safeguard critical assets. This role involves designing and implementing advanced security strategies, conducting comprehensive control assessments, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Collaborating across functions, you will drive initiatives that enhance security posture, evaluate emerging threats, and influence governance frameworks.

Your expertise will support informed decision-making and promote resilience in a dynamic risk environment, contributing to Walmart’s commitment to secure and reliable operations.

About the team

The team leads enterprise cybersecurity assessment, compliance, and emerging technology risk management with a focus on AI advancements. It develops and implements risk methodologies across regulatory compliance, third-party risk, and remediation programs. The group ensures alignment with frameworks such as SOX, PCI DSS, NIST, and ISO, driving sustainable risk reduction. Leveraging AI and automation, the team enhances risk identification, assessment coverage, and remediation efficiency.

Collaborating across the organization, it promotes responsible technology adoption while maintaining robust governance and controls to protect the enterprise against evolving cyber threats and regulatory challenges.

What you'll do

Serve as a senior enterprise expert for cybersecurity risk, regulatory compliance, assurance, and emerging technology risk. Anticipate risks associated with AI, autonomous agents, third parties, cloud technologies, and evolving digital ecosystems, translating regulatory, industry, and audit expectations into actionable controls and governance practices. Establish consistent enterprise approaches for evaluating, prioritizing, and communicating risk while identifying systemic control weaknesses and developing scalable remediation strategies.

Monitor evolving AI regulations and audit expectations to proactively strengthen assurance programs. Advance AI-enabled assessment and remediation capabilities to increase coverage and efficiency, reduce duplication, improve control effectiveness, and strengthen enterprise risk management.

What you'll bring

Extensive expertise in cyber risk assessment, management techniques, and evolving security threats. Proficiency in security governance, compliance frameworks, and implementation of corporate risk policies. Strong knowledge of security control assessments, and control design Experience with security auditing methodologies and regulatory compliance including SOX,PCI, and NIST standards. Ability to analyze threat intelligence and conduct root cause analysis to inform risk mitigation strategies.

Skilled in designing and integrating secure architecture and authentication systems. Proven capability to lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders. 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 .

Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 Herndon, Virginia US-10710: The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00 - $312,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock

Qualifications

Option 1

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 6years’ experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Option 2

8 years’ experience in cybersecurity risk or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.