Coming off two years of robust expansion, Walmart is hiring 50,000 associates in the U.S. to staff its stores, Sam’s Club shops, supply chain facilities and campuses, according to a post from Walmart Chief People Officer Donna Morris.
The retailer’s global technology team is also hiring, with plans to bring in 5,000 new associates worldwide and establish new company hubs in Toronto and Atlanta, Walmart Chief Technology Officer Suresh Kumar said in a separate post.
For the tech team, Walmart is seeking cybersecurity professionals, architects, developers, software engineers, data scientists, data engineers, technical program managers and product managers. The team grew by 26% last year, Kumar said.
Source: Supply Chain Dive
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