Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
As a Principal Designer, you’ll lead the charge in defining the next generation of scalable, intelligent design systems—infused with automation and AI at their core. You won’t just shape patterns; you’ll architect foundational frameworks that power experiences for millions of users and unlock velocity across entire product ecosystems. This role demands visionary thinking and flawless execution. You’ll turn complexity into clarity, translating dense workflows and massive datasets into elegant, accessible, and future-proof solutions.
About the team:
The Global Design Systems team builds and maintains standards that are used in products and services across Walmart, enhancing the lives of millions worldwide. We create richly compelling digital experiences for customers, associates and partners – whether they are at home, in our stores, or on the go. At Walmart, design systems are used across an expansive portfolio, from our primary consumer experiences to the apps our supply chain teams use to move items around the world. In this role you will equip our associates with a system that enables them to move faster, and with more confidence.
What you'll do:

• Designing at the highest level of craft for a broad population of users.
• Leading a roadmap of work and collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional partners through delivery.
• Actively soliciting feedback from peers and cross-functional stakeholders through the product design lifecycle.
• Eagerness to support, bringing a service mindset to daily user questions and feedback.
• Championing (and mentoring coworkers) in AI-native ways of working
• Engaging the design research team at the right points during the design process to ensure the right insights inform the work.
• Rapid prototyping and experimenting in a fast-paced environment.
• Championing the Design Thinking philosophy throughout the business.
• Communicating effectively with kindness and empathy.
• Collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional partners.

What you'll bring:

• Strong understanding of enterprise-scale design systems, including tokens, patterns, components, theming and usage documentation, system-compliant generative UX, and AI contracts—and how they scale with AI.
• Expert-level experience in AI-native tools like Cursor, Claude, or similar.
• Familiarity with engineering workflows, versioning, and how design tokens translate into code (e.g., JSON, CSS variables)
• Builds and maintains system libraries—with an eye toward generative UX and AI-assisted design workflows.
• Actively contributes to design system governance
• Uses systems thinking to simplify complexity and create intuitive, scalable solutions.
• Facilitates Design Thinking to unlock creativity and alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Embraces ambiguity and energizes teams through change.
• Leads by example—mentoring, doing, and shaping team culture.

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.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in UI/UX design, graphic design, visual communication, product design, computer science, information technology, or related area and 5 years’ experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area. Option 2: 7 years’ experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Design certification (for example, IDEOU - Foundations in Design Thinking Certificate), Driving product development in a user experience area, Master's degree in UI/UX Design, Interactive and Visual Design, Product Design, or related area, Related industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare), UI/UX, Interactive and Visual Design, Electronics Art, Multimedia Design, or related area, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.Masters: Architecture, Masters: Artificial Intelligence, Masters: Business, Masters: Cognitive Science, Masters: Computer Science

Primary Location...

1601 SE 10th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.