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• Overview

  Walmart is hiring a Principal in Naperville, IL.

• Role description

  Walmart is on the hunt for a delightfully-weird Principal, someone who makes Work Ethic look easy and Teamwork look obvious. You'll take full ownership of Work Ethic initiatives, work alongside a strong team, and earn $141,000 - $210,000 in this freelance role.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Coach newer principal teammates through their first messy general project
  • Find the nimble workaround when the official path is blocked
  • Notice when a general metric is lying and dig in
  • Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
  • Drive measurable improvements within your area of responsibility
  • Support daily operations at our Naperville site and keep workflows moving
  • Deliver mission-soaked results that align with broader business objectives

  What You'll Bring

  • The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
  • A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
  • Real Critical Thinking chops, plus the Work Ethic curiosity to keep growing
  • The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
  • Familiarity with the rhythms of a mission-soaked freelance team
  • Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
  • Pattern recognition earned across many general engagements

  A make-it-better Naperville, IL company through, Walmart measures success by how invisible its general systems become. At Walmart we hire people we can trust with real decisions and then give them the room to make them.

  Open with $141,000 - $210,000, grow your Process Improvement under a mentor, lean on full benefits, and flex your hours the way grown-ups should.

  Freshly active this morning, the Principal role wants candidates now.

  Send us your application and let's talk about how you can grow with Walmart.

• Required skills

  • Critical Thinking
  • Work Ethic
  • Attention Management
  • Written Communication
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Prioritization
  • Teamwork
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Process Improvement
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Resilience
  • Continuous Learning

• Benefits & perks

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Pool Table
  • Massage Therapy
  • Home Office Setup
  • Summer Picnic
  • Sleep and recovery programs
  • Paid holidays
  • Oil Changes
  • Four-day work week

• Apply before 2026-09-04

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.