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Lead Specialist, Security

Walmart

Bentonville, ARJob$60–110K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$60–110K/yr
Location
Bentonville, AR
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Lead Specialist on Walmart’s Crisis Support team monitors and reports critical incidents in a 24/7/365 global center. The role brings operational expertise in incident monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder communication, while mentoring peers and setting team standards. Incidents may involve infrastructure, criminal threats, geopolitical crises, weather emergencies, and other events affecting Walmart associates, customers, facilities, or operations.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Incident MonitoringIncident ReportingStakeholder CommunicationIncident AnalysisIntelligence AnalysisMentoringLeadershipAttention to DetailAdaptabilityBilingual English Spanish

Qualifications

Bachelor's in HR, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Security or Related2 Years Security, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Law Enforcement, Fire Service or Related ExperienceLeadership or Supervisory ExperienceMaster's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

As a Lead Specialist on our Crisis Support team, you bring deep operational expertise in incident monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder communication—while also mentoring peers and setting the standard for excellence in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment.

About the team:

The Walmart Crisis Support team is a 24/7/365 global crisis monitoring and reporting center that intakes critical incidents including infrastructure incidents, threats related to criminal activities, geo-political crises, weather-related emergencies, and other events that may impact Walmart associates, customers, facilities, or operations worldwide.

What you'll do:

  • Monitor and intake daily incidents reported by facilities; communicate critical information to stakeholders with precision and urgency.

  • Maintain and uphold department standards for response metrics and customer service level expectations, serving as a quality benchmark for the team.

  • Lead and assist with investigations, synthesizing emerging facts, trends, data, and potential operational impacts into clear, actionable intelligence.

  • Create and review departmental reports including emergency alerts, situational summaries, and data summaries for leadership briefings.

  • Coordinate information requests from partners including the Legal Department, Human Resources, and external agencies.

  • Model and reinforce compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.

What you'll bring:

  • You’re a detail-oriented analyst who can distill complex information under pressure.

  • You take initiative and set the bar for quality within your team.

  • You communicate with clarity and confidence, earning the trust of stakeholders at all levels.

  • You have a mentor mindset—you help teammates grow and succeed.

  • You thrive in a structured, shift-based environment and adapt quickly to evolving situations.

  • 1+ year of experience in intelligence, corporate security, law enforcement, or a related field.

  • Bilingual preferred – English/Spanish.

  • Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience; ability to guide peers and junior team members.

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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .

The annual salary range for this position is $60,000.00 - $110,000.00 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.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Emergency Management, Risk Management, Security, or related field OR 2 years’ experience in security, emergency management, risk management, law enforcement, fire service, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Supervising Associates

Masters

Primary Location...

703 Associate Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart 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.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,790 open Security jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$60–110K/yr
  • Arkansas median$51–75K/yr31 salary ranges
  • US median$133–216K/yr1,174 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $85K, is 35% above the Arkansas median midpoint ($63K) — in the middle half of Security salary ranges in Arkansas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 37 open Security jobs in Arkansas and 2,790 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Arkansas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Security postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,491 postings).
Education
674 of the 2,790 open Security jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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