Position Summary... Walmart Connect is a key driver of Walmart's overall growth strategy, powering the closed-loop media business within the world's largest omnichannel retailer. We offer brands unparalleled opportunities to reach customers at scale—no matter where, how, or when they shop—by leveraging Walmart's in-store and online data. Through our full-funnel advertising solutions and flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, Walmart Connect helps suppliers, sellers, and brand advertisers build awareness, engage Walmart customers, and drive measurable outcomes both online and in stores. We believe digital advertising should be targeted and accountable—and we have Walmart's sales data to prove it. As stewards of Walmart's brand promise
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- we partner closely with suppliers, sellers, agencies, tech partners, and merchants to connect brands with more than 150 million households. Growth in Walmart Connect fuels growth for our partners, our customers, and Walmart—offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. What you'll do... The Group Director, Data Analytics
- Business Analytics and Tools is a senior leader in Walmart Connect, responsible for driving the analytics and decision capabilities that power Walmart's retail media business.
This role will lead a shared services organization responsible for data, analytics, insights, and internal tools to support Walmart Connect leaders in optimizing revenue and productivity as well as making high-quality decisions. Serving as a trusted advisor to Walmart Connect leaders, the Group Director translates complex data into clear executive insight, influencing decisions on growth strategy and capability investment. Operating as a cross functional connector, the role partners closely with Product, Sales, Marketing, Global Tech, and Operations to align analytics, business insights, and technology to enable disciplined execution at Walmart's scale. Operations Analytics & Decision Enablement Own and evolve Walmart Connect's enterprise business analytics framework based on single-source-of-truth data. Influence and collaborate cross functionally to measure KPIs, OKRs, and decision metrics that connect operational performance to business outcomes. Deliver automated insights, diagnostics, forecasting, and scenario modeling that enable leaders to proactively manage cost to serve, supply constraints, and growth opportunities and tradeoffs. Standardize metrics, performance drivers, data definitions, and measurement methodologies to ensure consistency, scalability, and comparability across Walmart Connect. Translate cross‑functional inputs into cohesive business reviews that synthesize performance insights, execution risks, and operational themes in standardized views to enable leadership to assess business health, identify issues, and align on best actions. Ensure compliance with the Sales Incentive Plan (SIP), partnering closely with Total Rewards, People Partners, Legal, and Sales leadership to validate plan design alignment, operational execution, governance requirements, and accurate application across systems and sales motions. Sales Tools, Platforms & Analytics Capabilities Set the strategy for sales analytics tools, dashboards, and performance enablement platforms that support seller productivity, revenue growth, and operational efficiency. Evaluate, prioritize, and influence adoption of analytics tools, automation, and scaled reporting solutions aligned to Walmart's enterprise technology ecosystem. Partner with Product and Engineering to define requirements for analytics platforms, data products, and operational tooling that embed insights directly into sales and operational workflows. Ensure analytics and tooling capabilities are scalable, compliant, and positioned to support Walmart Connect's growth and evolving business models. Program Planning, Risk Management & Operating Rhythm Establish and lead enterprise operating cadences for analytics driven initiatives, including prioritization, milestones, resourcing, and success metrics. Anticipate and manage risks across commercial, operational, and technology portfolios using scenario analysis and data-driven risk assessment. Drive accountability for outcomes by connecting execution metrics to revenue and cost performance. What You'll Bring Strategic thinker with strong operational judgment and analytical depth. Skilled in navigating complexity and driving clarity through data. Ability to build strong cross functional partnerships across Walmart Connect and the broader Walmart organization. Comfort influencing senior leaders and driving alignment across diverse stakeholders. Passion for building scalable, technology enabled operating models that deliver measurable business impact. Preferred Qualifications Experience in retail media, advertising technology, marketplace platforms, or digital commerce. Experience with large‑scale transformation, technology enablement, or operating model redesign. Experience building or scaling new commercial capabilities. MBA or advanced degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, or Technology. What You'll Bring Strategic thinker with strong operational judgment and analytical depth. Skilled in navigating complexity and driving clarity through data. Ability to build strong cross functional partnerships across Walmart Connect and the broader Walmart organization. Comfort influencing senior leaders and driving alignment across diverse stakeholders. Passion for building scalable, technology enabled operating models that deliver measurable business impact. 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. Hoboken, New Jersey
US-10279
The annual salary range for this position is $192,000.00
00 Bentonville, Arkansas
US-30008
The annual salary range for this position is $160,000.00
00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ 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 Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 7 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 2: Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 3: 9 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. 4 years' supervisory experience Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. Leadership of cross-functional task forces or projects
Masters, Masters:
Operations Management Project Management
- Project Management Professional
- Certification Primary Location.
.. 221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 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.
