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Position Summary

The Director, Advanced Analytics is a strategic leader focused on building new data visualization and analytic capabilities that power Walmart’s Connect’s Sales Team. This highly visible role will lead two business-critical domains: Data Science and Data Analytics. This opportunity will drive thought leadership, prototype innovation, and change management to ensure our internal teams have the data and analytics resources they need to analyze and drive their businesses forward. This role works with key partners in Sales, Business Operations, Revenue Operations, Product, and Engineering.

What You'll Do:

Data Collection and Analysis

+ Direct and empower team to analyze critical data sets that drive the development of new capabilities, enable innovative functionalities, and resolve business-critical issues with strategic impact.

+ Own and improve sales forecasting and planning

+ Lead a team that creates new data modeling and algorithms to help us better understand where our business is going to drive growth and give our sales team the tools to be proactive.

+ Collect and analyze large datasets from various sources, ensuring the data is accurate, relevant, and up-to-date.

+ Transform this complex data into easy-to-understand formats such as dashboards, reports, and visualizations that provide actionable insights for end users. This involves using advanced data analytics tools and techniques to identify key trends, patterns, and opportunities that can drive sales performance and strategic decision-making.

+ Adopt and enforce data governance standards and guidelines to drive information consistency

Collaboration

+ Partner with functional leadership and other cross-functional leaders across the organization to develop consultative solutions.

+ Ensure buy-in for recommendations and alignment on data analysis strategies.

+ Maintain existing relationships and develop new relationships with external business partners and vendors.

People Development

+ Drive continuous development through coaching, mentoring, and targeted learning to build high-performing teams.

+ Shape future capabilities by identifyingemerging skills, supporting succession planning, and leveraging diverse talent.

+ Strengthen impact through strategic partnerships and networks that enhance workforce engagement and business outcomes.

Strategic Leadership

+ Analyze business objectives and customer needs to develop and implement business strategies, plans, and practices.

+ Evaluate operational processes and measure outcomes to ensure desired results.

+ Identify and capitalize on improvement opportunities.

+ Promote a customer-focused environment and demonstrate adaptability and continuous learning.

+ Drive adoption of dashboards in Sales organization by enabling self-service and empowering teams with training and support.

You’ll** **sweep us off our feet if you...

+ Bring a strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

+ Have experience leading cross-functional teams through change, innovation, or capability development.

+ Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to inform strategy and decision-making.

You’ll** **make an impact by...

+ Driving data-driven decisions that unlock new capabilities and resolve business-critical challenges.

+ Empowering your team through mentorship, skill development, and clear strategic direction.

+ Building strong partnerships across functions to accelerate delivery and maximize business value.

Basic Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, or psychology

+ 10+ years of retail experience (preferably at a large organization in a highly cross functional role)

+ 5+ years’ experience being a people leader

+ Knowledge of Microsoft Tools and Systems

+ Desire to work in a fast-paced environment across multiple domains

Preferred Qualifications

+ MBA

+ Experience with Salesforce, Tableau, or other enterprise dashboard/data systems

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working in and across large cross-functional organizations

+ Strong executive presence

+ Experience with newer automation and AI Tools

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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 Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 5 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 3 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 3: 7 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. 2 years' supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce), Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau), Supervisory experience

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, 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.