Position Summary...

Group Director, Communications
Location: Bentonville, AR

This pivotal leadership role supports Walmart, Inc. enterprise strategy by leading integrated communications across the company’s Finance, Global Governance, Responsible Sourcing and Corporate Affairs (to include Global Responsibility) Organizations. This is a cross-functional team focused on strengthening Walmart’s financial stewardship, corporate governance, regulatory engagement, and global reputation both internally and externally.

As the Group Director, you’ll lead a team that builds compelling narratives, enhances executive visibility, and drives earned media strategies that highlight Walmart’s commitment to financial and governance discipline, transparency, and responsible business practices. This is an opportunity to tell the story of how Walmart is shaping trust, opportunity, accountability, and long-term value creation for customers, associates, investors, and communities around the world.

What you'll do...

As a lead communications partner for Finance, Global Governance and Corporate Affairs, you’ll define and deliver communications that shape Walmart’s perception among customers, media, stakeholders, and associates—grounded in innovation, relevance, and data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership
  Lead and develop a high-performing team of communications professionals who support Finance, Governance and Corporate Affairs and initiatives. Drive engagement, excellence, and development across the team.
• Executive Communications
  Serve as a trusted counselor to senior leaders. Shape thought leadership, speaking engagements, interviews, and strategic messaging for Finance, Global Governance and Corporate Affairs leaders.
• Strategic Communications Planning
  Design and execute integrated communications strategies that span media relations, stakeholder engagement, internal comms, and social/digital storytelling—aligned with business goals and external moments.
• Narrative Development & Storytelling
  Translate complex business, tech, and data topics into compelling stories. Proactively identify opportunities to tell Walmart’s story through innovation, membership, data and media.
• Media Relations
  Build and maintain strong relationships with national, trade, tech and new media. Lead earned media strategies for announcements, launches, and brand initiatives across these corporate functions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  Partner with teams across Walmart to ensure message consistency and business alignment.
• Agency and Budget Management
  Manage external PR agencies, including budgeting, contracting, and performance tracking. Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable campaigns.
• Insights and Measurement
  Use data, market insights, and media monitoring to evaluate impact, refine messaging, and optimize communications plans.
• GenAI Super User
  Utilize technology tools including GenAI to ensure you and your team operate effectively and efficiently.

What you’ll bring:

• Great people leadership in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment, with the ability to develop a high-performing team and inspire them to deliver great results.
• Experience bringing and implementing best-in-class ideas that elevate communications to the next level.
• Proven relationship-building skills to develop and maintain strong relationships with members of the media and other external stakeholders.
• Ability to use data and landscape insights to inform and design communications strategies that break through the noise and resonate with target audiences.
• A commanding and engaging executive presence to influence senior leadership.
• Expertise in storytelling, making complex subjects easily understood through words and visuals.
• Vision and clarity to lead across a rapidly evolving portfolio of digital and data-led businesses.
• High degree of agility, influence, and collaboration.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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 $160,000.00 - $320,000.00 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.

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, or related field and 6 years’ experience in public relations, managing projects or campaigns in politics, or related field OR 8 years’ experience in public relations, managing projects or campaigns in politics, or related field.
3 years’ supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Government or media relations experience in a Fortune 500 company., Politics, journalism, or relevant area, Working in a corporate retail or Fortune 100 environment

Primary Location...

806 Excellence 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.