Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Director Advanced Analytics to lead and drive data–driven decision making for Site Operations and Merchandizing across our US Ecommerce website and App. As a key member of the analytics organization, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our merchandising and site analytics strategy, optimizing user experiences, and driving business growth. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on building a strong analytics foundation—ensuring data is accurately captured, translated into meaningful insights, and used to drive smarter merchandising decisions and business growth using customer journey’s related insights.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Cross-Functional Collaboration
 

• Collaborate with senior leadership to define the long-term vision and strategy.
• Championing the use of data and analytics to drive business growth.
• Provide data-backed insights to inform broader company decisions.
• Advocate for data-driven decision-making and process improvements.
• Drive collaboration and alignment across teams to achieve shared goals.
• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders across the company.
   

Data-Driven Decision Making
 

• Create and implement sophisticated analytics models and methodologies.
• Using AI to increase productivity and scale of insights delivery
• Use data insights to focus on site performance, improve user experience, increase engagement, and drive revenue.
• Develop and set key performance indicators (KPIs), including metrics to track success.
• Proactively identify and address data quality and accessibility issues.

  Team Development and Management
 

• Recruit, develop, and mentor top talent to build a world-class ecommerce analytics team.
• Encourage a culture of experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and mentor future leaders within the organization.
• Provide guidance and support to all team members.
   

Industry Thought Leadership
 

• Keep a deep understanding of emerging technologies and best practices in analytics.
• Serve as a thought leader in the industry, with opportunities to speak at conferences.
   

Qualifications
 

• 10+ years of relevant experience in analytics, data science, or other quantitative disciplines.
• 5+ years of proven track record of leading and managing high-performing merchandising and site analytics teams.
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g. statistics, mathematics, or computer science).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present data storytelling and complex outcomes to audiences of all levels, including the senior leadership team.
• Extensive experience in experimental design; including A/B and multivariate testing causal inference, and difference-in-difference techniques.
• Advanced experience with SQL and Python, as well as database technologies (e.g. relational and non-relational databases, data lake and warehouse).
• Track record of providing valuable insights that shape the business, with measurable outcomes on user engagement, growth, satisfaction, and revenue impact.
• A trusted partner to product and business leaders, including the senior leadership team.
• Hands-on experience on data visualization and reporting tools.

Respect the Individual: Builds high performing teams seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform drives a positive associate and customer member experience for all

Respect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities builds the talent pipeline fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best talent

Respect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and cross functionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity sustainability community and integrity eg creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers driving local giving efforts

Act with Integrity: Ensures that teams follow the law our code of conduct and company policies promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and models our culture of non retaliation listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action and enables others to do the same holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Act with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble self-aware

Serve our Customers and members Delivers expected business results while putting the customer member first and consistently applying an omni merchant mindset and acting with an Every Day Low-cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers members

Serve our Customers and members Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customer member insights and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies

Strive for Excellence:Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions and fosters an environment that supports learning innovation learning from mistakes and intelligent risk-taking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Strive for Excellence:Drives continuous improvements supervises the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart's business model

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.
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401: The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-08479: The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00 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 Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 6 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 8 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.
6 years' supervisory experience OR experience leading cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Cluster analysis techniques, simulation, inferential statistics, neural networks, or data mining techniques

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics

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.