Counsel

Position Summary...

Walmart is seeking a dynamic, business-forward, and collaborative attorney to serve as Counsel – Marketplace Payments within the Financial Services Legal team. Walmart Marketplace is a high-growth, strategic eCommerce business that enables third-party sellers to seamlessly reach Walmart’s massive global customer base and dramatically expand assortment while delivering a best-in-class shopping experience.

This role will support the development and expansion of Marketplace financial services and payments capabilities, including sales-based financing (merchant cash advances), third-party financing programs, billing and credit risk product development, secured transactions, international payments processing, and a broad range of other payment-related initiatives.

The role will be located at our Home Office in Bentonville, AR, or our offices in Sunnyvale, CA or San Bruno, CA.

The position requires strong regulatory experience, excellent judgment, a self-starting attitude, and the ability to partner effectively with product, engineering, compliance, finance, operations, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

What you'll do...

• Advise business partners on legal rights, obligations, and risk to support informed decisions.
• Manage legal matters by coordinating investigations, research, negotiations, and outside counsel.
• Draft, review, and standardize legal documents, notices, and forms supporting key initiatives.
• Support compliance through guidance, training, and representation before administrative or judicial bodies.
• Lead and develop associates by setting expectations, coaching performance, and fostering belonging.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience providing legal counsel on complex business initiatives, compliance, and risk management.
• Ability to translate legal analysis into practical recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated capability managing litigation or regulatory matters, including outside counsel oversight.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across contracts, governance documents, and disclosures.
• Proven people leadership skills, including coaching, performance management, and talent development.

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-30010: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11789: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 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.

Law degree from an accredited law school and 4 years’ experience in law.
License to practice law in at least one state.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Leading cross-functional teams

Primary Location...

811 Excellence, 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.