Director, Advanced Analytics - Governance & Strategy

Posted:
12/18/2024, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States ⋅ Bellevue, Washington, United States ⋅ Sunnyvale, California, United States ⋅ Arkansas, United States ⋅ Bentonville, Arkansas, United States ⋅ New Jersey, United States ⋅ Washington, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Director, Advanced Analytics - Governance & Strategy will be responsible for leading and managing business operations and strategic projects within the Analytics organization for Walmart eCommerce. This role will report directly to the Vice President of eCommerce Analytics and involve developing and managing strategic projects, optimizing business processes, and driving collaboration, accountability, and overall effectiveness for the Analytics function. The Director, Advanced Analytics - Governance & Strategy will play a key role in ensuring seamless end-to-end execution of critical projects and initiatives that will directly enable the growth of the Analytics function for Walmart eCommerce.

Who you are

  • You are a thought leader that can thrive and lead analytics initiatives in a fast paced, rapidly growing, highly ambiguous, and challenging environment in the eCommerce space
  • You can foster collaboration between a large group of stakeholders and leverage your expertise to drive results and consensus
  • You are biased for action, relentless about driving and owning the goal and you are motivated by the responsibility of delivering the most crucial capabilities for long term growth
  • You have strong analytical skills and agility to strategically communicate the relationship between results and business outcomes to drive cross-organizational alignment
  • You can help launch growth initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams to inform new tests, launch new initiatives, and establish success metrics and reporting
  • You are familiar with leading executive level discussions with a cross functional audience
  • You know how to obtain stakeholder buy-in and synthesize to present a compelling narrative and data-driven analysis to teams
  • You’re detail-oriented, strategic thinker and curious
  • You’re driven, with strong organizational and project management skills   

You'll make an impact by

  • Designing, socializing, and implementing governance processes to drive efficiencies and optimize decision making across teams
  • Building credibility within the eCommerce organization to become a trusted advisor for senior executives
  • Creating and presenting executive level communications that synthesize key takeaways and inform stakeholders
  • Driving coordination across stakeholders to ensure seamless end to end execution of strategic projects
  • Oversee all aspects of project management for key strategic projects including tracking and reporting on status, managing resources, and building out project plans, budgets, and timelines
  • Building a culture of continuous improvement by highlighting industry trends, measuring learnings and adoption within the Analytics function, and developing playbooks for future execution
  • Representing Analytics POV in relevant cross-functional forums ensuring a consistent message across the organization
  • Acting as the representative for Analytics in cross-functional meetings (e.g., strategic planning)
  • Prioritizing key initiatives with senior leaders
  • Acting as a liaison to key partner teams (i.e., Site Merchandising)
  • Presenting to executive leadership team

What you’ll bring

  • 8-10 years of professional experience within a data driven eCommerce or digital marketing organization or Consulting firm; an MBA preferred
  • In-depth knowledge of eCommerce and / or experience working at a tech company
  • Fluency in translating complex data into actionable insights for multiple teams and demonstrated ability to drive operational changes
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, and project management skills
  • Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts on behalf of business partners and to senior executives
  • Experience working cross-functionally among business stakeholders and technical teams

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 duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

 

Benefits & Perks: 

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more. 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

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, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. 

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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.

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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.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10649/Bellevue, Washington US-11075:The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00

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Sunnyvale, California US-04396:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00

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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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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 5 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 7 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.
4 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...

121 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989, United States of America

Walmart

Website: http://www.walmart.com/

Headquarter Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1962

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Grocery ⋅ Retail ⋅ Retail Technology ⋅ Shopping