Posted:
3/5/2025, 5:49:55 PM
Location(s):
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ⋅ Indiana, United States ⋅ Karnataka, India ⋅ Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
AI & Machine Learning ⋅ Data & Analytics
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
About Team
The International Tech data science team at Walmart Global Tech focuses on using the latest research in machine learning, statistics, and optimization to solve business problems in assortment, pricing, sourcing, customer, supply chain, and replenishment areas for multiple countries within Walmart's global operations. We mine data, distill insights, extract information, build analytical models, deploy Machine Learning algorithms, and use the latest algorithms and technology to empower business decision-making. In addition, we work with engineers to build reference architectures and machine learning pipelines in a big data ecosystem to productize our solutions. Advanced analytical algorithms driven by our team will help Walmart to optimize business operations, business practices and change the way our customers shop.
The data science community at Walmart Global Tech is active in most of the Hack events, utilizing the petabytes of data at our disposal, to build some of the coolest ideas. All the work we do at Walmart Labs will eventually benefit our operations & our associates, helping Customers Save Money to Live Better.
What You Will Do:
As a Staff Data Scientist for Walmart Global Tech, you'll have the opportunity to
Drive data-derived insights across a wide range of retail divisions by developing advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms and computational algorithms based on business initiatives
Direct the gathering of data, assess data validity and synthesize data into large analytics datasets to support project goals
Utilize big data analytics and advanced data science techniques to identify trends, patterns, and discrepancies in data. Determine additional data needed to support insights
Build and train statistical models and machine learning algorithms for replication for future projects
Deploy and maintain the data science solutions
Communicate recommendations to business partners and influence future plans based on insights
What You Will Bring
Consult with business stakeholders regarding algorithm-based recommendations and be a thought-leader to develop these into business actions.
Play a key role to solve complex problems, pivotal to Walmart's business and drive actionable insights
Utilize product mindset to build, scale and deploy holistic data science products after successful prototyping
Demonstrate incremental solution approach with agile and flexible ability to overcome practical problems
Lead and collaborate with the team to assess customer needs and translate the business problem into an analytical problem
Articulate and present recommendations to business partners and influence plans based on insights
Partner and engage with associates in other regions for delivering the best services to customers around the globe
Work with the customer-centric mindset to deliver high-quality business-driven analytic solutions.
Mentor junior data scientists and handle multiple projects at the same time.
Drive innovation in approach, method, practices, process, outcome, delivery, or any component of end-to-end problem solving
Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
Qualifications
Bachelor's/Masters > 9 years OR Ph.D. in Comp Science/Statistics/Mathematics with > 5 years of relevant experience. Education qualifications should be Computer Science/Statistics/Mathematics or a related area.
Ability to lead the data science projects end to end.
Experience in leading data science initiatives in customer care and customer growth like Chatbot, Agent Auto Response, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing etc
Experience in analyzing complex problems and translating them into analytical solutions.
Experience in machine learning: Classification models, regression models, Data/Text Mining, Convex Optimization, Text Retrieval Algorithms
Experience in statistical learning: Generalize linear model, Time Series, Dynamic/Causal Model, Statistical Learning
Ability to utilize the data science solutions outcomes to drive the predictive and prescriptive analytics.
Experience with big data analytics - identifying trends, patterns, and outliers in large volumes of data
Ability to scale and deploy the data science solutions.
Strong Experience with one or more of Python and R.
Experience in Working with GCP/Azure
Experience in deep learning and worked in TensorFlow/Torch
Experience with GPU/CUDA for computational efficiency
About Walmart Global Tech
From entry-level to executive positions, Walmart provides limitless opportunities for growth, and career development. Walmart started small, with a single discount store and the simple philosophy of selling more for less. Today, we are a growing technology-enabled company founded on the same values as our first store. We establish clear expectations, empower associates to manage their work, and hold ourselves and one another to a high standard. Walmart's scale enables us to have an. No other company has the reach of Walmart, with 2.3 million associates worldwide and over 230 million weekly customers. Walmart is reshaping retail by investing in an expanding workforce. While technology is at the heart of our digital transformation, people are the reason we succeed and the force behind our innovations. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow.
Flexible, Hybrid Work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, 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.
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3: 6 years' experience in an analytics or related field.Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
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