(USA) Director, Economist

Position Summary...

Role summary: The Director, Economist leads economic research and hands-on scientific work to address strategic business challenges and improve advertising effectiveness globally. The role combines economic theory, experimentation, causal inference, econometrics, and machine learning to measure advertising’s incremental impact, informing targeting, bidding, budget allocation, forecasting, and planning. Working with engineering, product, and business partners, the Director independently investigates data and code, builds and validates prototypes, and translates research into reliable production capabilities. The Director communicates findings and uncertainty to technical and executive audiences, develops scientific talent, and upholds integrity, reproducibility, privacy, and practical impact. About the team: The Ads Economics team within Measurement and Planning leads the scientific development and ongoing improvement of attribution, incrementality measurement, and media planning products for Walmart Connect and Sam’s Club Connect worldwide. We combine applied economics, econometrics, and data analysis with cross-functional collaboration to build reliable products and inform strategic business decisions. Our work helps advertisers invest more effectively, supports business growth, and makes advertising more relevant and useful to customers.

What you'll do...

What you'll do:

• Frame economic questions and hypotheses; shape experimentation platforms and randomized experiments at scale; and apply causal inference to measure advertising impact and evaluate improvements.
• Champion truth-seeking and honest measurement, explaining evidence, uncertainty, and scientific limits.
• Develop and validate incrementality, uplift, forecasting, and media planning models.
• Independently investigate data and code, build reproducible pipelines and prototypes, and partner with engineering on production-ready implementations.
• Recommend targeting, bidding, and budget decisions, weighing business tradeoffs.
• Communicate findings to technical and executive audiences, prioritize cross-functional research, evaluate impact, and mentor a high-performing scientific team.

What you'll bring:

• Advanced applied economics and econometrics expertise, with judgment in framing ambiguous research problems.
• Proficiency in experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling, and machine learning for measurement, forecasting, or optimization.
• Ability to scale research with AI while independently validating results and retaining scientific accountability.
• Strong coding skills for debugging analyses and building reproducible pipelines and models.
• Experience translating research into validated capabilities with engineering and product partners.
• Clear technical and executive communication, cross-functional leadership, prioritization, timely delivery, and mentorship.
• Commitment to integrity, privacy, reproducibility, and continuous learning.

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.
Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279: The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00 - $312,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11349: 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.

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in economics, math, statistics, engineering, computer science, or related area and 7 years’ experience in a role using data, statistics, or economics. Option 2: Doctoral degree in economics, math, statistics, engineering, computer science, or related area and 5 years’ experience in a role using data, statistics, or economics.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Primary Location...

221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 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.