Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics

What you'll do...

Position: Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics 

 

Job Location: 811 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716 

 

Duties: Project Scope: Owns complex projects end-to-end for a business area, category or prototype. Manages risk associated with implementation. Business Partnerships: Consults with senior leadership/ business partners (e.g., Sr. Directors/Directors) to understand overall goals/functional objectives, decipher key business challenges, identify tactics to anticipate and mitigate business challenges/issues and develop potential success criteria. Focuses efforts on items that have maximum impact to the business. Contributes to business area strategic planning by providing input and actionable recommendations and solutions to senior leadership based on advanced research and analytical findings. Model Development: Develops data models (algorithms, approaches) for complex projects within a business area or category to drive business results and value. Collaborates with project team to implement modeling solutions. Proof of Concept and Prototype: Manages the development and implementation of prototypes and production-ready complex algorithms for complex projects. Manages the testing and validation process to monitor the solution. Evaluates new data analysis techniques to support prototype development. Collaborates with cross-functional partners (e.g., software engineering, category management) on prototypes and algorithms. Data Collection and Analysis: Leads the development and execution of advanced analytics to address unique business and technical problems, and support data-driven decision making. Makes strategic recommendations to cross-functional leadership based on analysis results. Collaborates across all analytics functions to develop and implement data analysis strategies and anticipate future trends and analysis. Collaboration: Collaborates with functional leadership and cross-functional teams (e.g., Categories, Customer Experience, Merchandising) to develop consultative solutions for complex projects for a business area, category or prototype. Collaborates and partners with external business partners and vendors. People Development: Builds and leads a team to execute on business area or category objectives. Coaches team members and provides feedback to enhance skills, knowledge and work performance. Conducts performance and career development conversations, if applicable. Maintains team motivation and engagement. Mentors less experienced associates and managers. 

 

Minimum education and experience required: Master’s degree or the equivalent in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field plus 2 years of experience in data analytics or related experience OR Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in data analytics or related experience 

 

Skills required: Must have experience with: Strategic positioning, strategic marketing, value-based pricing, product marketing, and new product / innovation strategy; project management experience; Conveying complex business issues in a clear, concise, and impactful style; Storyboarding / advanced PowerPoint slide building and Excel modeling; growth strategy development and market assessment frameworks; Written communication and presentation skills, including advanced PowerPoint slide building and storyboarding; Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative findings into leadership-level presentations; Excel, including structuring and analyzing large quantities of data; conducting structured, time-bound competitive and market research, including major market research sources and databases; Data Analysis & Modeling (MS Excel, SQL); Advanced MS Excel (Pivot Tables, VBA); Creating and delivering strategic presentations for senior executives and translating complex data analyses into clear, actionable insights; Strategic Management of Business Initiatives including acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships for technology acquisitions; and Business Insights Synthesis using Research Methods including Subject Matter Interviews, Interview Transcript Data Analysis, Surveys. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills. 

 

Rate of pay: $156,915.00 - 180,000.00/year.  Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.    

 

Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.   

  

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.com.  

  

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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.