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Job Overview
This role requires an exceptional individual who is intellectually curious, analytical, enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and a self-starter to join our team as an Advanced Analytics Manager. This role is a highly visible individual contributor position central to the continued growth, efficiency, and success of the Walmart Connect team. The role will have broad exposure across the Analytics, Sales and Marketing teams within Walmart Connect. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data science, research methodology, statistics, and data analytics with a deep understanding of the retail media industry.
Roles Specific Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Walmart Connect Sales and Marketing teams for the development, execution and delivery of short and long-term customer insights needs to influence media investment strategies and business growth opportunities
- Ensure delivery of assigned insights analyses with end-to-end ownership, clear communication, detailed project plans and operational processes that drive visibility & accountability with Sales, Marketing & Analytics stakeholders
- Lead the development, enhancement, and production of various predictive and Machine Learning driven models to generate behavioral shopper insights, target audiences, and optimized customer journeys
- Drive strategic initiatives including identifying issues, creating hypotheses, executing the analysis and translating data into meaningful insights and actions.
- Develop and present concrete hypothesis-driven impactful deliverables clearly answering the so-what clearly for Walmart Connect advertisers
- Lead development of executive level presentations and perspectives
- Identify gaps and opportunities for improving existing data sources and engage with broader Walmart teams to acquire and summarize these sources within the Walmart Connect environment
- Support the Sales/Marketing teams in managing day-to-day operating activities and special projects
- Facilitate the evangelization of the team’s charters, plans, and processes across the Sales & Marketing organization
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, operations research, marketing analytics, or any related quantitative field and 2 years of experience in analytics, consulting, retail, media, and/or other relevant industries OR 4 years’ experience in data analytics or related field
- Experience with SQL in Google Cloud, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Hive/Hadoop, or other data warehouse environments.
- Strong programming skills in Python or R.
- Data analytics experience in mining, analyzing and interpreting data through various statistical techniques.
- Data Science background with experience building machine-learning based predictive models (e.g. Classification, Segmentation, Regression, Time Series, Pattern Recognition, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing).
- Must have hands-on experience with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g. Excel/PowerPoint).
- Experience in developing and presenting strategic, action-oriented oral & written communication – providing recommendations from complex analytics efficiently and engagingly to an executive audience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, operations research, marketing analytics, or any related quantitative field.
- Proficiency in BI Tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Omniture/Adobe Analytics).
- Self-starter looking to develop and apply analytical frameworks to help solve complex open-ended business questions with relevant data.
- A good balance of strong analytical skills and thought leadership.
- Thrives under pressure, balancing multiple workstreams and priorities.
- Team-player who can thrive in fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
- Trust based, strong relationship builder with internal and external partners.
- Interesting, multi-faceted personality who can deliver 5-star output and can also have FUN at work.
About Walmart Connect
At Walmart, we enable the connection between supplier brands and retail shoppers at unprecedented scale. As primary stewards of our brand promise, “Save Money. Live Better,” we work alongside some of the most talented people in the world to engage with the more than 150M households who shop with us. This is a unique opportunity to join a small, high-visibility team within the largest company in the world. We believe all digital advertising can be targeted and accountable – and we have Walmart’s sales data to prove it. #WalmartConnect
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. The salary wage range for this position in this location is $105000 to $180000.
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.
Who We Are
Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you’ll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com
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 1 year’s experience in data analytics or related field OR 3 years’ experience in data analytics or related field.
Preferred Qualifications…
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Analytics in retail operations, Experience using in-database analytics, SAS, SQL, or similar programming languages to retrieve, merge, and hygiene data from multiple sources or platforms
Primary Location… 125 S CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60603-0000, United States of America
About Walmart
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
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, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
“At Walmart, we get the opportunity to grow professionally and personally-all while improving how we work and what we deliver to consumers.” – Lola, Project Analyst
All the benefits you need for you and your family
- Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
- Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
- Associate discounts in-store and online
- Education assistance for Associate and dependents
- Parental Leave
- Pay during military service
- Paid Time off – to include vacation, sick, parental
- Short-term and long-term disability for when you can’t work because of injury, illness, or childbirth
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 specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.
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