2026 FT Manager, Economist

WalmartBentonville, AR
102d$90,000 - $180,000

About The Position

This position applies economics to tasks provided by leadership for business questions by structuring hypotheses, researching questions, and providing advice using a deep understanding of neoclassical and behavioral economics. The role involves drawing conclusions from relevant work in existing academic literature, exploring observational data, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the data, producing summary statistics, evaluating correlations and trends, and analyzing data using various advanced statistical, mathematical, and econometric techniques. The goal is to help drive business decisions by testing hypotheses, designing experiments, forecasting or predicting relevant outcomes using machine learning or artificial intelligence, and performing causal inference or building structural models for counterfactual analysis. The candidate will develop data pipelines and manipulate, analyze, visualize, and model large amounts of data in the appropriate language for the task at hand, such as SQL, Python, or R, by writing high-quality production-grade code. Communication of analysis and economic concepts through verbal and written communication, including data visualization, to both technical and business audiences is essential. The role also involves collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to develop an understanding of complex business contexts, implement experiments, disseminate results and recommendations, and facilitate product or process changes in alignment with economic theory and analysis.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in economics, math, statistics, engineering, computer science, or related area and 2 years' experience in a role using data, statistics, or economics.
  • Doctoral degree in economics, math, statistics, engineering, computer science, or related area.

Nice To Haves

  • Prior work experience analyzing large datasets (preferably coding in SQL, R, or Python).
  • Prior work experience assisting with academic research.

Responsibilities

  • Applies economics to business questions by structuring hypotheses and researching questions.
  • Draws conclusions from relevant academic literature.
  • Explores observational data and ensures data accuracy and integrity.
  • Produces summary statistics and evaluates correlations and trends.
  • Analyzes data using advanced statistical, mathematical, and econometric techniques.
  • Tests hypotheses and designs experiments to drive business decisions.
  • Develops data pipelines and manipulates, analyzes, visualizes, and models large datasets.
  • Communicates analysis and economic concepts to technical and business audiences.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to implement experiments and facilitate changes.
  • Consults on scientific best practices for data analysis and experimentation.
  • Models compliance with company policies and supports company mission and values.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off benefits including PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
  • Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Live Better U education benefit program for associates.
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