Senior, Data Scientist – Walmart+ Core Ops & Strategy Enablement

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As Sr. Data Scientist in the Walmart+ Core Ops & Strategy Enablement team, you will be a senior individual contributor driving some of the most important experimentation and modeling work across Walmart+. You’ll design and analyze experiments, build propensity and churn models, and help turn successful approaches into reusable data science assets. Your work will directly support the Member Acquisition & New Benefits and Member Engagement & Retention teams and shape how one of Walmart’s highest-priority businesses tests, learns, and scales new ideas.

Requirements

A passion for experiment-driven decision making and the ability to balance speed with sound methodology.
Strong problem-structuring skills, turning ambiguous questions into tractable hypotheses, experiments, and models.
A collaborative, low-ego mindset that brings stakeholders along, especially partners across the organization.
Comfort working in a fast-evolving, high-priority environment, with the ability to prioritize and communicate tradeoffs.
A habit of owning outcomes, not just analyses – you care that the organization acts on what you learn.
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field.
5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Nice To Haves

Data science, machine learning, optimization models
Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics
Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R
Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

Design and analyze experiments that span multiple Walmart+ journeys, benefits, and channels, partnering closely with the Member Acquisition & New Benefits and Member Engagement & Retention teams.
Build and maintain models such as propensity, churn, and uplift to answer high-impact strategic questions and support critical decisions.
Translate test and model results into clear, actionable recommendations that inform product roadmaps, marketing strategies, and portfolio bets.
Refactor and standardize code and methods into reusable templates, feature sets, or libraries that other data science teams can leverage.
Partner with data engineering and platform teams to improve data pipelines and access patterns needed for fast experimentation and modeling.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)