Director, Data Analytics - Business Analytics - Walmart Connect

Wal-Mart•Hoboken, NJ

31d•$110,000 - $286,000

About The Position

At Walmart, we embrace the connection between supplier brands and retail shoppers at an unprecedented scale. As stewards of our brand promise,â¯"Save Money, Live Better"â¯we work alongside the most talented people in the world to engage with the more than 150M households (90% of Americans) who shop with us. There is no better place right now to be thanâ¯Walmart Connect (WMC)-Walmart's Media & Advertising arm-as retail media continues to accelerate and omnichannel becomes the future of retail. As WMC expands its measurement and analytics ambitions, theâ¯Director, Data Analytics - Business Analyticsâ¯will lead the development, automation, and governance of the analytics ecosystem that powers business reviews, performance measurement, dashboards, and strategic decision-making across our ads business. This role leads a team responsible for creating transparency into business performance, accelerating time-to-insight, and delivering high-quality, automated reporting solutions for stakeholders across Walmart Connect. This Director will report into the centralized Business Analysis team within Business Operations and partners closely with leaders across Insights, Product, Sales, Finance, and Marketing.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in economics, business, engineering, computer science, statistics, or related STEM field; advanced degree preferred.
10+ years of relevant experienceâ¯in data analytics, business intelligence, or measurement, ideally within media, advertising, eCommerce, or retail.
Proven experience building and scaling automated reporting systems, dashboard ecosystems, and KPI frameworks.
Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel; familiarity with Python, R, or other analytical tools a plus.
Expertise with visualization platforms such as Power BI or Tableau.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; ability to align senior stakeholders, drive prioritization, and influence complex decisions.
Strong business acumen and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear narratives.
Demonstrated leadership experience developing and managing high-performing analytics teams.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 5 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 2: Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 3: 7 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. 2 years' supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field
PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics
Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce)
Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau)
Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior data analytics leader partnering with the Insights team and cross-functional leaders to drive a unified, accurate, and automated view of WMC business performance.
Lead the design, development, and governance of WMC's dashboard ecosystem, scorecards, KPI definitions, and automated business review workflows across weekly, monthly, and quarterly cadences.
Oversee the automation of recurring reporting, reducing manual effort while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment on core business metrics.
Provide strategic performance analytics and data-driven thought leadership to Directors, VPs, and executive stakeholders, guiding decision-making across product, advertiser, and marketplace performance.
Own the end-to-end analytics roadmap for insight support, including data architecture needs, workflow automation, dashboard enhancements, and new analytics capabilities.
Guide team members in extracting deep insights through hypothesis-driven analyses, advanced statistical techniques, and data storytelling across disparate data sources.
Ensure rigor in data governance, data quality, metric consistency, and documentation across all reporting and insight-generating processes.
Lead cross-functional collaboration on high-visibility projects, providing the performance analytics perspective and ensuring alignment across business teams.
Deliver in a fast-paced environment with multiple high-impact initiatives and tight deadlines while coaching a high-performing analytics team.

Benefits

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.

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