Manager, Advanced Analytics

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The team partners with business leaders to understand goals, functional objectives, and emerging challenges—translating them into actionable analytics, research plans, and data‑driven solutions. This organization collaborates across functions to deliver insights, prototypes, and production-ready tools that enable smarter decisions and help achieve strategic and operational excellence. As a Manager, Advanced Analytics, you will act as a critical partner to business teams, helping them translate business needs into research objectives, analytical approaches, and actionable recommendations. You will oversee analytics projects, manage data modeling and prototype development, and guide the implementation of insights that drive business results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 2 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 4 years' experience in data analytics or related field.
Excel at translating complex or ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable analytics plans and strategic recommendations.
Strong experience collaborating across business, analytics, product, engineering, and vendor teams.
Navigate trade-offs (e.g., scope, timelines, feasibility) effectively and communicate impacts clearly.
Bring a structured approach to testing, validation, and solution development.
Clear, compelling communicator—in writing, conversations, and presentations.
Demonstrate strong leadership and coaching capabilities that elevate your team and partners.

Nice To Haves

Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis
Masters: Business Administration
Masters: Information Systems
Masters: Statistics

Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders to understand goals, functional priorities, and business challenges
Develop hypotheses for current and future business issues and define research and analytics objectives
Create tactical research plans and guide leaders on next steps based on insights
Present actionable recommendations to inform strategic and operational initiatives
Build strong relationships with leadership and key stakeholders to support solution implementation
Own end‑to‑end workstreams and individual projects across business areas, categories, or prototypes
Anticipate and manage risks associated with solution development and implementation
Build data models, and analytical approaches that drive measurable business results
Collaborate with project teams to transition modeling solutions into implementation
Lead development of prototypes and production‑ready solutions
Manage testing and validation processes to ensure performance and accuracy
Partner with Advanced Analytics experts to develop and refine advanced analytical techniques
Address complex business problems using advanced analytics and translate findings into strategic actions
Make recommendations based on deep data analysis
Collaborate with functional leaders and cross-functional teams (e.g., RISMs, merch excellence, agent builders) to build solutions
Drive clarity on goals, progress, and accountability across project stakeholders
Promote adaptability, continuous learning, and strong communication
Ensure compliance with company policies, values, ethics, and integrity expectations

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption expense reimbursement
Surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U education benefit program (for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates)