Manager, Advanced Analytics

Walmart • San Bruno, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves partnering with functional and business leaders to understand their goals and challenges, translating them into analytics-driven hypotheses and research objectives. The Manager will develop and execute tactical research and analytics plans, provide strategic guidance based on insights, and support the implementation of analytics-driven business solutions. A key aspect of the role is building, leading, and developing an analytics team, fostering engagement, performance, and continuous growth through coaching and mentorship. The position requires owning analytics workstreams end-to-end, managing scope, execution, and implementation risks. This includes developing data models, algorithms, and analytical approaches that drive measurable business value, and leading proof-of-concept and prototype development. Collaboration with Advanced Analytics experts to explore new techniques and methodologies, and applying advanced analytics to complex business problems are essential. The role also involves setting and executing data analysis strategies, guiding less experienced team members, and collaborating cross-functionally with various teams to deliver consultative analytics solutions. Engagement with external partners and vendors may be required. The Manager will coordinate and oversee work activities by setting clear goals, building accountability, measuring progress, and identifying continuous improvement opportunities, while promoting adaptability and continuous learning. Ensuring compliance with company policies, values, and ethical standards, and fostering a culture of belonging and accountability are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

• Strong experience partnering with business and functional leaders to translate goals and challenges into actionable analytics strategies.
• Proven ability to lead analytics teams, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Hands‑on experience owning analytics projects end‑to‑end, from problem definition through implementation and value realization.
• Expertise in data modeling, algorithms, and advanced analytics techniques to solve complex business problems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage prototypes and production solutions, including testing, validation, and deployment.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills, with experience influencing stakeholders across diverse functions.
• Strategic and analytical mindset, capable of turning data insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Partner with functional and business leaders to understand goals, functional objectives, and key business challenges, translating those needs into analytics‑driven hypotheses and research objectives.
• Develop and execute tactical research and analytics plans to address both current and future business questions.
• Provide strategic guidance and recommendations to leaders based on insights, research objectives, and data findings to inform functional and business initiatives.
• Support the implementation of analytics‑driven business solutions by building strong relationships with leadership and key stakeholders.
• Build, lead, and develop an analytics team aligned to business area or category objectives, fostering engagement, performance, and continuous growth.
• Coach and mentor team members, providing performance feedback, supporting career development discussions, and maintaining a motivated and inclusive team environment.
• Own analytics workstreams and projects end‑to‑end for a business area, category, or prototype, managing scope, execution, and implementation risks.
• Develop data models, algorithms, and analytical approaches that drive measurable business value, partnering with project teams to deploy solutions.
• Lead proof‑of‑concept and prototype development, managing the implementation, testing, and validation of production‑ready analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with Advanced Analytics experts to explore and apply new data analysis techniques and methodologies.
• Apply advanced analytics to complex business problems, driving data‑informed decision making and strategic recommendations.
• Set and execute data analysis strategies while guiding and upskilling less experienced team members.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with teams such as Categories, Customer Experience, and Merchandising to deliver consultative analytics solutions aligned to business priorities.
• Engage with external partners and vendors as needed to support analytics initiatives.
• Coordinate and oversee work activities by setting clear goals, building accountability, measuring progress, and identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
• Promote adaptability and continuous learning across the team and broader stakeholder groups.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, values, and ethical standards, supporting Walmart’s mission, Open Door Policy, and integrity expectations in all business practices.
• Create a culture of belonging and accountability, hiring, training, mentoring, recognizing, and developing associates to support long‑term capability growth.

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 leave
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager