Manager, Advanced Analytics

Walmart • San Bruno, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves partnering with functional and business leaders to understand their goals and challenges, translating them into analytics-driven strategies. The manager will develop and execute research and analytics plans, provide strategic guidance based on data findings, 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. The manager will also coach and mentor team members, provide performance feedback, and support career development. They will own analytics workstreams and projects 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 for production-ready analytics solutions. Collaboration with other Advanced Analytics experts to explore new techniques and methodologies is expected, as is applying advanced analytics to complex business problems to drive data-informed decision making. The role involves setting and executing data analysis strategies, guiding less experienced team members, and collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as Categories, Customer Experience, and Merchandising. Engagement with external partners and vendors may also 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 creating a culture of belonging and accountability through hiring, training, mentoring, recognizing, and developing associates 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.
• Commitment to Walmart’s values, integrity, ethics, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• 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

• 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 (tuition, books, and fees paid by Walmart for eligible associates)

What This Job Offers

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