Senior Director, Business Strategy - Optical New Business Development
About The Position
Join our Walmart Optical team and focus on driving strategic expansion and innovation across the Optical business. You will lead programs to broaden access to eye care services and prescriptions through diversified channels, accelerating business performance and positioning the organization as a leader in accessible, technology-enabled optical care. You will work from our Bentonville, AR offices and report to the Vice President of Optical for Walmart U.S. About The Optical team: The Optical team at Walmart is dedicated to delivering exceptional vision care solutions that are accessible and affordable. We operate as a collaborative, results-focused group that values data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement. You'll directly influence how our team delivers value to customers and leads Walmart's mission of helping people save money and live better. What you'll do... Provide overall business development direction through analysis and evaluating customer needs, analyzing forecasts and incorporating them into business plans • Identify opportunities to expand services (ie. telehealth, strategic partnerships, payment options) • Oversee the development, testing, and piloting of innovative business models and technologies to identify new growth opportunities • Lead engagement and dialogue with stakeholders to mitigate risks, resolve issues, to realize value propositions and subsequent goals What You'll Bring: A combination of strategic foresight, cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on customer and associate needs • Experience building and managing strategic partnerships with insurers, vendors, and technology providers • Proven success leading innovation pipelines - from concept development through pilot testing, evaluation, and scale-up • Understanding of the optical ecosystem, including retail optical operations, optometry practice models, lens manufacturing, and managed vision care • You build trust quickly and can lead by creating impact through partnership as well as ownership • 10+ years' experience working in Optical retail, healthcare business strategy, or related field • 7+ years' experience leading business strategy and innovation from ideation through execution #LI-LB3 The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
Requirements
- A combination of strategic foresight, cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on customer and associate needs
- Experience building and managing strategic partnerships with insurers, vendors, and technology providers
- Proven success leading innovation pipelines - from concept development through pilot testing, evaluation, and scale-up
- Understanding of the optical ecosystem, including retail optical operations, optometry practice models, lens manufacturing, and managed vision care
- You build trust quickly and can lead by creating impact through partnership as well as ownership
- 10+ years' experience working in Optical retail, healthcare business strategy, or related field
- 7+ years' experience leading business strategy and innovation from ideation through execution
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 7 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 9 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area.
- 3 years' supervisory experience.
Nice To Haves
- Working on cross-functional teams or projects
- Masters, Masters: Computer Science, Masters: Supply Chain, Masters: Transportation
Responsibilities
- Provide overall business development direction through analysis and evaluating customer needs, analyzing forecasts and incorporating them into business plans
- Identify opportunities to expand services (ie. telehealth, strategic partnerships, payment options)
- Oversee the development, testing, and piloting of innovative business models and technologies to identify new growth opportunities
- Lead engagement and dialogue with stakeholders to mitigate risks, resolve issues, to realize value propositions and subsequent goals
Benefits
- Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
- Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
- 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.
- 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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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Industry
General Merchandise Retailers
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
