Senior Director, Finance - Walmart US Growth
About The Position
The Senior Director, Finance provides strategic financial leadership for Walmart Connect US Advertising. This high-impact role partners with executive leaders to drive growth, optimize investments, and support long-term value creation within Walmart’s retail media business. The role is part of the Growth Finance organization, which works with Walmart Connect leadership and Product, Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, and Technology teams. The Senior Director helps shape financial strategy, support transformational initiatives, and promote innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include leading financial planning and performance management; advising executives on business decisions, investments, and strategic direction; developing financial insights, models, business cases, scenarios, and recommendations; establishing financial frameworks and KPIs; preparing executive and board materials; supporting strategic initiatives and resource allocation; advancing analytics, AI, automation, and digital transformation; and ensuring financial governance, reporting transparency, and controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field and 6 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related area; alternatively, 8 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related area.
- 3 years of supervisory experience.
- 3 years of experience leading and completing cross-functional projects.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience building financial models, evaluating investment opportunities, and supporting executive-level decision-making.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations and strategic insights.
- Outstanding communication, storytelling, and executive presentation skills, including preparing materials for executive leadership, Executive Committee, and Board-level audiences.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders, build cross-functional partnerships, and align teams around strategic priorities.
- Demonstrated success using data, analytics, emerging technologies, and AI-enabled tools to improve decision-making and business performance.
- Experience driving strategic financial planning, linking business objectives to resource allocation, and influencing long-term growth strategies.
- Demonstrated success leading organizational change, fostering adoption of new technologies and ways of working, and driving continuous improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting advertising, media, digital platforms, technology, eCommerce, marketplace, membership, or other growth-oriented businesses.
- Strategic planning experience.
- Experience working in a large corporate environment, agency, or headquarters.
- Experience working in a matrixed organization.
- Master of Business Administration.
- Certified Public Accountant certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead financial strategy and business partnership for Walmart Connect US Advertising, providing end-to-end financial leadership and strategic guidance.
- Drive Long-Range Planning, Annual Operating Planning, forecasting, and performance management to support growth objectives and enterprise value creation.
- Partner with business, sales, product, operations, and strategy leaders to develop and execute Walmart’s advertising growth strategy.
- Advise executive leadership and provide financial insights and recommendations for business decisions, investment priorities, and long-term strategic direction.
- Produce financial insights and forward-looking analyses to shape strategy, support executive decisions, and identify opportunities to accelerate growth and profitability.
- Develop executive presentations, board materials, and strategic narratives communicating business performance, opportunities, risks, and growth strategies.
- Establish and enhance financial frameworks, KPIs, and performance measurement processes covering revenue growth, profitability, operational effectiveness, customer outcomes, and return on investment.
- Support the Head of Walmart Connect and advertising leadership by assessing initiatives, evaluating growth opportunities, developing risk mitigation strategies, and influencing resource allocation.
- Oversee complex financial models, business cases, scenario analyses, and strategic recommendations for investment decisions and enterprise value creation.
- Drive adoption of advanced analytics, AI-enabled capabilities, automation, and digital transformation initiatives to improve performance, insights, and organizational effectiveness.
- Ensure financial governance, reporting transparency, and control structures that support scalable growth and mitigate financial and operational risk.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave.
- Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- PTO and/or PPTO that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U), including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
