(USA) Senior Manager, Creative - Business Strategy & Financial Planning
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Creative Business Strategy & Financial Planning leads the function responsible for transforming business, financial, and operational data into action that enables the Walmart Creative organization to operate more effectively, invest more intentionally, and scale for the future. This role leads a multidisciplinary team spanning: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business Operations & Strategic Investment Analysis, and Operational Data & Insights. The Senior Manager establishes the team's vision and priorities, integrates work across these disciplines, and ensures the organization has the information, infrastructure, and strategic guidance needed to make informed decisions. Walmart Creative is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough and distinctive design systems and creative conversations that drive business objectives and keep our brand in the culture. We use creativity and design to win hearts, minds, and wallets. We are uniquely positioned as the internal creative agency of record to be hyper-focused on the customer experience across all channels, categories, and campaigns. We are relentlessly focused on: Human truths, Insight-driven creative strategies, and Integrated creative solutions. Our work is designed to build the brand, grow the business, create meaningful brand experiences, and deliver impact beyond traditional advertising.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Marketing, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience across: Financial Planning, Business Strategy, Business Operations, Consulting, Related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing talent across: Strategic functions, Analytical functions, Financial functions, Technical functions.
- Experience operating within a large, complex, and highly matrixed organization.
- Strong business and financial acumen, including: Forecasting, Scenario Planning, Investment Evaluation, Financial Modeling, Resource Planning.
- Demonstrated ability to connect data and financial information to actionable business recommendations.
- Experience defining and implementing: Data strategies, Analytics strategies, Reporting strategies, Measurement strategies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field OR 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
- Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, WE-Working for or withCreative Agencies
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team responsible for business strategy, data strategy and analytics, financial planning, reporting, and business operations.
- Establish the vision, roadmap, priorities, and operating model for the Creative Business Strategy & Financial Planning function.
- Develop and deliver executive-level presentations, recommendations, and narratives that simplify complex business, data, and financial information.
- Lead the end-to-end annual financial management and planning process for Walmart Creative, including: Budgeting, Forecasting, Reporting.
- Lead strategic analyses related to: New capabilities, Operating models, Workforce strategies, Technologies, Tools, Partnerships, Investment opportunities.
- Oversee the development of an integrated data strategy that connects: Operational data, Financial data, Resourcing data, Workflow data, Performance data.
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
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
