(USA) Senior Manager, Delivery Search, Arrival & Matching (Last Mile Delivery)

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

23d • $110,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Role summary: We are hiring a Senior Manager to serve as the business product owner for Walmart's Last-Mile Delivery Search, Arrival & Matching platform. You will own one or more pillars - driver search, arrival staggering, or trip matching - and operate as the analytical and strategic layer between data science, engineering, and operations. You'll shape the product roadmap from a business perspective, pressure-test model outputs, and make recommendations that stick in senior reviews. The right candidate forms original points of view from raw data, works natively in AI tools, and is comfortable making the call with imperfect information. About the team: Walmart’s Last-Mile Delivery team integrates real-time intelligence with physical logistics, supporting a Spark Driver network that reaches 94% of U.S. households nationwide. The Search, Arrival & Matching organization manages critical systems determining offer distribution, arrival timing, and trip fulfillment. This team operates in a fast-paced, technically advanced environment with significant national impact. Members apply expertise in data science, machine learning, and analytics to develop scalable solutions. Collaboration with cross-functional partners drives innovation and operational excellence, ensuring efficient delivery experiences while advancing Walmart’s strategic goals in logistics and technology.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in analytics, strategy, product or business operations in a technology-driven organization.
• Demonstrated fluency with AI tools - you use them daily, you know their limits, and you build workflows around them.
• Strong quantitative skills and statistical understanding: writes SQL, builds analytical models, and derives original insights from raw data.
• Clear, structured communicator - able to compress complex analysis into an exec-ready narrative without losing precision.
• Track record of making and defending business recommendations under ambiguity.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams or workstreams and drive outcomes through influence and clarity of direction.
• Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.
• 7 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Data science, machine learning, optimization models
• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics
• Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R
• Supervisory experience
• Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)
• We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Own the analytical and strategic layer for components of driver search, arrival staggering, and trip matching - serving as the business voice alongside technical partners
• Lead business case development for roadmap investments - quantifying opportunity, sizing tradeoffs, and establishing success criteria
• Apply AI tools as a core part of daily workflow - accelerating analysis, synthesizing signals, and scaling analytical output across the org.
• Translate complex model outputs, experiment results, and platform telemetry into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams - align engineers, scientists, and operators around a shared plan and hold the work accountable to outcomes

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees