(USA) Senior, Data Steward

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

257d • $70,000 - $130,000

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Manager, Data Steward to join our Data Enablement team at Walmart. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding the business value and relevance of data and data-enabled insights/decisions. You will collaborate closely with data providers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to ensure the best data assets are selected, enriched, and made available for Merchandising needs. Your knowledge in Data, Analytics, Data Science, Governance, Merchandising and/ or Retail will prove valuable to ensure the right data fuels decision-making and innovation. You will have a deep understanding of the data ecosystem, including data management, data quality standards, data governance, accessibility, storage, and scalability. Additionally, you should have a strong understanding of the methods and applications that unlock the monetary value of data assets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Architecture, or related field and 3 years' experience in data stewardship, data management, database administration, data analytics, or related field.
• 5 years' experience in data stewardship, data management, database administration, data analytics, or related field.
• Master's degree in Business, Mathematics, Finance, Computer Science, Data Architecture, or related field and 1 year's experience in data stewardship, data management, database administration, data analytics, or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of the business context, including industry and environmental factors, business practices, and relevant business metrics.
• Foundational practical knowledge of data governance, compliance and stewardship best practices.
• Knowledge in analytics, big data analytics, and automation techniques.
• Experience in eComm analytics or online pickup and delivery performance measurement.
• Experience with customer insight analysis or have worked with Nielsen, IRI, Numerator, Experian, 1010, etc.
• Data Management certification (for example, Certified Data Management Professional).
• Driving taxonomy development and application particularly with large and complex sets of information.
• Industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare).

Responsibilities

• Understand, articulate, interpret and apply the principles of our defined strategy to unique, moderately complex business problems that may span multiple functions or domains.
• Responsible for data source identification, data governance, data quality management, and master data and metadata management.
• Identify suitable data sources, perform data quality checks, establish and implement data governance practices, manage data quality issues, and maintain master data and metadata.
• Provide recommendations to business stakeholders to solve complex business issues, develop business cases for projects, and translate business requirements into projects, activities, and tasks aligned with the overall business strategy.

Benefits

• Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree