Position Summary...What you'll do...About the TeamThe team partners with business leaders to understand goals, functional objectives, and emerging challenges-translating them into actionable analytics, research plans, and data-driven solutions. This organization collaborates across functions to deliver insights, prototypes, and production-ready models that enable smarter decisions and help achieve strategic and operational excellence.
Role Summary As a
Manager,
Advanced Analytics you will act as a critical partner to business leaders, helping them translate business needs into research objectives, analytical approaches, and actionable recommendations. You will oversee analytics projects, manage data modeling and prototype development, and guide the implementation of insights that drive business results.
What you'll do... Business Partnerships & Insight Delivery - Partner with Directors to understand goals, functional priorities, and business challenges
- Develop hypotheses for current and future business issues and define research and analytics objectives
- Create tactical research plans and guide leaders on next steps based on insights
- Present actionable recommendations to inform strategic and operational initiatives
- Build strong relationships with leadership and key stakeholders to support solution implementation
Project Ownership & Scope - Own end-to-end workstreams and individual projects across business areas, categories, or prototypes
- Anticipate and manage risks associated with solution development and implementation
Model Development - Build data models, algorithms, and analytical approaches that drive measurable business results
- Collaborate with project teams to transition modeling solutions into implementation
Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) & Prototyping - Lead development of prototypes and production-ready algorithmic solutions
- Manage testing and validation processes to ensure performance and accuracy
- Partner with Advanced Analytics experts to develop and refine advanced analytical techniques
Data Analysis & Strategy - Address complex business problems using advanced analytics and translate findings into strategic actions
- Make recommendations based on deep data analysis
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Collaborate with functional leaders and cross-functional teams (e.g., Categories, Merchandising, Customer Experience) to build consultative solutions
- Interface with external partners and vendors to support data or solution needs
- Drive clarity on goals, progress, and accountability across project stakeholders
- Promote adaptability, continuous learning, and strong communication
- Ensure compliance with company policies, values, ethics, and integrity expectations
You'll sweep us off our feet if you... - Excel at translating complex or ambiguous business needs into clear, actionable analytics plans and strategic recommendations.
- Have strong experience collaborating across business, analytics, product, engineering, and vendor teams.
- Navigate trade-offs (e.g., scope, timelines, feasibility) effectively and communicate impacts clearly.
- Bring a structured approach to testing, validation, and solution development.
- Are a clear, compelling communicator-in writing, conversations, and presentations.
- Demonstrate strong leadership and coaching capabilities that elevate your team and partners.
You'll make an impact by... - Strengthening the connection between business needs, analytics, and solution implementation.
- Accelerating delivery quality by setting clear expectations, aligning stakeholders, and reducing rework.
- Developing prototypes, validating approaches, and turning findings into scalable solutions.
- Improving the effectiveness of cross-functional collaboration and decision-making.
- Building a culture of integrity, respect, continuous improvement, and high performance.
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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 2 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 4 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.
Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis
Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics
Primary Location...601 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
