Walmart

Senior Manager, Automation Engineering-Strategy & Analytics

Walmart$110K — $220K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in strategy, analytics, business intelligence, operations strategy, or related fields
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for scalable business solutions
  • Experience with executive-level reporting, dashboards, or business insights development
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
  • Strong executive communication skills to simplify complex analyses

Responsibilities

  • Lead data-driven market and site selection strategies for drone delivery expansion
  • Build frameworks to evaluate expansion opportunities using diverse data
  • Collaborate with teams to validate proposed expansion markets and sites
  • Develop insights to optimize market prioritization and network performance
  • Drive advanced analytics and AI tools for performance improvement
  • Support long-range planning and expansion prioritization activities
  • Translate analyses into narratives for executive decision-making

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off including sick leave and parental leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Walmart-paid education benefits for associates
  • Company discounts and life insurance
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
The Drone Delivery team is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategy & Analytics to lead the evolution of data-driven expansion strategy across Walmart's drone delivery network. This role will own the analytics, market intelligence, and strategic planning capabilities that inform where and how the business expands.
You will lead the development of scalable frameworks for market and site selection, leveraging operational, customer, geographic, financial, and partner data to guide expansion decisions. This role will also drive continuous optimization of expansion strategy by evaluating network performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and advancing AI-enabled decision-making capabilities that improve market selection and long-range planning at scale.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical depth with strategic thinking, executive communication skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

What You'll Do
Market & Site Selection Strategy
  • Lead the development and execution of data-driven market and site selection strategies for drone delivery expansion.
  • Build and continuously refine scalable frameworks that evaluate expansion opportunities using operational, demographic, customer, geographic, financial, and regulatory data.
  • Partner cross-functionally to validate and vet proposed expansion markets and site opportunities.

Expansion Analytics, Strategy & Planning
  • Develop insights and feedback loops that continuously optimize market prioritization, launch sequencing, network performance, and expansion decision-making.
  • Lead the evolution of advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools that improve market selection, network planning, and expansion decision-making at scale.
  • Support long-range planning, network scaling, and expansion prioritization activities through strategic analyses and scenario planning.
  • Identify new data sources, analytical methodologies, and predictive indicators that strengthen expansion strategy and network performance.
  • Develop strategic recommendations related to growth strategy, market prioritization, and portfolio optimization.

Executive Insights & Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Translate complex analyses into clear, compelling narratives that support executive decision-making.
  • Develop dashboards, visualizations, and strategic presentations that communicate expansion performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
  • Partner across operations, product, finance, engineering, real estate, permitting, and external vendors to drive alignment and execution across expansion initiatives.

What You'll Bring
  • 6+ years of experience in strategy, analytics, business intelligence, operations strategy, network planning, or related fields
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with experience translating complex business challenges into scalable solutions
  • Experience developing strategic models, forecasts, scenario analyses, and executive-facing business insights
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment in highly matrixed environments
  • Strong executive communication and storytelling skills with the ability to simplify complex analyses into actionable recommendations
  • Experience in logistics, retail, transportation, marketplace operations, network strategy, or technology-enabled operations preferred


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Engineering, Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Data Science, Finance, or related field and 5 years' experience in analytics, strategy, operations, or related area OR 7 years' experience in analytics, strategy, operations, or related area.
  • 5+ years of experience using data and analytics to influence strategic or operational decision-making.
  • Experience with SQL, Python, or similar analytical tools and technologies.
  • Experience developing executive-level reporting, dashboards, or business insights.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, or related field
  • Experience supporting network expansion, site selection, geographic analysis, or strategic planning initiatives
  • Experience working with AI/ML-enabled decision systems or predictive modeling capabilities
  • Experience in autonomous delivery, logistics, retail operations, marketplace expansion, or transportation strategy
  • Experience working in highly cross-functional, matrixed organizations


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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock








Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field and 4 years' experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area. Option 2: 6
years' experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area.
2 years' supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field, Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce), Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau)

Masters: Computer Engineering

Primary Location...

802 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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1962
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