Position Summary...Walmart Connect (WMC) is a key pillar of Walmart's enterprise growth strategy. As the retail media arm of the world's largest omnichannel retailer, Walmart Connect (WMC) operates a multi-billion-dollar closed-loop advertising business that connects brands to customers across digital and in-store touchpoints.
Walmart Connect delivers measurable outcomes for suppliers, sellers, merchants, and brand advertisers through full-funnel advertising solutions powered by Walmart's first-party data.
As Walmart Connect continues expanding its advertising capabilities across international markets and in close coordination with Sam's Club Connect), we are creating a central Business Planning capability to accelerate advertising growth.
What you'll do...As the Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Execution, you will be the central architect of how planning happens - translating long-range strategy into executable annual plans, OKRs, and the planning artifacts that align our markets, our teams, and our leadership.
You will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, partnering closely with local market teams, Finance, Business Insights & Analysis, and Enablement to translate ambitious plans into delivered outcomes. This is a builder role - you will stand up the planning capabilities that scale our business.
What you'll do:- Build and operationalize the AOP planning process - cadence, working team, market alignment, and planning toolkit - that translates LRP strategy into actionable annual plans.
- Establish, cascade, and document the annual OKR framework across the team and markets to align goals from leadership through execution.
- Lead the creation of planning artifacts - LRP / AOP / OKR narratives, executive decks, and papers - that align leadership and drive decision-making.
- Partner directly with international markets and Sam's Club Connect to land aligned, executable plans that account for local context.
- Define and run planning governance - decision rights, milestones, and the planning operating rhythm
What you'll bring:- A strategic planning leader with 6+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or business planning roles, ideally within tech, retail media, or platform contexts.
- Strong process design and operational discipline - proven ability to stand up repeatable planning rhythms that scale.
- Exceptional written communication, with a track record of producing executive-ready narratives, decks, and papers that drive decisions.
- A skilled cross-functional facilitator who navigates complex stakeholder landscapes - markets, Finance, Insights & Analysis, and Enablement.
- Strong project and program management skills;
- A builder mindset - eager to stand up planning capabilities from zero-to-one, not just maintain what exists.
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 $108,000.00 - $216,000.00
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, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 4 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 6 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Leading cross-functional teams, Supervisory experience
Primary Location...221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
