Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics

About the Team

At Walmart, we enable the connection between supplier brands and retail shoppers at an unprecedented scale. As primary stewards of our brand promise, “Save Money. Live Better,” we work alongside some of the most talented people in the world to engage with the more than 150M households who shop with us.

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-visibility team within the largest company in the world. We believe all digital advertising can be targeted and accountable – and we have Walmart’s sales data to prove it. Walmart Connect wins when suppliers invest in digital media to drive growth; Walmart and our supplier partners win when your digital expertise helps sell more goods online and offline. Growth in our digital advertising business is key to Walmart’s overall growth strategy.

About the role::

Walmart Connect is seeking a Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics to lead a team of approximately 15 Advanced Analytics associates supporting the delivery of measurement, reporting, and advanced analytics solutions across multiple Strategic Business Units (SBUs), including Food, Consumables, and General Merchandise, Fashion & Electronics.

Reporting to the Nearshore Scaled Services Manager and operating in close partnership with the Media Insights leadership team through a dotted-line functional relationship, this leader will oversee the delivery of advanced analytics services while driving operational excellence, talent development, and execution across a team of approximately 15 associates. The role is accountable for meeting operational goals within Nearshore Scaled Services while ensuring alignment with Media Insights methodologies, quality standards, and strategic priorities.

Success in this role requires balancing people leadership, operational execution, and analytical expertise. The Senior Manager will partner closely with Sales, Account Strategy, Product, Measurement, and cross-functional Media Insights teams across onshore, offshore, and nearshore organizations to deliver scalable, customer-focused analytics solutions.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong business acumen, exceptional communication skills, and a passion for developing talent while continuously improving operational effectiveness.

What You'll Do:

People Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 15 Advanced Analytics associates across multiple experience levels.
• Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Conduct regular coaching, performance discussions, and career development conversations to support associate growth.
• Manage performance proactively, recognizing high performance while addressing development opportunities in a timely and constructive manner.
• Partner with leadership on workforce planning, hiring, succession planning, and organizational development.

Operational Excellence

• Own day-to-day operations for the Advanced Analytics team, ensuring consistent delivery against service level agreements (SLAs), quality standards, and business priorities.
• Lead capacity planning, workload balancing, prioritization, and resource allocation across multiple Strategic Business Units.
• Establish operational metrics to monitor productivity, quality, turnaround times, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify delivery risks proactively and implement mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity.
• Drive continuous process improvement through standardization, automation, and scalable operating models.

Advanced Analytics & Insights

• Guide the development and delivery of advanced measurement analyses, campaign performance reporting, and strategic recommendations for Walmart Connect advertisers.
• Ensure analytical outputs are accurate, actionable, and aligned with client business objectives.
• Partner with technical teams to identify opportunities to improve reporting capabilities, automate recurring analyses, and enhance data quality.
• Promote analytical best practices and maintain high standards for methodology, interpretation, and storytelling.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted partner to Sales, Client Services, Product, Measurement, and Media Insights leadership.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships through proactive communication, transparency, and reliable execution.
• Navigate competing priorities while balancing business needs, customer impact, and team capacity.
• Communicate delivery updates, risks, and recommendations effectively to leadership and business stakeholders.

Strategic Leadership

• Translate organizational strategy into actionable team priorities and operational plans.
• Support the evolution of Walmart Connect's analytics capabilities through innovation and continuous improvement.
• Champion scalable solutions that improve efficiency while maintaining a high-quality customer experience.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and support adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of working.

Data Quality & Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain quality standards across reporting and analytical deliverables.
• Drive governance practices that improve data accuracy, consistency, and trust in reporting outputs.
• Collaborate with Media Insights’ Shared Services and Automation teams to identify opportunities for process optimization and AI-enabled efficiencies.
• Promote documentation, knowledge sharing, and standard operating procedures across the broader Media Insights organization.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Marketing, Communications, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in analytics, insights, measurement, retail media, advertising, consulting, or a related analytical function.
• 3+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience managing teams within a fast-paced, matrixed, customer-facing organization.
• Demonstrated success balancing multiple priorities while delivering high-quality results.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing operational metrics, team performance, and service delivery.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with large datasets.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead teams through organizational change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Retail Media, Digital Advertising, Marketing Analytics, or eCommerce.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level clients or strategic advertisers.
• Working knowledge of Python, R, or other analytical programming languages.
• Familiarity with campaign measurement methodologies, incrementality testing, attribution, lift studies, or media effectiveness frameworks.
• Experience leading globally distributed, offshore, or nearshore teams.
• Experience implementing automation or AI-enabled workflow improvements.

Core Competencies

Leadership

• People Leadership & Coaching
• Talent Development
• Performance Management
• Team Engagement
• Inclusive Leadership
• Change Leadership

Business & Operations

• Operational Excellence
• Strategic Thinking
• Prioritization & Resource Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Customer Obsession
• Decision Making Under Ambiguity

Collaboration

• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-functional Influence
• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution

Technical & Analytical

• Advanced Analytics
• SQL
• Data Visualization (Tableau, Power BI)
• Reporting & Measurement
• Statistical Analysis
• Retail Media Measurement
• Campaign Performance Analysis
• Data Storytelling
• Data Governance
• Process Automation

Success in the First 12 Months

The successful Senior Manager will:

• Build a highly engaged and high-performing Advanced Analytics team with a strong coaching culture.
• Deliver consistent, high-quality analytical products while meeting agreed service levels and quality expectations.
• Improve operational efficiency through process optimization, standardization, and automation.
• Strengthen stakeholder trust through proactive communication and reliable execution.
• Develop scalable operating models that support continued business growth.
• Foster collaboration across onshore, offshore, and nearshore Media Insights teams.
• Create an environment of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-focused execution.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.

Walmart doesn’t charge any recruitment or similar fee in the recruitment process, including but not limited to interview, offering, and onboarding.

Only applications with an English CV will be considered.