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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

Director, Advanced Analytics

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$110K/yr - $220K/yr

5+ years exp

Walmart Canada is seeking a Director of Advanced Analytics to lead all advanced analytics projects and provide consulting expertise to senior leadership. The role involves developing data models, directing complex algorithm implementations, and ensuring alignment with business priorities while fostering a skilled workforce.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Provides consulting expertise and acts as a subject matter expert to senior functional leadership eg VPs articulates theneeds of current and future customers to executive leadership

Reviews and influences business strategies and integrates customer strategies toachieve business objectives

Consults with executive leadership to identify and answer critical questions about customers to drive business decisions

Leads all advanced analytics projects for a small business area category or prototype across platforms based on broad industry andorganizational knowledge

Ensures solution and analytical plans reflect business priorities

Leads the development and implementation of data models for all projects within a small business area or category

Collaborates with crossfunctional teams to align modeling solutions with business priorities and strategies

Directs the implementation of productionready complex algorithms for all projects

Develops the testing andvalidation methodology and processes

Presents productionready algorithms to crossfunctional partners eg software engineering categorymanagement to gain buyin

Directs analysis of business issues considering team structures and iteration models needed to develop innovativesolutions

Partners with leadership across all analytics functions to define the data analysis strategies based on business priorities

Partners with functional leadership and other crossfunctional leaders across the organization eg Categories Customer ExperienceMerchandising to develop consultative solutions for all projects for a small business area category or prototype ensure buyin for recommendationsas necessary and ensure alignment on data analysis strategies

Proactively maintains existing relationships and develops new relationships withexternal business partners and vendors

Ensures associates are receiving learning and development opportunities eg training mentoring for the good of theassociate and Walmart

Coaches team members and provides feedback to enhance skills knowledge and work performance

Mentors lessexperienced associates and managers

Identifies new and emerging skills needed by Advanced Analytics associates

Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs developing communicating building support for and implementingbusiness strategies plans and practices analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans determining and supportingresource requirements evaluating operational processes measuring outcomes to ensure desired results identifying and capitalizing on improvementopportunities promoting a customer environment and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning

Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps recruitingselecting and developing talent supporting mentorship workforce development and succession planning and leveraging the capabilities of new andexisting talent

Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into allprograms and practices developing consequences for violations or noncompliance and supporting the Open Door Policy

Builds highperforming teams seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform drives a positive associate and customermember experience for all

Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities builds the talent pipeline fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best talent

Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and crossfunctionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action

Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity sustainability community and integrity eg creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers driving local giving efforts

Ensures that teams follow the law our code of conduct and company policies promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and models our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action and enables others to do the same holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values

Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble selfaware

Delivers expected business results while putting the customermember first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acting with an Every Day LowCost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customersmembers

Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customermember insights and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies

Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions and fosters an environment that supports learning innovation learning from mistakes and intelligent risktaking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks

Drives continuous improvements supervises the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmarts business model

Qualification

Data analyticsModel developmentProject leadershipCluster analysis techniquesNeural networksSupervisory experienceCross-functional team leadershipCommunication skillsMentoringCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 5 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 7 years' experience in data analytics or related field

4 years' supervisory experience OR experience leading cross-functional teams

Preferred

Cluster analysis techniques

simulation

inferential statistics

neural networks

data mining techniques

Masters: Business Administration

Masters: Information Systems

Masters: Statistics

Benefits

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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.