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Walmart Canada · 4 days ago

(USA) Director, Technical Program Management - Merch Data and Analytics Enablement

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

Walmart Inc. is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Director of Technical Program Management in Merch Data and Analytics Enablement. This role is responsible for building and scaling analytics capabilities, data products, and governance solutions while leading a multidisciplinary team to drive strategic initiatives and advance merchandising transformation.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Own the product and program strategy for analytics capabilities, data products, and governance solutions across Demand, Assortment, Space, and Inventory

Translate merchandising priorities into a clear roadmap of data products, platforms, metrics, and inspection mechanisms that deliver measurable business impact

Drive initiatives from concept to customer, balancing speed, quality, and long-term scalability

Build “scrappy” solutions and proofs of concept where needed, while also guiding teams toward durable, enterprise-ready architectures

Maintain strong technical depth to review solution designs, data models, metrics, and analytics approaches

Partner with engineers and analysts to design scalable data pipelines, semantic layers, and reusable analytics assets

Apply structured problem-solving and analytical techniques (e.g., DMAIC, Design Thinking, experimentation, optimization) to ambiguous, high-impact merchandising problems

Use data storytelling to clearly communicate insights, tradeoffs, and recommendations to senior and executive stakeholders

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of product managers, stewards, and analysts, setting a high bar for craftsmanship, ownership, and impact

Establish best practices for product management, analytics delivery, data stewardship, and governance

Create an environment where associates are empowered to operate independently while staying aligned to shared goals and standards

Actively coach leaders and individual contributors on structured thinking, prioritization, and stakeholder influence

Serve as a trusted thought partner to Merchandising leaders, helping articulate business needs, frame problem statements, and define success metrics

Collaborate with Engineering, Enterprise Data Strategy, and platform teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards while meeting merchandising needs

Influence roadmaps across teams to drive convergence, reduce duplication, and improve speed-to-value

Help shift Merchandising from reactive reporting to proactive, automated, and insight-driven decision-making

Champion consistent, trusted metrics and governance that increase confidence in data and reduce friction for associates

Enable AI-driven and agentic workflows by ensuring data foundations, context, and quality are fit for automation at scale

Qualification

Analytics capabilitiesData productsGovernance solutionsBusiness acumen in retailSQLTechnical writingProblem-solving techniquesCuriosityTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

Building scalable analytics and data products that directly improve merchant decision-making across Demand, Assortment, Space, and Inventory

Driving adoption of governed metrics and shared data assets that increase trust and consistency across the enterprise

Delivering insights that improve availability, reduce markdowns, optimize inventory, enhance customer experience and integrate external data into workflows

Developing leaders and teams that consistently deliver high-quality, high-impact solutions

Have strong business acumen in retail merchandising, with the ability to connect data and analytics to real-world merchant decisions

Are structured in your thinking and apply disciplined problem-solving to complex, ambiguous problems

Take a hands-on approach: you're comfortable diving into data, reviewing SQL, challenging models, or building prototypes when needed

Can balance strategic leadership with execution, knowing when to zoom out and when to roll up your sleeves

Communicate complex technical and analytical concepts with clarity to non-technical audiences, including executives

Have experience defining and operationalizing enterprise-level metrics, KPIs, and governance models

Are adept at technical and business writing, including strategy documents, design reviews, and executive communications

Are curious, resourceful, and biased toward action

Lead with humility, empathy, and accountability: developing people while holding a high bar for outcomes

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.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.

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