Director, Data Analytics

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Data Analytics to lead our Intelligent Business Growth (IBG) initiative. IBG is Walmart's next-generation platform designed to enable connected business planning through two core functionalities: an enterprise-grade forecast of customer demand (Unified Demand) and a next-generation platform to model operational impacts of our business (Unified Financial Model). This role is pivotal in driving Walmart's growth and offers consistent exposure to senior leaders within Walmart Finance and the businesses we support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business Representation: Serve as the Business representative within Walmart's 'Four in the Box' way of working, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and drive success.
• Financial Acumen: Utilize strong financial acumen and a deep understanding of Walmart's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) process to guide decision-making and strategic planning.
• Technology Ecosystem Knowledge: Leverage knowledge of Walmart's internal finance technology ecosystem to enhance the functionality and efficiency of the IBG platform. This requires foundational skills across SQL, OneStream, and PowerBI.
• Stakeholder Influence: Effectively influence and collaborate with a large number of stakeholders across the organization to drive the vision and execution of the IBG program.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of 2-3 direct reports, providing guidance, support, and development opportunities to ensure high performance and achievement of goals.
• End User Feedback Prioritization: Prioritize end user feedback and work with product partners to drive the development and enhancement of the IBG platform.
• Data Science Validation: Validate outputs from our Data Science team to ensure accuracy, reliability, and alignment with business objectives.
• Vision and Strategy: Guide the vision and strategic direction of the IBG program, ensuring it aligns with Walmart's overall business goals and objectives.

Qualifications:

• Strong financial acumen and experience with Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes.
• In-depth knowledge of Walmart's internal finance technology ecosystem.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with a large number of stakeholders.
• Experience leading and managing a team, with a focus on development and high performance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with senior leaders and drive strategic initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to validate and interpret data science outputs.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.

This role is critical to Walmart's growth and offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of our business planning processes. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for data analytics and financial planning, we invite you to join our team and make a significant impact on Walmart's success.

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.

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