(USA) Staff, Data Scientist - Walmart Connect

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the Team

As the leader of the ads measurement domain, you’ll build industry defining retail media measurement methodology at scale that enable Walmart suppliers and sellers to reach shoppers with relevant ads and high performing campaigns while helping shoppers discover products to enhance their shopping journey.

If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, this role at Walmart Connect could be the fit you’ve been looking for.

We are looking for Staff Data Scientist to help reimagine the way we empower Suppliers and Sellers/Marketplaces with best-in-class omni-channel advertising tools at scale. This role will lead the adoption of our advertising products across customer segments.

Responsibilities

• Developing and enhancing display ads measurement methodology across sales lift, synthetic control group, ghost ads, MMM, MTA, A/B testing, etc
• Defining vision and strategies for display ads measurement methodologies, using domain expertise, internal and external best practices, identifying market opportunities, building business cases, and approving objectives 
• Building collaborative relationships with key partners by driving priorities aligned to business goals, communicating, and prioritizing product roadmaps, and gaining buy-in from executive leadership. 
• Manage product roadmaps, align business and technical needs, determine rollout strategy, and manage risks
• Continuously engage with senior leadership and stakeholders to ensure alignment and manage interdependencies.
• Explain complex modeling approaches in simple terms and develop compelling narratives that connect modeling results with business problems
• Partner with cross-functional team to streamline data science solutions
• Integrate disparate data sources and leverage state-of-the-art analytics best practices in order to deliver integrated actionable insights to partners and senior leadership around digital marketing optimization
• Present media insights and recommendations to different levels of senior clients

You’ll sweep us off our feet if…

• You’re comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly.
• You have a test and learn mentality and an agile way of working to improve your team’s product.
• You are resourceful, disciplined for execution, and have a can-do attitude.
• You like digging into data and doing some analysis.
• You’re able to use metrics to improve performance.
• You enjoy building strategy for increasing demand of your product.
• You’re excited about solving complex challenges.
• You’re customer-centric in spirit and in execution.
• You have hands on experience of driving product adoption.
• You have knowledge in Digital and Retail Media Advertising.
• You have knowledge in Digital Ad Stack and Retail Media Advertising.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in data science statistics, economics, operations research, engineering, or related field
• 6+ years of industry experience in data science, measurement, marketing strategy & analytics, Ad-Tech, Mar-Tech or related fields
• Proficient coding skills (SQL/Python/R) and database knowledge
• Experienced in building measurement solutions such as sales lift, ghost ads, market mix, and multi-touch attribution models; Extensive experience with predictive modeling algorithms
• Experience in product management, or related field
• Strong project management skills, including managing technical resources and multiple priorities & milestones.
• You have a passion for working in a fast-pa