Senior Manager I, Advanced Analytics - Data Solutions

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Job Overview

This role requires an exceptional individual who is intellectually curious, analytical, enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and a self-starter to join our team as Data Solutions Manager. This role is a highly visible individual contributor position central to the continued growth, efficiency and success of Walmart Connect Analytics team. The role will have broad exposure across Analytics, Sales and Marketing teams within Walmart Connect. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in statistics and data analytics with a deep understanding of retail/media industry.

Roles Specific Responsibilities

• Build, interpret, quantify, visualize, and communicate the impact of data and other business intelligence into meaningful reporting and analysis for advertisers.

• Work with large, disparate datasets and other business intelligence sources to conduct ad hoc "back of the envelope" analyses and report on market trends, consumer insights, and advertiser or brand specific performance

• Leverage knowledge of SQL, HIVE, mainstream reporting, and other business intelligence tools, to aid in the design and development of complex data pipelines to process large datasets.

• Support development of executive level presentations and perspectives.

• Drive strategic initiatives including identifying issues, creating hypotheses, executing the analysis and translating data into meaningful insights and actions.

• Identify gaps and opportunities for improving existing data sources and engage with broader Walmart teams to acquire and summarize these sources within the WMG environment.

• Facilitate the evangelization of the team's charters, plans, and processes across the Sales & Marketing organization

Qualifications

• Master's degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, operations research, marketing analytics or any related quantitative field

• 5+ years of prior professional work experience in analytical/quantitative roles - retail, media, consulting, advertising industry is a strong plus

• Experience designing and implementing reporting solutions

• Strong data visualization skills using Tableau

• Strong programming skills in R/Python with a strong hands-on knowledge of Hive/Hadoop/Google Cloud Platform environments

• Strong spreadsheet and presentation skills with an exceptional ability to communicate new ideas and findings

• Self-starter looking to develop and apply analytical frameworks to help solve complex open-ended business questions with relevant data

• A good balance of strong analytical skills and thought leadership

• Thrives under pressure, balancing multiple workstreams and priorities

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 3 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 5 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis, Statistical programming languages (for example, SAS, R)

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics

Primary Location...
850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America