Director, Data Science

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

Director of Data Science for Walmart’s Last Mile Delivery team, responsible for driving strategy and science, leading a team focused on leveraging automation and AI to shape the future of the last mile network, and developing and implementing advanced data science solutions to enhance delivery capabilities and efficiency.

What you'd actually do

  1. Guide and influence stakeholders by setting and executing the strategic vision for Last Mile Delivery across Walmart U.S.
  2. Lead design and optimization of last mile assets and network, ensuring alignment with the company’s rapid delivery goals.
  3. Develop and implement advanced data science solutions—including automation and AI—to enhance delivery capabilities and efficiency.
  4. Collaborate cross-functionally with business, technology, and operations teams to integrate data-driven insights into decision-making.
  5. Measure, analyze, and report on the effectiveness of last mile strategies, making continuous improvements.

Skills

Required

  • Proven leadership experience building and managing high-performing data science teams
  • Advanced skills in data science, machine learning, and automation
  • Strategic problem-solving mindset with a strong track record of delivering measurable results
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into actionable business strategies

Nice to have

  • Deep expertise in network design, logistics, or last mile delivery, ideally in a large-scale or retail environment
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across diverse teams
  • Data science, machine learning, optimization models
  • PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics
  • Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)

What the JD emphasized

  • deploying AI solutions in operational settings

Other signals

  • AI solutions in operational settings
  • advanced data science solutions—including automation and AI—to enhance delivery capabilities and efficiency
  • leading a team focused on leveraging new assets, automation, and AI to shape the future of Walmart’s last mile network