Manager, Advanced Analytics

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

Manager of Advanced Analytics responsible for developing data models, implementing prototypes and algorithms, and applying advanced analytics to drive business results. Collaborates with leadership and cross-functional teams to understand business challenges and provide data-driven recommendations. Requires experience in Python, AI/ML (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch), NLP, data analytics, SQL, BI tools, predictive modeling, data visualization, Big Data tools, and cloud platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. Owns workstreams and individual projects end-to-end for a business area, category or prototype.
  2. Works with leadership/business partners (e.g., Directors) to discuss and understand goals/functional objectives and key business challenges to develop hypotheses around current and future business issues; identifies functional analytics and research objectives and develops tactical research plans.
  3. Develops data models (algorithms, approaches) for workstreams and individual projects within a business area or category to drive business results and value.
  4. Manages the development and implementation of prototypes and production-ready complex algorithms for workstreams and individual projects.
  5. Addresses complex business problems by applying advanced analytics to drive data-driven decision making.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • AI
  • ML (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • NLP (spaCy, NLTK, Hugging Face, etc.)
  • Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis
  • SQL
  • BI tools (Tableau/Power BI/R Shiny)
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Data visualization libraries (plotly, seaborn, matplotlib)
  • Big Data tools (Spark, Hadoop, etc.)
  • Cloud Platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

What the JD emphasized

  • AI
  • ML
  • NLP

Other signals

  • Develops data models (algorithms, approaches)
  • Manages the development and implementation of prototypes and production-ready complex algorithms
  • Applies advanced analytics to drive data-driven decision making