Manager, Advanced Analytics

Walmart Walmart · Retail · San Bruno, CA

Manager of Advanced Analytics at Walmart, responsible for leading a team to develop and implement data models, algorithms, and analytical approaches to solve complex business problems. The role involves partnering with business leaders, translating needs into analytics strategies, managing projects end-to-end, and supporting the implementation of analytics-driven solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build, lead, and develop an analytics team aligned to business area or category objectives, fostering engagement, performance, and continuous growth.
  2. Own analytics workstreams and projects end‑to‑end for a business area, category, or prototype, managing scope, execution, and implementation risks.
  3. Develop data models, algorithms, and analytical approaches that drive measurable business value, partnering with project teams to deploy solutions.
  4. Lead proof‑of‑concept and prototype development, managing the implementation, testing, and validation of production‑ready analytics solutions.
  5. Apply advanced analytics to complex business problems, driving data‑informed decision making and strategic recommendations.

Skills

Required

  • Partnering with business and functional leaders
  • Lead analytics teams
  • Owning analytics projects end-to-end
  • Data modeling
  • Algorithms
  • Advanced analytics techniques
  • Manage prototypes and production solutions
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Strategic and analytical mindset

Nice to have

  • Certificate in business

What the JD emphasized

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 2 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 4 years' experience in data analytics or related field.