Position Summary...

What you'll do...

This is a full-time role based in Bentonville, Arkansas, in-office 5 days per week.

About the Team

Innovation, curiosity, and learning are at the core of everything we do at Walmart, driving our commitment to serving our customers. By joining the New Propositions team within E-Commerce, you'll play a key role in validating and scaling new initiatives in Augmented Reality, Generative AI, and home delivery . Our goal is to fuel Walmart's core business, create new value propositions for our customers, and unlock differentiated experiences for Walmart customers that will enhance and redefine their relationship with retail .

We are building a hard-working team that is passionate about delighting customers, changing the retail landscape, and driving technical innovation. We are looking for entrepreneurial, collaborative, and forward-thinking teammates to join us in our mission.

About the Role

The Director of Strategy and Business Operations will report directly to the Vice President of New Propositions . You will play a critical role in leading our Extended Reality business . You'll lead a mix of strategic and operational projects working cross-functionally across multiple departments throughout Walmart ( e.g. leadership, product, design, engineering) to drive forward category-defining initiatives from idea to execution. We are looking for a leader who is a self-starter and thrives in ambiguity with bias for action and excellent communication skills.

What You'll Do:

Critical areas of responsibility.

Strategic and operational focus:

• Owns and drives strategic and operational planning ; including vision , strategy and roadmaps that align with our business goals and enhances the customer experience.

• Own regular operational reporting of the business which includes across cross-functional reporting across senior leaders .

• Leads partnerships with key stakeholders across teams (Product, Design, Site Merchandizing , Marketplace, and Engineering ) developing new experiences.

• Perform market research, competitive assessments, data driven business case modelling, SWOT analysis, and exploration of monetization that impact your areas.

Cross WMT Program support

• Support your projects through regular program management (you are the glue the keeps the projects moving forward) in every aspect including but not limited to

Develop recommendations by analyzing and interpreting data in order to provide insight on current and future business trends

D evelop s and implement scorecards to report on the business

Translates data analysis into recommendations aligned with business objectives .

• Drive and support cross WMT relationships.

• Actively monitor project risks and dependencies and help remove identified barriers to ensure success.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree and MBA or advanced graduate degree a plus

• 10 + years of experience in innovation, business consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy .

• Thinks critically and systematically about complex business problems and uses strategic frameworks, to prepare strategies, understand trade-offs, and make informed business decisions.

• Experience managing cross functional projects and relationships and working directly with executive leadership.

• You are intellectually curious, high energy, and strong work ethic with an ability to distill complex information into understandable, actionable, persuasive assets.

• Success in an entrepreneurial environment and ability to manage and execute multiple priorities at a fast-paced company while operating independently through ambiguity with minimal supervision .

• Superb communication of concepts and ideas to stakeholders at all levels including C-level executives; ability to create and deliver compelling presentations to senior business audiences.

• Leadership, team management, relationship building, organization, planning and willingness to roll up your sleeves and do what's necessary

• A strong bias to action and sense of curiosity. As a fast-growing business, everyone's scope is big and we're always doing something new.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

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The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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• Stock

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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.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 6 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 8 years' experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area.

2 years' supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Leading a cross-functional team

Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science, Masters: Mathematics, Masters: Supply Chain, Masters: Transportation

Primary Location...

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.