Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Senior Data Scientist - Sales Analytics, Walmart Connect

Overview:

Walmart Connect is the $2.1 BILLION advertising division of Walmart. WMC is building a robust in-house advertising business that’s key to Walmart’s growth strategy. We partner closely with brands on strategies and solutions that harness Walmart’s unparalleled omnichannel influence. We deliver relevant retail ads and experiences that connect our customers with the brands and products they love. And we use Walmart’s proprietary online and in-store data, encompassing 95% of American households, to measure campaign-correlated sales on our site and in our stores.

The Sales Analytics and Tools team is seeking a high-performing individual and team player to lead mathematical modeling and forecasting projects across Walmart Connect. This position provides advanced analytical products and services, specializing in forecasting revenue to driven and optimize business decisions, through application of statistical and mathematical modeling.

What You'll Do:

• Develop advanced models, tools, and templates to drive the planning, forecasting and budgeting processes.
• Research, design, develop, implement, and support decision-science models.
• Evaluate accuracy of data, reporting, and forecasting outputs and perform adjustment to maximize commercial impact.
• Understand, forecast and optimize the core drivers of revenue
• Responsible for complete, accurate and timely reports such as monthly enterprise forecast reports to senior leadership team, ad-hoc and automated reporting to provide insight into revenue results and performance tracking for internal customers.
• Design and develop advanced analytical data mining, forecasting, estimation, simulation, and/or optimization models.
• Provide science calibration support for decision-science models. Perform data collection, data cleaning, data validation, and reporting tasks for analytical systems and applications.
• Lead the analysis and validation of statistical, forecasting, and optimization models.
• Communicate analytical results to business partners and clients.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting, advanced analysis and support to Sales and Product stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Serve as technical consultant in the fields of operations research, data science, decision analytics, and applied mathematics.
• Identify and apply best practices in field of advanced analytics.

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Option 1- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.

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• Option 2- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field.

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• Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Statistics, Operations Research, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, Decision Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in applying advanced analytics to support business decisions, yielding measured outcomes improvement.
• Expert‐level fluency in applying advance multivariate statistical analysis (logistic & linear regression, decision tree, cluster analysis, ANOVA, Time-Series, ARIMA) to categorize, classify, and detect relationships in large datasets.
• Proficiency in extracting and cleansing large datasets from different data sources.
• Mastery of analytical tools, including spreadsheet modeling, relational databases/SQL, and statistical analysis tools (e.g. R, SAS, SPSS), Pytorch, Tensorflow
• Demonstrated proficiency in programming with knowledge of SQL, R, SAS, Python, or other similar languages.
• Ability to understand complex business requirements and define key performance metrics to measure benefits and communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner.
• Strong, demonstrated problem solving skills involving both business problems and people interactions.

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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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00-$216,000.00

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San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00

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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.

Option 1- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3
years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science,
Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an 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.

Data science, machine learning, optimization models, Master’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch), We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

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