Senior Manager, Internal Consulting & Special Projects - Walmart Connect
About Walmart Connect:
Walmart Connect is key to Walmart's growth strategy. Walmart has built a ~$3 billion dollar closed-loop media business division of America's largest omnichannel retailer. It offers unparalleled opportunities for brands to reach their desired customers, no matter where, how and when they shop.
Walmart Connect is dedicated to driving measurable outcomes for our suppliers, sellers, merchants, stores, GMs, brand advertisers, and agencies using our full funnel ad solutions leverage Walmart's in-store and online data. With a range of flexible pricing and buying models, including self-service, these solutions help businesses build brand awareness, engage with Walmart consumers, and convert Walmart consumers to shoppers.
This is a unique opportunity to join a high-visibility team within the largest company in the world.
What You'll Do:
We are seeking an experienced, strategic and effective Senior Manager of WMC Business Operations to be a key contributor within its Internal Consulting & Special Projects team. This team focuses on leading strategic initiatives to solve business challenges, ranging from operational to people based workstreams, to help shape our growth strategy in the immediate future.
As Senior Manager, you will lead workstreams similar to those in management consulting, identifying and enabling transformation change across the business. You will exhibit a consultative approach and influence in leading cross-functional collaboration and partnerships with senior leaders; this will often require driving consensus or decision-making against competing priorities. Thus, establishing strong and resilient internal relationships in a matrixed organization from the onset is key.
You will bring intellectual curiosity, a consulting skillset with an appetite to lead transformation, and master storytelling skills to craft narratives that inspire but are backed by data. You will consistently demonstrate an ability to tackle complex business challenges while being comfortable producing "stake in the ground" hypotheses.
If you are passionate about driving organizational growth and thrive in dynamic environments, this role is for you!
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
In short, this is a role where one will lean into and fully own the internal consulting arm for Walmart Connect; effectively craft and communicate synthesized narratives and influence executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams up and down the organization. Putting together all the pieces for both the present and future in a strategic way - all in an environment of ongoing change and transformation. Individual components (non-exhaustive) of the role are below:
Strategic Thinking: Utilize your strategic mindset to assess and address a wide range of complex business challenges, including but not limited to initial scoping all the way through delivery to key stakeholders. Develop and implement business strategies that drive growth and operational excellence considering both short-term and long-term implications. This role will require the ability to undertake difficult and ambiguous business challenges within an ever-evolving business environment.
Problem Solving: Tackle business problems with an "answer first" approach, demonstrating a proactive and results-oriented mindset. Navigate ambiguity with confidence, putting a stake in the ground to drive decisions even in the absence of perfect data and amidst ambiguity. Lead special projects that are rooted in analysis, and hypothesis driven. Help make recommendations that solve complicated business problems to guide and support WMC leadership.
Storytelling: Use your creativity and strategic thinking to craft narratives that captivate audiences and influence key stakeholders to enact change.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments, including Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Product, to drive alignment, streamline workflows, and support the achievement of company objectives. Build strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners including executives and department heads. Work collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives and communicate to a variety of audiences with influence and inspiration to garner commitment and action.
Business Connectivity and Implications: Strategically connect the dots between various business functions and priorities, ensuring a holistic understanding of how initiatives impact the overall business. Tie project outcomes back to tangible business implications and key performance indicators. Root decision making in data driven hypothesis and conclusions, conducting financial assessment and analysis for each project.
Executive Stakeholder Management: Be a go-to person for leaders to help tackle some of the most difficult business challenges including, but not limited to, organization transformation, business efficiency diagnostics and implementation etc. Engage with senior-level stakeholders to understand business needs and priorities and drive consensus. Cultivate and maintain trust and rapport with senior level leadership with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence.
Ability to manage multiple initiatives & prioritize accordingly: Oversee the execution of strategic projects and initiatives, ensuring timely completion and successful implementation. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and effectively prioritize, reprioritize, and manage multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously and deliver results within deadlines.
Key Competencies:
Exceptional strategic thinking and analytical skills with an "answer first" approach.
Senior level stakeholder management and relationship-building expertise.
Comfort and confidence in working in ambiguous situations.
Strong ability to make decisions and take a stand based on available information.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and concise manner, with a flair for storytelling.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education & professional experience:
Bachelor's degree in a field of study relevant to this role.
4+ years of experience in top-tier strategy consulting, corporate strategy at a large company, private equity investing or portfolio operations, or investment banking. As a bonus, previous experience applying this expertise at a media organization.
Experience in defining, leading and communicating high-stakes business initiatives is critical in this role.
Problem solving & critical thinking:
Strong analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex business drivers.
Ability to think creatively, identify needle-moving solutions, deal with ambiguity, manage changing priorities within a matrixed organization.
Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques, including SQL, Excel, and BI platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
Business and people leadership:
Proven experience in managing executive stakeholders and building strong relationships at all levels of an organization.
High degree of professional confidence and credibility with effective presence, strong written and verbal skills to present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including executive levels in the company.
Bring a sense of "fun" that inspires others and creates a healthy team environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
4+ years of experience of top-tier strategy consulting, corporate strategy at a large company, private equity investing or portfolio operations, or investment banking.
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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.
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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The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00-$216,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
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 Administration, Engineering, Operations , or related field and 3 years' experience in operations, project management, or related area OR 5 years' experience in operations, project management, or related area. 1 year's supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Leadership of cross-functional task forces or projects
Masters, Masters: Operations Management
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification
Primary Location...
221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
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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.
All the benefits you need for you and your family
Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
Associate discounts in-store and online
Education assistance for Associate and dependents
Parental Leave
Pay during military service
Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth
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 specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.
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