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You will build strong business relationships, challenge assumptions, use data and AI to shape strategy, and influence operational decisions and change.\nSuccess requires exceptional critical thinking, business judgment, technical and analytical leadership, structured problem solving, and influence across teams and senior leadership. Whether your background is in operations, supply chain, process improvement, strategy, or analytics, you must be able to develop and defend data-driven recommendations and turn them into measurable business outcomes.\nAbout the team:\nOur team sits at the intersection of operations, analytics, technology, and transformation.\nWe work on problems where:\nthe question may not be clearly defined,\nunderstanding operational processes is essential,\nthe data may not tell the full story,\nstakeholders may see the problem differently,\ndecisions involve tradeoffs across cost, service, and execution,\nand solutions require changing how work gets done.\nTeam members investigate how operations work, develop hypotheses, evaluate alternatives, and lead partners from analysis through implementation and measurement.You will also shape analytical strategy, connect work across teams, establish scalable approaches, and elevate how other analysts solve problems.\nWhat you'll do:\nLead ambiguous, cross-functional operational problems, identifying root causes, challenging assumptions, and reframing questions to drive business outcomes.\nPartner with operations, product, technology, data science, and senior leadership to identify opportunities, shape priorities, and influence decisions.\nApply advanced analytics, automation, AI, and operational knowledge to test hypotheses, evaluate tradeoffs, and develop actionable recommendations.\nInfluence stakeholders, navigate resistance, and help drive implementation and measurable operational improvements.\nDesign scalable analytical solutions and decision frameworks using SQL, Python, visualization platforms, cloud data environments, and AI.\nServe as a thought leader, mentor others, and strengthen analytical capabilities across teams.\nWhat you'll bring:\nDemonstrated critical thinking, business and analytical judgment, strategic ownership, stakeholder leadership, technical and AI fluency, and cross-functional impact.\nYou:\nunderstand operational processes and can identify opportunities others may overlook\nthrive in ambiguity, challenge assumptions, and determine the right problems to solve\nconnect analysis to operational, financial, customer, and organizational outcomes\nhave strong analytical and technical capabilities, using data and AI responsibly to develop and validate recommendations\nindependently shape priorities and lead initiatives across organizational boundaries\ncommunicate clearly, influence senior leaders, and drive adoption without positional authority\nWe are equally interested in candidates who came to analytics through the business as we are in candidates who started in technical roles and developed deep business ownership and stakeholder leadership.\nAt 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.\nYou 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. \nFor information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. \nLive 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. \nEligibility 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. \nFor information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart. \nThe annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 \nAdditional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. \nAdditional compensation for certain positions may also include : \n- Stock\nㅤ\nㅤ\nㅤ\nㅤ\n\nMinimum Qualifications...\nOutlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.\nOption 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 4 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 2: Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 2 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 3: 6 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.Preferred Qualifications...\nOutlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. 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