Principal, Data Analyst

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Rogers, AR, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$90,000.0 - $180,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Data Analysis Augmented Reality Data Visualization R (Programming Language) SPSS (Software) Python (Programming Language) Power BI Scala (Programming Language) SQL Databases Stata Tableau (Software) Scripting
+7 more
Apache Spark Generative AI Core Data Information Technology Performance Monitor Data Management Looker Analytics

Job description

What you’ll do…

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., We are looking for a Principal Data Analyst. This position will report into the Director of Data. You will be an expert on our data and data platforms, partnering with Product and Business to uncover new opportunities as an authority on product analytics that will help generate key insights to scale our product suite. You will work cross functionally on a day-to-day basis, manage key initiatives, and possess strong problem solving and communication skills., * Lead a team of analysts focused on empowering analytics and delivering insights across the New Propositions product suite.

  • Manage the roadmap for how data will be effectively leveraged across our core data platforms and internal tooling that meets the evolving needs of the business.
  • Engage with Business and Product team leadership to help define KPIs by having domain expertise in our data and capabilities of our tooling including how data will be captured, shared, and leveraged across our teams.
  • Responsible for business performance reporting and KPI visualizations.
  • Responsible for our data platforms and analytics tooling, working cross-functionally with our Global Technology team and data platform partners.
  • Provide advanced analytics solutions like incrementality measurement, customer segmentation, lifetime value for the initiatives

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in an analytical insights, data, or consulting role
  • 2+ years of experience leading a team of data analysts
  • Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and partners
  • Strong communication skills -
  • Ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps, transform complex data sets into simple visuals and dashboards for analytical and non-analytical teammates, and keep the big picture in view
  • Superb communication of concepts and ideas to stakeholders at all levels including C-level executives
  • Excellent storytelling ability leveraging data to drive insights and action
  • Work experience in ecommerce and/or conversational commerce
  • Experience leveraging data visualization tools (Looker), SQL and/or Python or a statistical package, such as R, SPSS or Stata, and can advise on statistical significance
  • Experience using visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Looker
  • Expertise in measurement, insights, and providing advanced analytics solutions
  • Providing data-driven recommendations to guide business and product roadmaps
  • Ability to work in an ambiguous entrepreneurial environment, being able to manage and execute across multiple priorities while operating independently with minimal supervision
  • Know how to inspire, motivate, and support a team to get things done
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do what’s necessary, 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 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…

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

Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field, Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce), Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau)

Benefits & conditions

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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