(USA) Director, Data Science

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Position Summary About The Walmart Marketplace Data Science and Enablement Team Walmart's Marketplace Data Science and Enablement Team supports the growth of the e-Commerce Marketplace program through data analysis, advanced statistics, and data best-practices for advanced modeling techniques for forecasting and problem solving.
We work alongside business, product, and engineering teams to deliver solutions that enable growth and improve seller success.
What you'll do.
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The Director of Data Science will help manage areas of data science critical to our business' aggressive growth.
You will directly manage a US-based team while collaborating with and coordinating across a larger international team supporting a diverse portfolio of business initiatives.
You will be an advisor on designing, refining, and delivering modeling best practices for a range of topics including, but not limited to sales forecasting, risk mitigation, seller experience, forecasting, and performance optimization.
How You'll Make an Impact Lead and develop a team of data scientists with indirect oversight of a portfolio spanning the entire Marketplace organization.
Develop and manage machine learning/ data science models that address challenges and opportunities in assortment and performance optimization, risk mitigation, seller experience, and operational efficiency.
Ensure close collaboration with business partners to define priorities and ensure that solutions are implemented and adopted.
Build key measurements and a test/iterate philoso phy to improve results.
Challenge accepted approaches and develop innovative solutions that enable explosive growth across the Global Marketplace.
What you'll bring : Expertise in Data Science with prior hands-on experience building predictive and classification models and owning end to end is strongly preferred.
Ability to translate business problems into data-related or mathematical solutions.
Adept at dealing with ambiguity and making independent decisions about what data and approach is best for the task at hand.
Excellent at communicating with individuals and groups at all levels of an organization.
Strong business insight, superb communication, and relationship skills 6 - 8 years of supervisory experience.
Minimum Qualifications.
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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 6 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 4 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Option 3: 8 years' experience in an analytics or related field Preferred Qualifications.
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Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position.
Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD 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, Supervisory experience, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch) Live our Values Culture Champion• Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart's commitment to communities, social justice, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance.
Servant Leadership• Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Embrace Change Curiosity & Courage• Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Digital Transformation & Change• Drives continuous improvements, supervises the adoption of new technology, and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart's business model.
Deliver for the Customer Customer Focus• Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans and initiatives.
Strategic Thinking• Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies.
Focus on our Associates Diversity, Equity & Inclusion• Supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain diverse and inclusive talent; builds high-performing teams; embraces diversity in all its forms; and actively supports diversity goal programs.
Collaboration & Influence• Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.
Talent Management• Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, builds the talent pipeline, fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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.
For information about PTO, see https://one.
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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.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.
Walmart at https://bit.
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The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.
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00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) - Stock equity incentives Minimum Qualifications.
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Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position.
If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 6 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 4 years' experience in an analytics related field.
Option 3: 8 years' experience in an analytics or related field Preferred Qualifications.
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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, PhD 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, Supervisory experience, Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch) Primary Location.
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850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America