Senior Data Science Lead, Last Mile Delivery

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Data Science for Last Mile Delivery in Bentonville, AR. The role leads advanced analytics, modeling, and deployment efforts to optimize network expansion, delivery speed, and asset deployment.

Candidates should demonstrate expertise in statistics, ML, data quality, and stakeholder communication. The team drives strategic analytics for depot strategy, siting optimization, demand forecasting, and enterprise-wide efficiency to achieve sub-30 minute

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, IT or related field and 5 years' analytics experience OR a master's degree with 3 years' analytics experience OR 7 years' analytics experience.
• Experience leading analytics projects with modeling, validation, and deployment; strong stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, assessment, and validation of advanced analytical models with business relevance.
• Design and implement data visualization solutions to communicate insights to stakeholders and support decisions.
• Translate business requirements into actionable data science projects aligned with strategic goals.
• Mentor team members on modeling techniques, feature engineering, and data quality standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify data sources, ensure data integrity, and deploy models into production.
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting new ML methods and improving model performance.

Skills

Data science

Machine learning

Statistical methods

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Matplotlib

Plotly

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager of Data Science for Last Mile Delivery in Bentonville, AR. The role leads advanced analytics, modeling, and deployment efforts to optimize network expansion, delivery speed, and asset deployment.

Candidates should demonstrate expertise in statistics, ML, data quality, and stakeholder communication. The team drives strategic analytics for depot strategy, siting optimization, demand forecasting, and enterprise-wide efficiency to achieve sub-30 minute