Senior Manager, Delivery Search, Arrival & Matching (Last Mile Delivery)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Science to lead advanced analytical modeling and data visualization initiatives for strategic business decisions. The role requires ML expertise, statistical methods, and programming skills to deploy scalable models.

You will mentor teammates and ensure alignment with organizational goals while translating insights into actionable recommendations. The team focuses on Last-Mile Delivery, driver search, arrival timing, and trip matching, delivering

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelors in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, CS, IT or related field with 5 years analytics experience.
• Option 2: Masters in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, CS, IT or related field with 3 years analytics experience.
• Option 3: 7 years experience in analytics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead business case development for roadmap investments and quantify opportunities.
• Own analytical and strategic layer for driver search, arrival staggering, and trip matching.
• Apply AI tools as a core part of daily workflow to accelerate analysis and scale output.
• Translate model outputs and platform telemetry into exec-ready recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams aligning engineers, scientists, and operators toward outcomes.

Skills

AI tools fluency

Quantitative skills

SQL

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

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

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

Tools

Python

Spark

Scala

R

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary: Join Walmart as a Senior Manager, Data Science, leading advanced analytical modeling and data visualization initiatives to drive strategic business decisions. This role requires expertise in machine learning, statistical methods, and programming languages to develop and deploy scalable models that address complex business challenges. The position involves collaborating cross-functionally to translate business needs into actionable insights, mentoring team members, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The successful candidate will apply rigorous validation techniques and innovative data strategies to enhance operational efficiency and support continuous improvement across multiple business domains.

About the team: Walmart's Last-Mile Delivery team integrates real-time intelligence with physical logistics, supporting a Spark Driver network that reaches 94% of U.S. households nationwide. The Search, Arrival & Matching organization manages critical systems determining offer distribution, arrival timing, and trip fulfillment. This team operates in a fast-paced, technically advanced environment with significant national impact. Members apply expertise in product development, logistics, machine learning, and analytics to develop scalable solutions. Collaboration with cross-functional partners drives innovation and operational excellence, ensuring efficient delivery experiences while advancing Walmart's strategic goals in logistics and technology.

What you'll do:

• Lead business case development for roadmap investments - quantifying opportunity, sizing tradeoffs, and establishing success criteria
• Own the analytical and strategic layer for components of driver search, arrival staggering, and trip matching - serving as the business voice alongside technical partners
• Apply AI tools as a core part of daily workflow - accelerating analysis, synthesizing signals, and scaling analytical output across the org.
• Translate complex model outputs, experiment results, and platform telemetry into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams - align engineers, scientists, and operators around a shared plan and hold the work accountable to outcomes

What you'll bring:

• 9+ years of experience in analytics, strategy, product development, or business operations in a technology-driven organization. Business or tech product development experience preferred.
• Demonstrated fluency with AI tools - you use them daily, you know their limits, and you build workflows around them.
• Strong quantitative skills and statistical understanding - uses SQL, builds analytical models, and derives original insights from data.
• Clear, structured communicator - able to compress complex analysis into an exec-ready narrative without losing precision.
• Track record of making and defending business recommendations under ambiguity.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams or workstreams and drive outcomes through influence and clarity of direction.

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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock

Option 1: Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field.

Option 2: Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field.

Option 3: 7 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

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), We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

802 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.