Senior Manager, Operations Expansion - Walmart Data Ventures

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, AR, seeks a Senior Manager, Expansion Operations within Data Ventures. You will orchestrate cross-functional expansion programs, align stakeholders, and drive readiness for large-scale transformations across markets and banners.

You will lead readiness activities, manage risks, and ensure successful activation, while partnering with merchants, associates, and external partners to accelerate adoption of new tools, workflows, and ways of working.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and 3 years’ experience in operations, project management, or related area OR 5 years’ experience in operations, project management, or related area.
• 1 year’s supervisory experience.
• Strong financial management and budget oversight.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multi-workstream expansion initiatives and translate expansion strategies into executable change initiatives.
• Lead readiness activities across expansion opportunities, identifying requirements and communicating with stakeholders.
• Equip cross-functional teams with messaging, onboarding, and support to ensure user success.
• Evaluate current plans for effectiveness and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure successful launch and integration through strategic stakeholder management.

Skills

Operations leadership

Project management

Analytical skills

Cost reduction

Budget oversight

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations

Job description

Senior Manager, Operations Expansion - Walmart Data Ventures

Bentonville, AR

1601 Se 10th St, Bentonville, AR 72716-0000

R-2565018

$90,000 - $180,000/yr

Regular/ Permanent

Position Summary

Role summary: The Senior Manager, Expansion Operations is a critical role within Data Ventures, serving as the connective tissue between Global Data Ventures and local market, banner, or business teams, ensuring successful expansion while balancing standardization with locally-specific requirements. This role will help drive readiness, engagement, and sustained value for large-scale business transformations, ensuring key user groups are prepared to successfully adopt new tools, workflows, and ways of working. This person will support merchants, internal associates, and external partners throughout discovery, deployment, and post-launch stabilization. They will support the engagement, communication, and readiness plans needed to enable successful launches at speed.

About the team: The New Markets Expansion team drives market exploration and readiness to support startup scaling and deliver comprehensive expansion outcomes for Data Ventures. Managing multiple operational workstreams, the team focuses on operational planning, resource allocation, and process improvements to enhance business efficiency and successful launch integration. Collaborating cross-functionally, they develop innovative solutions and tools aligned with business objectives. Committed to operational excellence, the team ensures timely execution, continuous learning, and accountability to achieve measurable results. Their success is reflected in launch completion, speed to profitability, integration efficiency, and leverage learning to accelerate future enterprise growth.

What you'll do

• Oversee business and operational workstreams to translate expansion strategies into executable change management initiatives; aligning stakeholders around priorities; and ensuring expansion objectives are successfully delivered.
• Lead operational readiness activities across expansion opportunities by identifying business requirements, understanding impacts to user/persona needs, communicating across stakeholder groups, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring successful activation.
• Equip cross-functional teams with the right messaging, onboarding, and support approaches to help both internal and external users succeed.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current plans and initiatives; consulting cross-functionally to improve efficiency and effectiveness; and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure successful launch and integration through strategic stakeholder management.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in operations and/or project management with proven ability to lead complex initiatives and manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Demonstrated success in driving business efficiency and cost reduction through innovative solutions and process improvements.
• Expertise in financial management, including budget oversight and profit and loss responsibility.
• Proven ability to lead and develop cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and high performance.
• Excellent influencing and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships and drive execution.
• High business acumen and emotional intelligence that are leveraged to create shared understanding, structure, and accountability across cross-functional teams.

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 $90,000.00 - $180,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Stock

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations, or related field and 3 years’ experience in operations, project management, or related area OR 5 years’ experience in operations, project management, or related area. 1 year’s supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Managing a budget, profit and loss statement, or related financial process, Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field like (not limited to) project management, compliance, operations management, or related area, Project Management Certification. Masters, Masters: Operations Management. Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification

Primary Location

1601 SE 10th St, 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.

Benefits you’ll enjoy

Discount Card

Get 10% off

Walmart associates are eligible for a 10% discount card on most regular-priced items and fresh produce in-store and on select items at Walmart.com. Eligible after 90 days of employment.

Live Better U

100% covered

Earn a degree or in-demand skills certificates with no debt- Walmart covers 100% of tuition and books. Live Better U offers 60+ programs for Associates to pursue their dreams.

Ready to grow your career? Walmart Academy offers job-specific retail training and leadership courses to help Associates reach their career goals.

Enjoy 401(k) matching and stock purchase plans.

Paid time off

Take a break as needed for vacation, sick leave, holidays, parental leave, and more

Medical, dental, vision, and wellness programs for you and your family

Access mental health resources and assistance programs for life’s challenges

Training, leadership programs, and clear paths to advance.

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