Strategic Account Growth Manager

Walmart; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase program

Paid time off

Live Better U education benefits

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Manager, Account Strategy to lead omnichannel advertising campaigns for Walmart Connect. You will manage end-to-end campaign setup, pacing, optimization, and reporting, translating brand goals into actionable media strategies while collaborating across teams to drive revenue growth.

The role blends strategic planning with hands-on execution, requiring strong client interactions, cross-functional partnership, and a deep understanding of media metrics and platform activation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communication, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing digital media campaigns or consulting on digital campaigns across display, video, social, search, and programmatic.
• Deep understanding of digital media metrics (CPM, ROAS, CPC, CTR, etc.) and media math for optimization.
• Proven client-facing experience with proactive risk identification and solution development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with strong presentation skills.
• Strong project management capabilities and ability to thrive under pressure, managing multiple priorities.
• High comfort navigating rapidly evolving environments and ambiguous situations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and familiarity with Salesforce, JIRA, Tableau, SQL, Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic, data-driven media plans and manage managed-service and self-service campaigns.
• Collaborate with Sales and Account teams on strategic, data-driven proposals.
• Lead external advertiser and agency calls, showcasing media tactics and audience strategy.
• Apply knowledge of paid search, programmatic display, CTV, social, and digital OOH across campaigns.
• Communicate performance metrics, insights, and optimization recommendations to stakeholders.
• Adhere to SLAs and QA processes to ensure high-quality campaign launches.
• Present upsell opportunities to drive incremental revenue with clients and agencies.
• Traffic campaigns across ad tech platforms and troubleshoot issues for optimal performance.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communication, or related area

Master’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Communication, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

JIRA

Tableau

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Manager, Account Strategy to lead omnichannel advertising campaigns for Walmart Connect. You will manage end-to-end campaign setup, pacing, optimization, and reporting, translating brand goals into actionable media strategies while collaborating across teams to drive revenue growth.

The role blends strategic planning with hands-on execution, requiring strong client interactions, cross-functional partnership, and a deep understanding of media metrics and platform activation.