(USA) Senior, Data Analyst

StartupNWA; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 80,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Walmart in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to drive data governance, define enterprise data standards, and improve data quality across multiple business domains. You will partner with data owners and stakeholders to translate business challenges into data‑driven solutions and support AI‑driven insights with strong visualization and governance practices.

This role emphasizes data literacy, stewardship, and collaboration to enable analytics and informed decision‑making across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 2 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.
• Master's degree in a related field (Business, CS, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, IT) preferred.
• 4 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern business terms, data definitions, metadata, and standards for trusted enterprise data.
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and stakeholders to drive governance adoption and compliance.
• Identify, remediate, and root-cause data quality issues for critical assets.
• Support data classification, lineage, ownership, and access governance processes.
• Lead governance reviews and evaluate changes for standard alignment.
• Develop governance communications and training to promote data literacy and trusted foundations.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data profiling

SQL

NoSQL

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Data strategy

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Finance or related field

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

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Position Summary

Role summary:

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will drive data governance initiatives by partnering with business and technical stakeholders to establish enterprise data standards, govern critical data assets, improve data quality, and ensure consistent, trusted use of data across the organization. This role requires a deep understanding of data quality, governance, and visualization techniques to support strategic decision‑making across multiple business domains. You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate business challenges into data‑driven solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Your contributions will enhance data integrity, optimize processes, and drive measurable improvements, supporting Walmart’s commitment to operational excellence and informed business strategies.

About the team:

Our team is committed to ensuring the accuracy, security, and consistency of People data across the enterprise. We collaborate with business and technology leaders globally to define standards, metrics, KPIs, and access controls essential for workforce intelligence. By transforming data into a trusted strategic asset, we support responsible AI and enable confident decision‑making. Our work underpins analytics and insights that shape the future understanding and management of the workforce, fostering data stewardship and governance to maintain high‑quality, reliable information for enterprise‑wide use.

What you’ll do:

• Establish and govern business terms, data definitions, metadata, and standards to ensure consistent and trusted use of enterprise data.
• Partner with data owners, stewards, and stakeholders to drive governance adoption and compliance with enterprise policies.
• Facilitate data quality issue identification, remediation, and root cause resolution for critical data assets.
• Support data classification, certification, lineage, ownership, and access governance processes.
• Lead governance reviews and evaluate changes for alignment with established standards.
• Develop governance communications and training while promoting data literacy, stewardship accountability, and trusted data foundations that enable analytics, compliance, and AI‑driven insights.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive experience in data management, data quality, and data governance practices.
• Proficiency with data profiling, cleansing, and stewardship techniques to ensure data accuracy.
• Strong knowledge of database technologies including SQL and NoSQL systems.
• Ability to identify and source data fit for business needs and perform initial quality assessments.
• Expertise in data visualization tools and techniques to communicate complex insights effectively.
• Skilled in applying data strategy principles to support business objectives and decision‑making.
• Experience collaborating cross‑functionally to translate business requirements into data‑driven solutions.
• Familiarity with project management and facilitation to drive data initiatives and stakeholder engagement.

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 $80,000.00 - $155,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 2 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.
• Option 2: Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Option 3: 4 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Data science, data analysis, statistics, or related field, Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field, Related industry experience (for example, retail, merchandising, healthcare, eCommerce), Successful completion of assessments in data analysis and Business Intelligence tools and scripting languages (for example, SQL, Python, Spark, Scala, R, Power BI, or Tableau)

Primary Location

806 Excellence 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.