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Director, Strategy
Walmart
San Bruno, CA, United States
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Position Description
• Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics
• Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce
• Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals
• Ensures implementation of Walmart Global eCommerce strategy
• Oversees the development, incubation and execution of approved corporate strategic projects and new business opportunities across functions, divisions and countries
• Provides support in defining the overall direction for Walmart Global eCommerce Strategy
• Supports the mergers and acquisition (M&A) process
About the role:
The Strategy & Business Development Lead is a project-based, consultant-like position, that will work with the senior team leaders of the Partner Marketing team including sales, product, marketing, operations, and engineering.
The role helps to drive our strategy, planning, and execution by supporting several focus areas:
1.) Development of strategic frameworks, customer and competitor insights, technology trend assessments, business cases to ensure the leadership team has the right strategic conversation
2.) Competitive analyses of industry trends to identify strategic and operational risks and enterprise strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
3.) Development of materials to support strategy discussions and decisions
4.) Evaluate business development and partnership opportunities (including startup partnerships, broader strategic partnerships, and M&A)
Exact position projects and job responsibilities will vary depending on timing and experience. Example responsibilities as follows:
• Develop strategic fact base to highlight macro and consumer trends, key competitors and new entrants, compelling business models, disruptive/emerging technologies—and translate these into insights and implications for Walmart
• Manage complex research, analyses, & financial models to drive business case development for key strategic focus areas
Work closely with the analytics team to build revenue sizing and business models; work closely with finance to develop and refine business forecasts and long range goals
• Work collaboratively with business unit partners and corporate support teams to drive enterprise strategy execution and partner on segment or functional strategy projects
• Shape and support crafting the messaging of executive leadership content for high profile meetings
Company Summary
The Walmart eCommerce team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future state of shopping. As the world’s largest retailer, we are on a mission to help people save money and live better. With the help of some of the brightest minds in technology, merchandising, marketing, supply chain, talent and more, we are reimagining the intersection of digital and physical shopping to help achieve that mission.