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Manager of Data Science

Thoughtwave Software and Solutions
Illinois, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/7/2026

Job Details

Role:Manager of Data Science
Location: Sunnyvale, CA or Bentonville, AR
Duration:12 Months

Must haves:
GEN AI
Time Series Experience(forecasting Models)
Prompting and Fine Tuning
LLM, RAG, BERT, GPT
Appropriate Leveling-
Manager needs to have manager experience, principal needs to be the top person on the team, staff needs too have at least lead experience

Manager:
What you'll do...
Manage a team of data science and machine learning engineers to develop and deploy traditional data science and Gen AI applications supporting the Walmart finance department. Build models that solves specific business outcome by training with massive amount of Walmart data utilizing open-source or in-house tools.
Grow a team of domain experts of NLP, LLM , Timeseries Forecasting and recommendation systems in respective business domains in retail ; e-commerce.
Drive execution of developing models and systems
Communicate, collaborate, and build relationships with clients and peer teams to facilitate cross-functional projects.
Remain up to date on ongoing research and development activities in the team
Work with data scientists to design, architect, and build AI/ML/DL model and model systems.
Work with machine learning engineers to deploy, operate, and optimize scalable solutions
About the Team: Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization.
What you'll bring:
Experience in NLP, LLM, Timeseries, Traditional ML techniques
Experience in data science and machine learningfor retail ; e-commerce
Experience in managing a mid-size internal team of data scientists and MLEs
Experience leading and completing cross-functional projects
Strong organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines
Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
Detail and results-oriented with sense of urgency
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