(USA) Senior Manager, Operations (Transformation & Enablement)

Position Summary...Why Join Walmart Connect International?

Walmart Connect International is transforming the future of retail media by helping brands connect with customers across global markets through innovative advertising solutions.

As part of the Business Strategy & Operations team, you'll work directly with executive leadership on the organization's most important strategic priorities. Your work will influence organizational decisions, shape business strategy, and help define how Walmart Connect International continues to scale and evolve.

If you're energized by solving ambiguous business challenges, influencing enterprise-level decisions, and driving meaningful transformation, we'd love to hear from you.

In this role, you'll help solve some of the organization's most complex, ambiguous, and high-impact business challenges. You'll partner closely with leaders across Walmart Connect International and Sam's Club Connect to shape strategic priorities, evaluate critical business decisions, design operating models, improve organizational effectiveness, and drive enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

This is an opportunity for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys breaking down complex problems into structured solutions, and can confidently influence senior leaders through data-driven insights, strategic thinking, and exceptional executive communication.

If you enjoy bringing structure to chaos, transforming loosely defined business questions into actionable strategies, and driving meaningful organizational change, this role offers the opportunity to influence the future of one of the world's fastest-growing retail media organizations.

What you'll do...Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership Partner with senior leaders to tackle high-priority strategic initiatives and business challenges across Walmart Connect International.

• Translate ambiguous executive questions into clearly defined problem statements, strategic analyses, and actionable recommendations.
• Lead high-impact transformation initiatives that support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long Range Plan (LRP) priorities.
• Develop structured workplans that drive clarity, accountability, and measurable business outcomes.
• Anticipate risks, identify opportunities, and proactively recommend solutions that support long-term business objectives.
  
  

Lead enterprise transformation initiatives Drive strategic initiatives that improve how the organization operates across international markets and cross-functional teams.

• Design and implement new operating models, governance structures, and ways of working.
• Evaluate organizational challenges and develop hypothesis-driven recommendations to improve business performance.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, clarify decision ownership, and accelerate execution.
• Ensure transformation initiatives remain aligned with strategic business priorities and organizational goals.
  
  

Navigate ambiguity and create clarity Bring structure to complex business problems where the path forward is not immediately obvious.

• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information from multiple sources into clear insights.
• Develop strategic frameworks that help leaders evaluate tradeoffs and make informed decisions.
• Identify key stakeholders, align competing perspectives, and build consensus across highly matrixed teams.
• Adapt quickly as priorities evolve while maintaining momentum and focus on outcomes.
  
  

Influence through executive communication Transform complex analyses into compelling, executive-ready recommendations.

• Develop concise, hypothesis-driven narratives that simplify complex business issues.
• Create executive presentations and decision materials that enable informed leadership discussions.
• Tailor communications for diverse audiences while maintaining clarity and strategic focus.
• Build trust with senior leaders by delivering thoughtful recommendations supported by rigorous analysis.
  
  

What Success Looks Like Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to:

• Bring structure and clarity to highly ambiguous business problems.
• Think strategically while balancing practical execution.
• Develop hypothesis-driven analyses that lead to actionable business recommendations.
• Influence senior leaders without direct authority.
• Build alignment across diverse, global stakeholder groups.
• Simplify complexity through exceptional written and verbal communication.
• Manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Operate independently while proactively driving projects from concept through execution.
  
  

Preferred Experience We're looking for candidates who have a strong foundation in strategic problem solving and enterprise transformation, including experience in one or more of the following:

• Management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or comparable strategy consulting firms)
• Corporate Strategy
• Business Transformation
• Strategic Operations
• Enterprise Program Management
  
  

Ideal candidates will have experience:

• Leading complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives within large, matrixed organizations.
• Advising executive leaders on organizational design, operating model transformation, workforce strategy, or enterprise change initiatives.
• Driving alignment among diverse stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Building executive-level presentations and communicating recommendations to senior leadership.
• Working within advertising, retail media, eCommerce, marketplace, technology, or other high-growth digital businesses.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business transformation, strategic operations, or a combination of these disciplines.
• Demonstrated success solving complex business problems in large, matrixed organizations.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead through collaboration rather than direct authority.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and executive communication skills.
  
  

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 $108,000.00 - $216,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Leadership of cross-functional task forces or projects

Masters, Masters: Operations Management

Project Management - Project Management Professional - CertificationPrimary Location...

221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America

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