Director, Strategic Partnership

814 Respect Dr
Bentonville, AR

R-2679113

$110,000 - $220,000/yr

Regular/ Permanent

The Director, Strategic Partnership leads cross-functional initiatives to cultivate and manage key business relationships, driving growth and alignment with organizational goals. This role involves analyzing financial and market data to develop strategic plans, resolving complex challenges, and guiding collaborative efforts across multiple teams. The Director influences decision-making through advanced analytics and negotiation expertise, ensuring successful partnership implementations. By fostering effective communication and governance, this position supports sustainable business development and operational excellence within a dynamic and evolving environment.

The Director, Strategic Partnership leads cross-functional initiatives to cultivate and manage key business relationships, driving growth and alignment with organizational goals. This role involves analyzing financial and market data to develop strategic plans, resolving complex challenges, and guiding collaborative efforts across multiple teams. The Director influences decision-making through advanced analytics and negotiation expertise, ensuring successful partnership implementations. By fostering effective communication and governance, this position supports sustainable business development and operational excellence within a dynamic and evolving environment.

The Walmart Energy Infrastructure and Operations team drives strategic initiatives to enhance resiliency, reduce energy costs, and ensure operational safety across company assets. This team fosters collaboration across business areas to achieve shared goals, leveraging financial analysis and business development expertise. Members apply critical thinking and negotiation skills to address complex challenges while aligning with overall business strategies. Committed to operational excellence and safety, the team supports sustainable growth and advances Walmart’s energy management through continuous improvement and effective leadership.

• Develop and implement business and financial plans aligned with overall strategy to support strategic partnerships.
• Manage overarching LRP, AOP, and capital forecasting
• Support adherence to governance mechanisms and cross functional integration to enterprise businesses
• Create and manage one, clear view of strategy roadmaps across Energy Infrastructure and Operations
• Analyze complex business and financial data to inform decisions and drive measurable outcomes.
• Manage strategic partnership agreements, ensuring alignment with operational and financial objectives.
• Anticipate risks and resolve issues through factbased problem solving and stakeholder engagement.
• Communicate insights and influence stakeholders to advance partnership goals and business growth.

• Proven experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration across various business areas.
• Ability to analyze financial data and develop business and financial plans aligned with strategic goals.
• Experience in AOP, LRP, and capital forecasting
• Experience in building business narratives and storytelling
• Skilled in problem-solving complex issues using data-driven approaches and strategic frameworks.
• Demonstrated capability to influence stakeholders and lead change across multiple teams.
• Proficient in governance, risk assessment, and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Excellent communication skills to present insights and recommendations clearly to varied audiences.

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.

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