Senior Director, Economist

Position Summary... What you'll do...

Role summary: The Senior Director, Economist, provides strategic leadership by applying advanced economic theories and statistical methods to guide business decisions and drive organizational success. This role involves developing and implementing data-driven strategies, overseeing complex economic research, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to address high-level business challenges. The position requires expertise in econometrics, data analysis, and mentorship to cultivate talent and foster continuous improvement.

The Senior Director ensures integrity in all practices while promoting operational excellence and aligning economic insights with company objectives to support sustainable growth and innovation.

About the team: Our team leads the global development and management of measurement and planning products for Walmart Connect. We design and support solutions for campaign attribution, incrementality measurement, and media planning for Walmart Connect and Sam’s Club Connect advertisers worldwide. Utilizing expertise in applied economics, econometrics, and data analysis, the team delivers strategic insights that drive business decisions. Collaboration across functions ensures the creation of high-quality, data-driven products that enhance advertising effectiveness and support business growth on a global scale.

What you'll do:

• Lead economic research and analysis to inform strategic business decisions across multiple company sectors.
• Develop and implement advanced statistical, econometric, and machine learning models to forecast outcomes and test hypotheses.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of high-quality data pipelines and analytical code using Python, SQL, and related tools.
• Communicate complex economic concepts and findings clearly to technical and executive audiences through reports and visualizations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to design experiments, evaluate initiatives, and align recommendations with economic theory.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering continuous learning and high performance.
• Build and sustain strategic partnerships to support business goals and community engagement.

What you'll bring:

• Extensiveexperienceapplyingeconomicresearch,theory,andadvancedeconometrictechniquestosolvecomplexbusinesschallenges.
• Proficiencyinstatisticalmethods,data analysis,andprogramminglanguagessuchas
  
  Python,SQL,or Rfordevelopingdatapipelinesandmodeling.
• Strongleadershipskillswithaprovenabilitytomentoranddevelophigh-performing teams.
• Expertiseinsynthesizingandcommunicatingeconomicconceptsanddata-driveninsightstoarangeofaudiences,includingexecutiveleadership.
• Demonstratedabilitytocollaboratecross-functionallyandbuildstrategicpartnershipstodrivebusinessoutcomes.
• Commitmenttoethicalstandards,integrity,andfosteringacultureofcontinuouslearningandimprovement.

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  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…