Senior Partner, Advertising Sales PLUS

Position Summary… Walmart Connect is the retail media business within Walmart, Inc. We were created to keep up with the changing world of Walmart customers by offering more than just media. Walmart Connect helps brands connect with customers more often and more meaningfully through omnichannel experiences.

Our digital advertising business is important to Walmart's overall strategy, which is why we're excited to grow and open up this opportunity to join this high‑visibility, mission‑driven team within the world's largest retail company.

As a Walmart Connect PLUS (Paid Leave United Support) Sales Partner, you're in the right place at the right time to ride the retail media trend at the largest retailer in the world! It's your opportunity to bring to life full‑funnel performant advertising solutions for brands across categories you will manage. You will be a consultative sales partner to your clients, merchandising partners, and marketing support to grow your client's business and drive revenue  will drive client meetings with a particular focus on providing expertise for our PLUS ad products.

Your primary goal will be increasing adoption of our ad products by acting as a connective tissue between Walmart Connect teams (Sales and Product) and our advertisers. You will have the opportunity to make an impact at a senior stakeholder level as a member of cross‑functional teams.

• Consults with cross‑functional partners to create custom advertising solutions that address both short‑term and long‑term customer needs. Communicates effectively with colleagues across different departments or specialties within an organization. Leverages the strengths and skills of each team to achieve common goals. Articulates ideas, plans, and priorities to team members across different functions and actively listens to input from other teams to incorporate feedback into sales strategies and objectives.
• Manages financial results in an assigned area of responsibility. Understands the financial aspects of the role including revenue generation, budgeting, and cost efficiency. Makes decisions that positively impact the financial health of the organization. Implements effective sales strategies that maximize profitability to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Leverages data and metrics to analyze problems and evaluate potential solutions. Demonstrates creative thinking, analytical reasoning, and the application of sales knowledge and experience. Differentiates between symptoms and root causes to ensure effective problem‑solving for sales‑related problems.
• Establishes, maintains, and improves relationships with clients and colleagues. Creates a strong client base and fosters a positive work environment. Addresses conflicts proactively, seeking win‑win solutions by maintaining professionalism and composure during difficult conversations or disputes.
• Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs, developing and communicating business plans and priorities, removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance, providing resources, identifying performance standards, measuring progress, and adjusting performance accordingly. Develops contingency plans and demonstrates adaptability and support for continuous learning.
• Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training, mentoring, assigning duties, building a team‑based work environment, establishing performance expectations, conducting regular performance evaluations, providing recognition and rewards, coaching for success and improvement, and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace.
• Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application, ensuring compliance with them and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.
• Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives, consulting with business partners, managers, coworkers, or other key stakeholders, soliciting, evaluating, and…