Principal, Data Analyst - Transaction Analytics

Position: Principal, Data Analyst - Transaction Analytics, Payments
Position Summary...

The Transaction Analytics team within eCommerce Decision Science is seeking a highly strategic and technically strong Principal Data Analyst to lead analytics for payments initiatives across our ecommerce experience. This role will serve as a thought partner to senior leadership, driving data-informed decisions that strengthens financial services initiatives, tender utilization, and more.

You will operate across all discovery, cart, checkout, and account domains with significant ownership. This is a high-visibility role requiring deep technical expertise, executive storytelling, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

What you'll do...

* Own analytics strategy for Transaction Analytics, establishing scalable measurement frameworks and KPIs.

* Drive experimentation strategy for new product features and experiences by designing intelligent, valid experiments using an in-house platform.

* Lead complex data mining and exploratory analyses to identify risk patterns, experience gaps, and behavioral trends.

* Develop executive-ready dashboards and reporting solutions that provide actionable insights across Transactions cross-functional team.

* Partner cross-functionally with Product, Business Strategy, Design, and Engineering teams to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytical solutions.

* Contribute to and optimize lightweight ETL processes, ensuring high data quality, reliability, and governance standards.

* Influence senior leaders through compelling storytelling grounded in data.

* Raise the analytical bar across the organization by mentoring analysts and defining best practices in data governance, documentation, and experimentation.

What You'll Bring

* 5+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or business intelligence within complex, high-scale environments.

* Advanced proficiency in Python (pandas, numpy, statistical modeling) and SQL for large-scale data manipulation.

* Strong expertise in data mining, exploratory analysis, and statistical thinking.

* Demonstrated experience building and scaling data visualization solutions (Tableau, Looker, etc.) for executive audiences.

* Strong best-practice knowledge of ETL processes and data pipeline fundamentals.

* Proven ability to translate complex datasets into strategic narratives that drive executive decisions.

* Experience influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.

* Strong business acumen and comfort operating in ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience in ecommerce, payments products, and/or retail

* Background in credit and loan analytics and/or customer wallet and payment platforms

* Exposure to experimentation at scale

* Experience working in regulated or policy-driven environments.

Leadership Expectations (Principal IC)

* Think enterprise-first and connect analytics to broader business strategy.

* Operate as a subject matter expert in compliance analytics and earnings insights.

* Influence senior stakeholders through credibility, clarity, and data-driven conviction.

* Build scalable solutions rather than one-off analyses.

* Elevate team capability through mentorship and analytical rigor.

* Demonstrate intellectual curiosity, ownership mindset, and operational excellence.

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…