Manager, Advanced Analytics (Marketplace Payments and Financial Services)

Job description

**Position Summary...**
This role is a key member of the Marketplace Payments and Financial Services team, leveraging analytics, data science, and AI to deliver data-driven insights and drive operational excellence across payment solutions.

The ideal candidate has experience with a broad range of financial products, deep knowledge of payments, credit, and fraud strategies, and a proven ability to develop innovative, data-driven solutions.

This highly strategic role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and senior leaders across Walmart Marketplace.

**What you'll do...**

+ Apply advanced analytics & data science techniques—including anomaly detection, statistical analysis, and pattern recognition—to analyze seller behavior, payment and non-payments related data for achieving operational excellence.
+ Utilize programming skills (Python, SQL) and big data tools to process large, complex datasets, extracting actionable insights that enhance payment efficiency, improve seller experience and reduce risk.
+ Design and implement scalable data pipelines and workflows, collaborating with tech teams to integrate and enrich data from multiple sources, including third parties.
+ Build and maintain real-time dashboards and monitoring systems (using Tableau, Looker, or similar) to track key payment risk metrics, operational KPIs, and trends.
+ Conduct rigorous statistical testing and experimentation (A/B testing, hypothesis testing) to validate risk strategies and optimize processes.
+ Employ AI methods where applicable to automate anomaly detection and pattern identification, improving alert accuracy and minimizing false positives.
+ Work cross-functionally with Partner Operations, Trust & Safety, Product, Engineering, and other teams to translate data science insights into effective payment risk management and enhanced seller experience.

**Qualifications**

+ Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
+ Strong background in analytics, data science, or business intelligence, preferably in payments or financial services.
+ Proficient in SQL, Python (or similar), and familiar with machine learning tools and big data tech (Hive, Spark).
+ Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively across teams in a fast-paced environment.
+ Solid understanding of e-commerce metrics and payment risk indicators.
+ Proven ability to lead data-driven projects with clear, actionable results.

**About Walmart.com**

The Walmart US eCommerce team is rapidly innovating to evolve and define the future state of shopping.

As the world’s largest retailer, we are on a mission to help people save money and live better.

With the help of some of the brightest minds in merchandising, marketing, supply chain, talent and more, we are reimaging the intersection of digital and physical shopping to help achieve that mission.

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.
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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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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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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.
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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.
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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .

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Sunnyvale, California US-08479:The annual salary range for this position is $104,000.00-$202,000.00
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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00-$155,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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- 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._

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or related field and 2 years' experience in data analytics or related field OR 4 years'
experience in data analytics or related field.

**Preferred Qualifications...**

_Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position.

If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications._

Certificate in business analytics, data mining, or statistical analysis

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Information Systems, Masters: Statistics

**Primary Location...**

702 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.

This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
Walmart, Inc.

is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice.

We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them.

That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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