Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Manager II, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives (Seller Growth)

Looking for a new role that will be both challenging and rewarding, then continue reading to see if this position grabs your interests. The Manager II, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives is responsible for defining, leading, and monitoring key growth and process improvement initiatives. They work in close collaboration with Product Management, Programs, Engineering, Operations, Omni Merchandise Operations, Strategic Account Management, and Business Development, among others, to help create frictionless marketplace experiences that drive business growth.

Office Locations: San Bruno, CA | Hoboken, NJ | Bentonville, AR

Relocation will be provided if needed.

You'll sweep us off our feet if:

• You know are passionate about UGC and how it impacts recognition and buying decisions in ecommerce. Bonus points if you have worked on customer engagement programs
• You're familiar with industry/category trends and ecommerce markets
• You are driven to move quickly with a "Test & Learn" mindset
• You can influence and drive results with cross-functional partners
• You partner well with product and engineering in the "Four in the box" model
• You're organized, disciplined, and can manage multiple projects and accounts simultaneously.

You'll make an impact by:

• Defining and influencing initiative priorities : Develop strategic point of view, including data analysis, to enable pain points and opportunities to be translated into actionable game plans. Influence future capability roadmaps by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and bringing industry knowledge to the table.
• Leading strategic growth projects: Incubate, launch, test and scale high impact growth operations projects initiatives pulling together stakeholders from across Walmart that drive growth and revenue for the Search advertising business
• Taking courageous ownership: Be accountable for hitting targets, milestones, and overall project management of initiative
• Empowering culture of experimentation: Manage experiments pipeline and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to deliver amidst competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Making Data Driven Decisions - Allow data to guide you by partnering with analytics to build measurement plans, identify insights, and set KPIs to determine success
• Operationalizing and driving adoption of key initiatives: Work closely with teams to define success criteria, develop approach to scale, and drive adoption of key initiatives, maximizing initiative success in growing our business .
• Operating with excellence: Set an example in managing to KPIs, delivering excellence, presenting at all levels, and developing yourself and others. Champion change and evolution, persuade through use of data and facts, demonstrate sufficient gravitas, and inspire and motivate others.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, MBA/ MS preferred
• 4+ years relevant work experience in relevant roles, growth, product, management consulting, business strategy.
• Ecommerce or UGC experience a plus.
• Self-starter & action oriented - who is willing to roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes
• Strategic Problem solver - who loves getting to the details to drive flawless execution but can pull out and see the forest from the trees
• High EQ Relationship-builder - who can influence people at all levels across a variety of job functions
• Data-driven - who is relentless about digging into the data to discover insights and understand not just "what" the data tells but the "why" behind the numbers
• Project manager - extremely organized individual with exceptional follow through and project management skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Cross-functional Team player - one who can pull different people together to drive towards a common goal
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

About Marketplace Strategic Initiatives Team

Marketplace Strategic Initiatives team helps drive programs that close the gap between sellers and customers. We are passionate about bringing value to our customers and take pride in implementing innovative solutions. We are a growing team that is part of an even greater growth trajectory of Walmart Marketplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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 employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .

The annual salary range for this position is $97,500.00-$162,500.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)

• Stock equity incentives

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 information technology, computer science, or related area and 3 years' experience in eCommerce merchandising, site operations, business management, or related rea.
5 years' experience in eCommerce merchandising, site operations, business Management, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

ECommerce Merchandising, Site Operations, Business Management, or related area, Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related area

Primary Location...
850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America