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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

Senior Director, Data Science – Pricing, Merchandising, Supply Chain

Bentonville, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$160K/yr - $320K/yr

7+ years exp

Walmart Inc. is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Senior Director of Data Science to lead their AI strategy across Pricing, Merchandising, and Supply Chain for International Markets. This role involves guiding a team of data scientists and engineers to develop AI-powered platforms that enhance Walmart's global retail operations.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and inspire world-class data science teams across Pricing, Merchandising, and Supply Chain domains, driving innovation and measurable business outcomes

Develop and execute the roadmap for Walmart’s next-generation AI and data science platform—a unified ecosystem that scales across US and international markets to support pricing optimization, inventory planning, and omnichannel merchandising

Champion the creation of agentic AI systems—autonomous, context-aware solutions that reason, act, and adapt dynamically to real-world business needs. These include intelligent decision agents for demand forecasting, supply chain resilience, pricing elasticity, and assortment personalization

Partner with technology, product, and business leadership to operationalize advanced machine learning and causal inference models into production environments at enterprise scale

Collaborate with Walmart International’s data and product organizations to ensure alignment of AI model governance frameworks across markets, driving consistent insights and platform interoperability

Embed responsible AI principles into Walmart’s modeling ecosystem—ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability across automated decision systems

Qualification

AI strategyData science leadershipMachine learningAI platformsPricing scienceDemand forecastingOptimization modelsMLOpsProduct innovationGlobal operationsDigital accessibilityTeam mentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 7 years' experience in an analytics related field

Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 5 years' experience in an analytics related field

9 years' experience in an analytics or related field

3 years' supervisory experience

Preferred

15+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or AI-related fields, with 7+ years in senior leadership

Proven success leading AI and ML initiatives in global retail, eCommerce, or supply chain domains

Expertise in AI platforms, MLOps, and agentic AI systems using frameworks such as LangChain, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and reinforcement learning paradigms

Deep understanding of pricing science, demand forecasting, optimization, and retail merchandising

Demonstrated ability to partner with engineering and product teams to deliver enterprise-scale solutions

Advanced degree (PhD or Master's) in Computer Science, AI, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field

Data science, machine learning, optimization models, PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Information Technology, Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics

Successful completion of one or more assessments in Python, Spark, Scala, or R

Supervisory experience

Using open source frameworks (for example, scikit learn, tensorflow, torch)

We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly

The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture

Benefits

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.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.