Walmart Canada · 1 week ago
Staff, Data Scientist- Workforce Intelligence Forecasting
Bentonville, AR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expWalmart Canada is a leading retail company, and they are seeking a Staff Data Scientist for their Workforce Intelligence team. The role involves developing forecasting solutions to optimize labor planning and enhance operational excellence across the enterprise.
DeliveryRetailShopping
Responsibilities
Partner cross functionally across Store Operation, Supply Chain, Transportation and Workforce Intelligence team to understand the current business and future scope and translate them into labor forecasting strategy
Work with the forecasting team to develop new forecasting capabilities to support the aligned broader labor strategy
Improve the accuracy and robustness of the end-to-end forecasting suite through innovative modeling approaches and optimization techniques
Work closely with the internal team and finance to provide Business As Usual (BAU) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) forecasts
Leverage GenAI and ML/AI algorithms to help build a scalable platform that supports automation across the model lifecycle (runs, evaluation, data validation, drift monitoring, and deployment)
Work with partner teams (e.g., Labor Generation, Industrial Engineering) to identify process gaps and develop data science solutions that improve business outcomes
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in a relevant field (Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Software Engineering, ML Engineering, Computer Science)
5+ years' experience in building and delivering real life data science products in relevant industry (Workforce/Store Ops experience plus)
Strong technical acumen in SQL, Python, ML/AI, Statistics
A self-directed, curious, outcome-oriented mindset—able to operate with minimal supervision and drive work forward independently
Preferred
GenAI hands-on experience preferred
Experience in retail or supply chain environments is a plus
Benefits
Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
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Company
Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada is a subsidiary of Walmart that operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide. It is a sub-organization of Walmart.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-12-18
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2025-12-03
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