(USA)Group Director,Data Science•Anaheim,CA•Walmart | Hiring

Role Based in Anaheim

Primary Details

• Position: (USA) Group Director, Data Science (Flexible/Contract, Anaheim)
• Location: Anaheim, CA
• Company: Walmart
• This Anaheim-based role is an excellent opportunity for professionals skilled in relevant skills.
• Our Walmart team in Anaheim, CA is growing.
• Benefit from working in Anaheim, a key hub for the Transportation, Delivery, Logistics industry.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary:
• Benefits: Benefits may be available based on employment type.
• Project-based work with clear objectives.

Day-to-Day

• This role centers on your professional skills within the Transportation, Delivery, Logistics space in Anaheim.

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Position Summary...\nWhat you'll do...\nAre you a high-impact leader looking to solve complex problems and help customers at a massive scale? If so, this leadership role is the one for you! We seek an extraordinarily talented individual to join our team and lead our centralized eCommerce Decision Science/AI, Data Engineering, & Business Intelligence functions. This leader will help scale our rapid\n...\nly growing eCommerce business through modeling & generative AI insights and lead and grow critical Data Engineering and Business Intelligence capabilities. We seek a leader that is equal parts visionary and hands-on; you will simultaneously formulate and shape our forward-looking analytical/science roadmap but are also highly curious and willing to dig into the details of daily work to improve how we serve our customers. This role reports directly to the Vice President of Walmart eCommerce Decision Science & Analytics.\nTechnical Assessments\nCode Development and Testing Requires knowledge of coding languages like SQL Java C Python and others Testing methods such as static dynamic software composition analysis manual penetration testing and others Business domain understanding\nTo write code to develop the required solution and application features by determining the appropriate programming language and leveraging business technical and data requirements\nCreate test cases to review and validate the proposed solution design\nCreate proofs of concept to test the code using the appropriate testing approach Deploy software to production servers\nContribute code documentation, maintain playbooks and provide timely progress updates\nTech Problem Formulation\nRequires knowledge of Analytics big data analytics automation techniques and methods\nBusiness understanding Precedence and use cases\nBusiness requirements and insights to collaborate with multiple business stakeholders to gain an understanding of complex organizational problems from varied perspectives to create effective technology focused solutions\nInfluence the business to redefine the problem statement\nDesign multistage data driven solutions to real world problems for issues that are amenable to a data driven solution\nRedefine data analytics big data analytics automation goals and deliverables by leveraging experience with the business problem Identify return on investment\nData Source Identification\nRequires knowledge of Functional business domain and scenarios categories of data and where it is held\nBusiness data requirements Database technologies and distributed datastores eg SQL NoSQL Data Quality Existing business systems and processes including the key drivers and measures of success to define data requirements for various model types\nDirect usage of the appropriate internal and external data sources based on business and model requirements for example types of databases recommended data structures Define data quality guidelines and align data governance\nAnalytical Modeling Requires knowledge of feature relevance and selection Exploratory data analysis methods and techniques\nAdvanced statistical methods and best practice advanced modelling techniques eg graphical models Bayesian inference basic level of NLP Vision neural networks SVM Random Forest etc\nMultivariate calculus Statistical models behind standard ML models Advanced excel techniques and Programming languages like Python Basic classical optimization techniques eg Newton Raphson methods Gradient descent Numerical methods of optimization eg Linear Programming Integer Programming Quadratic Programming etc\nTo explore and create automated feature generation framework Develop standard EDA process Develop best practices on experimentation\nDrive exploratory work in newer areas of Math Statistics Machine Learning and optimization techniques Continuously improve the businesses data analysis models\nCreate industry leading performance by leveraging new and creative data sources\nEmploy the latest in machine learning in the department scope design and implement new machine learning models to support the businesses initiatives and programs with a view of achieving overall objectives and targets\nGuide teams in the development and delivery of big data predictive technologies models and fully working prototypes of complex algorithms using readily\navailable libraries\nUnderstanding Business Context Requires knowledge of Industry and environmental factors Common business vernacular Business practices across two or more domains such as product finance marketing sales technology business systems and human resources and in depth knowledge of related practices\nDirectly relevant business metrics and business areas To develop business strategy with executive leaders\nEvaluate proposed business cases for projects and initiatives\nApprove strategies initiatives and projects Determine metrics and performance indicators Contribute to strategic business decision making regarding key initiatives Outline business cases to be developed and drives delivery of work that has meaningful return on investment to the business Finalize new enterprise wide processes and ways of working Model industry best practices Proactively engage in the external community to build Walmart's brand and influence industry practices Influence and shape business vernacular\nModel Assessment and Validation Requires knowledge of model fit testing tuning and validation techniques eg Chi square ROC curve root mean square error etc Impact of variables and features on model performance To Identify and review model evaluation metrics based on analytical requirements Apply suitable techniques for model testing and tuning to assess accuracy fit validity and robustness Ensure testing information is documented and maintained Develop automated tests for analytical models\nModel Deployment and Scaling Requires knowledge of impact of variables and features on model performance understanding of servers model formats to store models To decide the models changes and deployment from a cost benefit perspective Lead teams in deploying large scale or multistage models or model ensembles\nData Strategy Requires knowledge of understanding of business value and relevance of data and data enabled insights decisions\nAppropriate application and understanding of data ecosystem including Data Management Data Quality Standards and Data Governance Accessibility Storage and Scalability etc\nUnderstanding of the methods and applications that unlock the monetary value of data assets\nTo understand articulate interpret and apply principles of the defined strategy Advise on the most complex business problems Leverage experiences learnings and business context to inform influence and define data strategy that usually spans one or more functions or domains\nData Visualization\nRequires knowledge of Visualization guidelines and best practices for complex data types Multiple data visualization tools for example Python R libraries GGplot Matplotlib Ploty Tableau PowerBI etc\nAdvanced visualization techniques tools Multiple story plots and structures OABCDE Communication influencing technique\nEmotional intelligence to define enterprise guidelines on most effective visualization tools in different contexts Guide the generation of appropriate graphical representations of data and model outcomes\nUnderstand customer requirements to design appropriate data representations for complex data sets and drive user experience designers and User Interface engineers to build front end applications\nDefine and review application design based on customer requirements\nBuild compelling stories based on context to integrate multiple pieces of information into cohesive insights\nPresent to and influence audiences using the appropriate data visualization frameworks and convey clear messages through deep business and stakeholder understanding\nCustomize communication style based on stakeholders and leverages relationships to drive behavioral change Guide and mentor junior associates on story types structures and techniques based on context\nProvides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs developing communicating building support for and implementing business strategies plans and practices analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans determining and supporting resource requirements evaluating operational processes measuring outcomes to ensure desired results identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities promoting a customer environment and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning\nDevelops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps recruiting selecting and developing talent supporting mentorship workforce development and succession planning and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent\nCultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices developing consequences for violations or noncompliance and supporting the open door policy\nDevelops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives engaging key stakeholders in the development execution and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives and supporting associate efforts in these areas\nRespect the Individual Builds high performing teams seeks and embraces differences in people cultures ideas and experiences creates a workplace where all associates feel seen supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform drives a positive associate and customer member experience for all\nRespect the Individual Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent through feedback coaching mentoring and developmental opportunities builds the talent pipeline fosters an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company and regularly recognizes others contributions and accomplishments supports strategies and drives initiatives that attract and retain the best talent\nRespect the Individual Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners works collaboratively and cross functionally to achieve objectives and communicates and listens attentively with energy and positivity to motivate influence and inspire commitment and action\nAct with Integrity Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity ethics and compliance models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture supports Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by taking action to advance opportunity sustainability community and integrity eg creating fair opportunities for associates and suppliers driving local giving efforts\nAct with Integrity Ensures that teams follow the law our code of conduct and company policies promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and models our culture of nonretaliation listens to concerns raised by associates and takes action and enables others to do the same holds self and teams accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values\nAct with Integrity\nActs as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble self aware\nServe our Customers and members Delivers expected business results while putting the customer member first and consistently applying an omnimerchant mindset and acting with an everyday low cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers members\nServe our Customers and members\nAdopts a holistic perspective that considers data analytics customer member insights and different parts of the business when making plans and implementing strategies\nStrive for Excellence\nConsistently raises the bar and seeks to improve demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset seeks feedback asks thoughtful questions and fosters an environment that supports learning innovation learning from mistakes and intelligent risk taking and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks\nStrive for Excellence Drives continuous improvements supervises the adoption of new technology and supports digital disruption in line with Walmart business model\nAt 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.\n‎\n‎\n‎\nYou 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.\n‎\nFor information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.\n‎\n‎\nLive 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.\n‎\nEligibility 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.\n‎\nFor information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.\n‎\nSunnyvale, California US-04397:The annual salary range for this position is $254,000.00-$481,000.00\n‎\nBentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $195,000.00-$370,000.00\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\n‎\nAdditional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.\n‎\nAdditional compensation for certain positions may also include:\n‎\n‎\n- Stock\n‎\n‎\n...