Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives (Central Category) ID-2044

January 6, 2025

What you'll do...

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives role is responsible for leading Strategy, Analytics, Project Management, and Go-to-Market for critical growth driving initiatives within Walmart Marketplace. This role is specifically tied to the central category team, helping develop programs which impact all our categories. They work in close collaboration with Product Management, Content Operations, Seller Performance, Trust & Safety, Compliance, Strategic Account Management, and Business Development, among others, to help define and launch frictionless seller and customer experiences that drive business growth. If you are passionate about creating seller- and customer-centric experiences and looking to drive the growth of our marketplace business, this opportunity is for you!

Main Roles & Responsibilities will be to:

Support the build out and launch of priority programs to Marketplace.
Gather feedback and prioritize new capabilities and optimizations.
Define business requirements in partnership with Product team who will turn these into features.
Drive go-to-market (GTM) strategies for all customers including internal and external.
Collaborate with stakeholder teams to drive customer conversion and Marketplace KPIs.
Track, communicate and coordinate with various stakeholders and teams across Walmart Marketplace and the company at large (Analytics, Legal, Account Management, Product teams, etc.)
End to end ownership of business goals and KPIs.

You'll sweep us off our feet if:

You have experience working for a retail marketplace and understand the uniqueness and the importance of creating a best-in-class experience for sellers and consumers
You have experience thinking strategically to prioritize requirements, and identify white space opportunities
You're analytical and know how identify and analyze data to drive decisions
You can independently identify steps required to move projects forward and deliver a positive outcome, leveraging project management best practices
You know how to build and strengthen cross-functional partnerships
You're organized, disciplined, and can manage multiple projects simultaneously
You are curious and act with a sense of urgency
You have high standards and can hold project contributors accountable
You have experience working in organizational transformation, and understand what it takes to make change stick
You're stimulated by challenges and are ready to engage at Fortune 1 scale

You'll make an impact by:

Developing Business Cases and Strategy for New Initiatives: In partnership with other strategy managers, incubate new opportunity areas, digging into data and identifying seller anecdotes in support of new initiatives. Document the strategy and share it with teams bringing it to life.
Analyze and Optimize Existing Initiatives: Partner with seller planning teams to analyze the KPIs required for success of new initiatives and embed these metrics into divisional reporting. Look for insights and drive opportunities to optimize sellers' listing quality and the data internal teams use.
Drive Go-to-Market Approach for New Launches: Collaborate with seller marketing, communications, account managers, business development, and others to share the good news as we launch new initiatives. Identify ways to make change 'sticky' and maximize the benefits of our new initiatives for marketplace sellers.
Operating with Excellence: Set an example in managing to KPIs, developing high quality presentations, and developing yourself and others. Champion change and evolution, persuade through use of data and facts, demonstrate sufficient gravitas, and inspire and motivate others.

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.

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