(IND) DIRECTOR, DATA ANALYTICS

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Block 10, Nagar Bhavi, Bangalore, Karnataka, IND
Hybrid
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Big Data • Cloud • Logistics • Machine Learning • Retail
The Role
Leads Walmart Finance’s Reporting and Analytics Center of Excellence across Chennai and Bangalore. Defines multi-year reporting, analytics, AI, and transformation roadmaps; identifies finance AI/ML use cases; establishes governance, ethical AI, data quality, and operating frameworks; manages a 25+ person team and budget; drives Agile/DevOps adoption, executive communication, change management, and measurable ROI from reporting and AI initiatives.
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Position Summary...As a Director Finance – Reporting & Analytics, you will lead a team of 25+ professionals across Chennai & Bangalore and will be responsible for defining the multi-year strategic roadmap for Finance Reporting & Analytics, driving adoption of AI/ML capabilities, and delivering measurable business outcomes through technology-enabled & AI transformation.

What you'll do...

About the Team:

This position is part of the Finance CoE, Global Finance Transformation organization and will be based out of Walmart Global Tech Bangalore office. This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for leading the Reporting & Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) and establishing COE support for Walmart Finance’s Gen AI office. The team based out of Chennai & Bangalore provides strategic reporting, analytics, and AI-driven solutions to Walmart HQ Finance Teams, International Finance, and cross-functional business partners, driving continuous improvement and transformation across the enterprise.

What you'll do:

  • Define and execute the multi-year strategic roadmap for Finance Reporting & Analytics CoE, aligning with enterprise priorities and Finance Transformation goals

  • Partner with Transformation and Finance leaders across Walmart’s key segments to identify high-impact opportunities for Reporting, analytics, automation, and AI-driven insights

  • Establish and scale CoE support for Walmart Finance’s AI Office, defining vision, roadmap, governance, and operating model

  • Drive AI based Operational excellence in the area of Report development & maintenance

  • Identify and prioritize AI/ML use cases across Finance: automated commentary, predictive forecasting, anomaly detection, intelligent automation, GenAI applications

  • Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team of 25+ professionals, including senior managers, analysts, data engineers, and AI specialists. The team takes care of understanding the Functional requirements, Developing new builds & managing/maintaining the publication of reporting.

  • Lead managers: coach and develop next-generation leaders within the R&A and AI COE teams

  • Drive adoption of Agile/DevOps practices within the COE, ensuring rapid iteration and value delivery

  • Establish reporting standards, governance frameworks, and data quality protocols across the core supported segments & build a strong relationship with leaders & Senior management

  • Lead change management and adoption strategies for AI-powered tools, ensuring Finance teams embrace new capabilities

  • Develop ethical AI guidelines, model governance, and risk management frameworks specific to CoE applications

  • Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical executive audiences with clarity and impact

  • Strategic thinking with the ability to translate Reporting strategy into actionable roadmaps

  • Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration within the team

  • Track and communicate ROI and value realization from new reporting solutions and AI initiatives to executive stakeholders

  • Own the P&L and budget for the R&A COE, ensuring optimal resource allocation and ROI on technology investments

What you'll bring:

  • Master’s degree in finance, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field. MBA, or advanced degree in a quantitative field strongly preferred

  • 20+ years of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, Finance Technology/Analytics & Finance Transformation roles

  • 10+ years in people leadership roles, managing managers and building teams from the ground up and a prior experience of building/leading a Reporting CoE

  • Proven track record leading large-scale Finance transformation initiatives in a matrixed, global organization

  • Hands-on experience with Finance reporting platforms: Power BI (advanced), Tableau, OneStream, or similar enterprise systems

  • Deep expertise in management reporting, and analytics

  • Advanced proficiency in Power BI: DAX, Power Query, data modeling, enterprise deployment, governance

  • Strong SQL skills for data extraction, transformation, and analysis from large-scale databases (Big Query, Snowflake, SQL Server)

  • Understanding of data architecture, data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and modern data stacks

  • Knowledge of AI/ML concepts: supervised/unsupervised learning, NLP, GenAI, LLMs, predictive modeling

  • Experience with Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence, and product development practices

  • Experience partnering with Data Science, AI, or Machine Learning teams to deploy analytics/AI solutions

  • Track record of delivering measurable business outcomes through technology-enabled transformation

Additional Qualifications:

  • Experience in retail, consumer goods, or e-commerce industries will be an added advantage

  • Global / multi-country Finance experience (US, International, or multiple regions)

  • Familiarity with Python/R for data analysis, automation, and basic machine learning

  • Experience with GenAI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Co-pilot) and prompt engineering for Finance use cases

  • Advanced knowledge of Agile product development methods and experience working with Product teams globally

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Work
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Arts, Finance or related field and 5 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 2: Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology or related field and 3 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. Option 3: 7 years' experience in data analysis, data science, statistics, or related field. 2 years' supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Primary Location...Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, statistics, economics, analytics, mathematics, arts, finance, or a related field, plus 5 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in a related field plus 3 years of relevant experience; or 7 years of relevant experience
  • 2 years of supervisory experience
  • 20+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, finance technology, analytics, or finance transformation
  • 10+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers and building teams
  • Experience building or leading a Reporting Center of Excellence
  • Experience leading large-scale finance transformation initiatives in a matrixed global organization
  • Advanced Power BI experience, including DAX, Power Query, data modeling, enterprise deployment, and governance
  • Experience with finance reporting platforms such as Tableau, OneStream, or similar enterprise systems
  • Strong SQL skills for extraction, transformation, and analysis from large-scale databases
  • Understanding of data architecture, data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, and modern data stacks
  • Knowledge of supervised and unsupervised learning, NLP, GenAI, LLMs, and predictive modeling
  • Experience with Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence, and product development practices
  • Experience partnering with data science, AI, or machine learning teams to deploy analytics and AI solutions
  • Master’s degree in finance, computer science, data science, or a related field
  • MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative field
  • Experience in retail, consumer goods, or e-commerce
  • Global or multi-country finance experience
  • Familiarity with Python or R for data analysis, automation, and basic machine learning
  • Experience with GenAI platforms and prompt engineering for finance use cases
  • Advanced Agile product development experience and experience working with global Product teams

Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
  • Parental & Family Support Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.

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The Company
HQ: Bentonville, AR
578,950 Employees

What We Do

Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.

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