What you'll do...
We are seeking a Data Platform Lead to own and manage our GCP/BigQuery infrastructure, serving as the central point of accountability for all reporting and consumption datasets across the organization. This role is responsible for designing, optimizing, and governing our data platform to ensure high-quality, reliable, and performant data assets are available to stakeholders.
The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all downstream reporting. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data standards, implement best practices for data modeling and pipeline development, and drive continuous improvement in how we surface insights to the business.
A deep understanding of BigQuery architecture, cost optimization, and data governance principles is essential for success in this role.
The Manager may identify gaps in reporting infrastructure, implement best practices, and introduce automation. Training and supporting other departments in self-service reporting and maintaining vendor relationships for analytics tools are also key responsibilities.
Cross-functional collaboration is essential, working with all business units to ensure alignment and integration of analytics initiatives. The Manager may present data and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders, ensuring data-driven decision-making across the organization.
Qualifications
- GCP and BigQuery architecture expertise
- Data modeling (dimensional and consumption-layer design)
- ETL/ELT pipeline development
- SQL and query performance optimization
- Cost optimization and resource management in BigQuery
- Cloud-native data engineering best practices
Leadership Expectations:
Respect the Individual:
Demonstrates and encourages respect for all; builds a high-performing team; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace and experiences where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer experience for all; identifies, attracts, and retains the best team members.
Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; promotes 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.
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.
Acts 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 Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).
Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and sets expectations for others to do the same; promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates. takes action and encourages others to do the same; holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.
Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Serve our Customers:
Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers.
Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team’s strategy.
Strive for Excellence:
Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.
Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.
L’échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 91 900,00 à 126 390,00. La rémunération sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience pertinente.ㅤ
Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Age - 16 or olderPreferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.
Primary Location…
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Skills Required
- Age 16 or older
- GCP and BigQuery architecture expertise
- Data modeling, including dimensional and consumption-layer design
- ETL/ELT pipeline development
- SQL and query performance optimization
- Cost optimization and resource management in BigQuery
- Cloud-native data engineering best practices
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
