(USA) Director, Yield Analytics
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Job Location:
Hoboken, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 156000 - 312000
Posted on:
7 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary...
What youll do...
Director Yield Strategy
Walmart Connect is looking for an experienced Yield professionalto fill our Director Yield Strategy rolewho will lead a high-performing team of data scientists and analysts responsible for developing and executing the strategy behind pricing inventory forecasting and inventory packaging. You will drive the vision and roadmap for how we price package and forecast our ad inventory ensuring we maximize revenue margin and advertiser value across all platforms. You will partner closely with Yield Analytics Sales Product and other cross-functional teams to inform leadership decisions and shape the future of Walmarts retail media business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead mentor and develop a team of data scientists and analysts focused on ads pricing inventory forecasting and packaging strategy.
- Set the strategic direction for ad pricing inventory packaging and promotional opportunitiesleveraginghistorical trends inventory availability and revenue/margin targets.
- Oversee the development and implementation of advanced machine learning models for ad inventory forecasting including Annual Plan inventory calculations and 1- to 5-year outlooks with significant seasonality.
- Guidethe creation of advertising packages and promotional opportunities for Sales ensuring alignment with business goals and market demand.
- Establish and refine the framework for annual Joint Business Partnership (JBP) discounts and credit benefits across all advertiser tiers balancingspendmaintenance and growthobjectives.
- Collaborate with Yield Analytics and other cross-functional teams to drive holistic monetization and inventory strategies.
- Present strategic recommendations and insightstoexecutive leadership influencing businessdecisionsand long-term planning.
- Stay abreast of industry trends emerging technologies and best practices in retail media programmatic advertising and data science.
- Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement within the team.
Qualifications:
- Advanceddegree in a quantitative field (e.g. Data Science Statistics Economics Mathematics Computer Science. Engineering Computational Biology or relateddiscipline).
- 8 years of quantitative or data scienceworkingexperience.
- 6 years of online advertisingindustryworking experience preferredwith an understanding ofadvertising KPIs.
- Deep understanding of retail media programmatic advertising and digital ad inventory management with fluency in the language of digital media and online measurement: impressions CTR CPMs STR Fill rates unique users page views visits viewability demo comps etc.
- Strong business communication skills both written and verbal; with ability to communicate / present to Sales teams also ability to express complex technical topics clearly & easily.
- Experience with common machine learning techniques and forecastingmodelsespecially time series forecasting and hasstrongunderstanding of probability and statistical models.
- Experience in data science programming languages (Python or R) and experience with SQL and relational databases (for exampleHiveBig Query)and business intelligence platforms (Tableau Power BI etc.).
- Strong analytical problem-solving and data visualization skills.
- Proventrack recordof building and leading high-performing analytics and data science teams.
- Familiarity with Joint Business Partnerships discount frameworks and advertiser incentive programs is a plus.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility see .
Hoboken New Jersey US-10279: The annual salary range for this position is $156000.00 - $312000.00
San Bruno California US-08848: The annual salary range for this position is $169000.00 - $338000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelors degree in data science machine learning computer science mathematics operations research economics statistics marketing analytics or related area and 5 years experience in yield management pricing strategy business analysis business planning database management optimization or related area.Option 2: 7 years experience in yield management pricing strategy business analysis business planning database management optimization or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.
6 years experience in media analytics in a digital advertising environment. Leading cross-functional teams Masters degree in data science machine learning computer science mathematics operations research economics statistics marketing analytics or related area and 4 years experience in yield management pricing strategy business analysis business planning database management optimization or related area.Primary Location...
221 River St Hoboken NJ 07030 United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Adobe Analytics
- Data Analytics
- SQL
- Attribution Modeling
- Power BI
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Data Mining
- SAS
- Analytics
About Company
Walmart started with one man. In 1962, Sam Walton began with just one store and one mission: help people save money so they could live better. As a growing global digital enterprise and with over 11,500 stores, we maintain Mr. Sam’s vision, but now, we are able to help more customers ... View more
