(USA) Senior Director, Business Strategy - Channel Partner Success

Reference: R-2589247Posted: 2026-08-10Location: BENTONVILLE, AR, United StatesSalary: $130000 - $260000/yearType: Full time / Regular/PermanentCompany: WalmartBusiness Segment: Home OfficePosition Summary...What you'll do...Role summary: The Senior Director, Business Strategy leads the development and execution of organizational vision through comprehensive market analysis and strategic planning. This role oversees transformational change initiatives, process improvements, and cross-functional business programs to enhance operational performance. By fostering strong partnerships and guiding talent development, the position ensures alignment with business objectives and drives sustainable growth. The role requires effective communication of progress and results to senior leadership while promoting continuous learning and adaptability to meet evolving business needs. About the team: The team partners closely with Product and Engineering to shape the roadmap for Walmart’s Channel Partner platform. It advocates for partner needs while defining API strategy, developer experience, onboarding, technical integrations, and platform consistency across global markets. The team drives growth in partner-enabled Marketplace GMV, expands in-demand assortments, accelerates API adoption, and enhances partner onboarding. It ensures scalable governance and strong alignment across Product, Engineering, Marketplace, and regional teams. Focused on strategic prioritization and process improvement, the team supports business development and operational excellence to deliver measurable results and elevate the partner experience worldwide. What you'll do:Lead the development and execution of organizational vision and strategic plans through comprehensive industry and market analysis.Define and track key performance indicators to measure progress and communicate results to senior leadership and stakeholders.Oversee transformational change initiatives, managing project plans from pilot to execution while ensuring organizational readiness and adoption.Drive process improvements by evaluating business operations, identifying barriers, and benchmarking against competitors to enhance performance.Develop and implement talent strategies including recruitment, development, and succession planning to build a skilled workforce.Foster collaboration across teams and maintain high standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance throughout the organization.What you'll bring:Extensive experience in developing and executing business strategies aligned with organizational vision and market analysis.Proven leadership in managing transformational change initiatives and driving process improvements across complex operations.Strong ability to define and track key performance indicators to measure business outcomes and inform decision-making.Expertise in talent development, including mentoring, workforce planning, and succession management.Demonstrated skill in building cross-functional partnerships and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve strategic goals.Commitment to integrity, ethical leadership, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous learning. At 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. You 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. For information about PTO, see . 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. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart. The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stockㅤㅤㅤㅤ‎ Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Statistics, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 7 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area OR 9 years’ experience in retail merchandising, operations management, or related area. 3 years’ supervisory experience.Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.Working on cross-functional teams or projectsMasters, Masters: Computer Science, Masters: Supply Chain, Masters: TransportationPrimary Location...1601 SE 10th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.Preferred qualifications[]