Position Summary...
What you'll do...
The Senior Manager, Business Analysis & Insights will lead competitive intelligence, retail media market analysis, and strategic insight generation to inform MAP's long-term growth strategy. This role will synthesize industry trends, supplier and competitor signals, financial modeling, and member-driven insights into clear, actionable recommendations for enterprise leadership. The ideal candidate is deeply curious, financially rigorous, and exceptional at transforming complex market data into compelling executive narratives. Sam's Club Member Access Platform (MAP) is the industry's first Retail Media NetworkTM, connecting suppliers with high-value members through data-driven advertising solutions. MAP delivers measurable growth for suppliers while enhancing the member experience through relevant and impactful engagement. As MAP continues to scale, understanding competitive positioning, industry evolution, and whitespace growth opportunities is critical to maintaining differentiation and accelerating impact. This role will serve as the strategic intelligence engine helping shape MAP's future innovation and market leadership. What You'll Do
Lead comprehensive retail media and digital advertising market analysis to inform strategic decision-making
Develop competitive intelligence frameworks tracking parity, differentiation, gaps, and emerging threats across retail media networks
Identify whitespace growth opportunities through:
Industry trend forecasting
Market sizing and TAM modeling
Financial scenario modeling
Economic assumption inputs
Synthesize insights from:
Competitor and supplier earnings calls
Industry analyst conferences and reports
Market research publications
Internal member data and performance trends
Craft recurring executive-ready insights decks for leadership and enterprise partners
Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Finance, Member Insights, and Strategy teams
Lead MAP's strategic innovation process by:
Identifying new areas of differentiation
Evaluating emerging ad tech and digital commerce trends
Recommending investment priorities
Develop parity vs. competitive gap storytelling
Deliver data-driven narratives that influence roadmap, investment, and go-to-market decisions
Build scalable frameworks for ongoing industry monitoring and competitor tracking
What You'll Bring
6-10+ years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, corporate strategy, retail media, or digital advertising strategy
Strong financial modeling experience (market sizing, forecasting, ROI modeling, scenario planning)
Ability to incorporate macroeconomic and industry assumptions into strategic projections
Deep understanding of retail media, digital advertising, or adjacent commerce ecosystems
Experience synthesizing earnings calls, analyst commentary, and financial disclosures into strategic insights
Exceptional PowerPoint and executive storytelling skills
Proven ability to translate ambiguous industry data into structured frameworks
Strong cross-functional leadership and executive presence
At Sam's Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices .
- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Live Better U is a company 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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .
The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location). At Sam's Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices .
- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Live Better U is a company 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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .
The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).
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, Analytics, Statistics, or related field and 4 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area OR 6 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area. 2 years' experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Statistical Programming Language, Supervising Associates, Working on cross-functional teams or projects
Masters: Business Administration
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification, Six Sigma Black Belt - Certification, Six Sigma Green Belt - Certification
Primary Location...
2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America
Walmart 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.
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
