Senior Partner, Ad Partner Management, Walmart Connect

Walmart Connect is seeking an experienced Senior Partner, Agency Partnerships to lead strategic partnerships with a Holding Company and its network of media agencies. This role will develop executive relationships, drive adoption of Walmart Connect solutions, and identify new revenue opportunities.

About the team

Agency Partnerships serves as Walmart Connect's strategic interface with agency holding companies and independent agencies, driving long-term growth through executive relationships, joint business planning, and scaled adoption of Walmart Connect's advertising, data, and technology solutions. The team collaborates across Sales, Product, Marketing, Operations, and other cross-functional partners to accelerate innovation, unlock new commercial opportunities, influence product strategy, and position Walmart Connect as a preferred retail media partner for agencies and advertisers.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic relationships across Holding Companies and media agencies to increase adoption of Walmart Connect solutions.
• Provide agencies with education, best practices, research, and technology enablement.
• Serve as Walmart Connect's liaison to drive new business opportunities, execute partnership initiatives, and optimize HoldCo integrations.
• Share best practices and thought leadership to drive consistent activation and performance.
• Partner with Sales Team Leads to identify trends and scale partnership opportunities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver partnership priorities.
• Enable agency teams through ongoing communication and training.
• Track progress, remove blockers, and optimize partnership performance based on results and feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, sales, or related fields, with a proven track record of managing complex relationships and cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience across retail media, programmatic, social, and CTV.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop, measure, and optimize solutions.
• Demonstrated success influencing stakeholders, including C-suite executives, and presenting to clients and agencies.
• Familiarity with agency and Holding Company organizations.
• Proven ability to prioritize based on business impact, drive results in a fast-paced environment, and build collaborative partnerships across internal and external teams.

Qualifications

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

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related area.
• Option 2: Master’s degree in advertising, marketing, business, or related area.
• Option 3: 5 years’ experience in brand advertising (for example, television, video, sponsorship), media sales, customer acquisition and growth, search, mobile, or online sales.
• 5 years’ experience in shopper marketing sales, eCommerce sales, or retail advertising sales.
• 5 years’ experience managing client accounts.
• 5 years’ experience as a strategic advisor working with C-suite clients.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

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: medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits: PTO (including sick leave), 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.
• Other benefits: short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U: 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.

Pay

• Hoboken, New Jersey: The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00
• Chicago, Illinois: The annual salary range for this position is $99,000.00 - $198,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.