(USA) Manager, Marketplace Strategic Initiatives

About the role

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives will sit within the Hardlines Marketplace Category team and serve as the end-to-end owner of some of Marketplace’s highest-impact growth programs, including Flash Deals, Pricing, Resold, and Marketing and Events. This role will develop and drive go-to-market strategies, drive cross-functional alignment, analyze business performance, and ensure operational excellence across key Marketplace initiatives. You will partner closely with Category teams, Site Merchandising, Pricing, Marketing, Product, and Finance to deliver programs that drive GMV growth, improve customer experience, and strengthen Walmart Marketplace’s competitive position.

What you'll bring

• Customer and seller obsession with a passion for creating exceptional ecommerce experiences.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate business objectives into actionable programs and measurable outcomes, and an experimentation-focused mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills to leverage data for identifying opportunities, risks, and business insights.
• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution.
• Ability to influence partners across multiple organizations without direct authority.
• Strong presentation skills to effectively communicate recommendations and business performance to senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of ecommerce fundamentals, including assortment, pricing, events, marketing, and site merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Driving Flash Deals Strategy and Execution: Own the end-to-end planning, sourcing strategy, execution, and performance measurement of Marketplace Flash Deals programs. Identify growth opportunities, improve seller participation, and optimize deal quality to maximize customer engagement and GMV. Partner with Account Management, Site Merchandising, and Events teams to ensure successful execution of deal experiences.
• Leading Pricing Initiatives: Develop strategies that improve Walmart Marketplace price competitiveness and customer value perception. Identify pricing opportunities through analysis of market trends, competitive insights, and seller performance. Partner with Pricing, Product, and Category teams to launch and scale pricing programs that drive conversion and growth.
• Scaling Resold and Emerging Growth Businesses: Support long-term strategy and execution for the Resold business, identifying opportunities to expand assortment, improve customer adoption, and accelerate growth. Partner with Business Development and Account Management teams to drive seller engagement and program adoption.
• Delivering Tier 1 Event and Marketing Success: Support performance and operational measurement for key Tier 1 events and seasonal campaigns, driving key business recaps, assortment readiness, and item health.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Marketing, or a related field and 2 years’ experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.
• Option 2: 4 years’ experience in business management, marketing, omnichannel merchandising, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in ecommerce, strategy, consulting, business planning, category management, marketplace, merchandising, or related fields.
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical experience using data to drive business decisions and strategic recommendations.

Benefits

• Health benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off: PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO/PPTO amounts depend on job classification and length of employment.
• Other benefits: Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Education benefits: Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates. Eligibility requirements apply.

Pay

Annual salary ranges:

• Bentonville, Arkansas: $70,000.00 - $130,000.00
• San Bruno, California: $91,000.00 - $169,000.00
• Hoboken, New Jersey: $84,000.00 - $156,000.00

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

Primary location: 160 SE 10th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America.