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Director, Brand Collaboration \xe2\x80\x93 Cultural Innovation

Walmart has a vision of putting Walmart into culture and culture into Walmart, requiring teams to work collaboratively across the organization \xe2\x80\x94 bringing together online and offline experiences, marketing, talent, omnichannel merchandising, research and more \xe2\x80\x94 to have impact and drive brand relevancy. This role will help scale the operations of Cultural Engagement, building muscle memory into the Enterprise by working to implement best practices, creating Ways of Working playbooks, and helping teams operate efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment that drives positive business and impacts our customers.

The Director, Brand Collaboration \xe2\x80\x93 Cultural Innovation, will drive the vision for how teams across the Enterprise work together to deliver for customers at the forefront of change. Your priority will be developing and implementing cross-functional workstreams \xe2\x80\x94 consumer insights, marketing, merchandising and store/.com operations \xe2\x80\x93 to ensure programs are created, tested, and ultimately scaled. You\xe2\x80\x99ll identify and help solve complex problems across varying and multiple workstreams with inter-connected parts. You\xe2\x80\x99ll focus on high level program management and but will work daily with counterparts towards progress and a simpler, more streamlined way of working together to deliver on programs. This isn\xe2\x80\x99t an \xe2\x80\x9cinternal culture transformation\xe2\x80\x9d role \xe2\x80\x93 rather, you will be building and iterating on playbooks, which will include the customers/audience insights, strategy, people and processes, ongoing improvements and training necessary to hit our goals.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll work closely with the Director of Business & Cultural Strategy on intersectional aspects of DE&I and Culture, report to the Senior Director of Brand Strategy, and will work with a team of merchants, marketers, operators, and more to deliver culture-driving programs and initiatives.

About the Brand Marketing Team:

We are responsible for transforming perceptions and helping unite people in our shared pursuit of living better, from the big to the small. Our work shapes customer-centric programs that help build the business and the brand, alongside creating best in class advertising. We help show Walmart as a community leader at the forefront of change, showing up in modern ways that frame a cohesive conversation and experience for our customers.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll sweep us off our feet if\xe2\x80\xa6

• You have experience implementing and working on organizational transformation in retail and/or have held with multiple functions in fast-paced, highly complex retail environments.
• You can build new systems from scratch while still working with existing procedures and protocols. You are a self-starter \xe2\x80\x93 you get things done, big or small. You don\xe2\x80\x99t need a structure to thrive, and ambiguity and setbacks don\xe2\x80\x99t faze you \xe2\x80\x93 you thrive in complexity and ever optimistic.
• You are a culturally curious trend spotter with a deep interest in culture & DEI and have a pulse on worldwide events and trends. You are not only thinking about the coast but have experience and respect for culture around the US.
• You are a storyteller and can sell internally, evangelizing ideas to bring them to life across different business functions.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll make an impact by:

• Owning and driving the operations of highly visible strategic initiatives important to C-level leaders at Walmart \xe2\x80\x93 bringing the world of online and offline experiences, merchandising and marketing together to create conversations for the brand and growth for the business.
• Expertise in bringing levels of merchant and marketing strategy together \xe2\x80\x93 from marketing brand narratives, go-to-market strategies, and campaign briefs to merchandising orders, store lists, visual merchandising, reviews and supplier relations.
• Building relationships with stakeholders to create cross-functional efforts that deliver for the brand, the business, and the customer.
• Overseeing and managing the day-to-day process of getting culture-forward programs to run smoothly.
• The role understands the changing nature of how customers are \xe2\x80\x98buying with their values\xe2\x80\x99 and understands how this applies to the retail business.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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 at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .

The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)

- Stock equity incentives

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Bachelor\'s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field and 4 years\' experience in marketing or related field OR 7 years\'experience in marketing or related field.
1 year\'s supervisory experience or experience leading cross-functional projects.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Leading cross-functional projects, Marketing, Supervisory

Masters: Business Administration

Primary Location... 121 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989, United States of America

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