(USA) Senior, Data Scientist - Retail Intelligence
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Senior Data Scientist in Retail Intelligence at Walmart, you will drive the development of advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI solutions that address complex retail operations challenges. You will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering to translate these challenges into scalable technical solutions, contributing to rapid prototyping and deployment of innovative AI capabilities. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing intelligent agents, decision intelligence systems, and reusable AI frameworks while fostering best practices for experimentation and productionization workflows across the organization. The role requires expertise in data science, machine learning, and optimization, as well as hands-on experience with generative AI and LLM applications. You will collaborate extensively within a multidisciplinary team to accelerate innovation cycles and ensure alignment with Walmart’s long-term platform strategy.
Skills
What you'll do
- Develop machine learning and generative AI prototypes to address retail business challenges.
- Contribute to scalable AI solutions and LLM-based agent development for decision intelligence systems.
- Translate complex operational issues into technical requirements and experimentation plans.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to support solution delivery and execution in retail operations.
- Establish best practices for rapid prototyping, AI experimentation, and production workflows.
What we're looking for
- Extensive experience in data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics.
- Hands-on expertise in developing AI prototypes and scalable technical solutions.
- Strong ability to translate business challenges into structured product opportunities.
- Proven track record of cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams.
- Deep understanding of experimentation methodologies and data-driven decision making.
- Familiarity with generative AI, LLM applications, and agent frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills for clear articulation of technical concepts.
Employer
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail
Walmart currently has 486 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 480 roles with salary data.
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