Job Description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make and drives us to create the future of retail. We cant do that without the best talent talent that is innovative, curious, and driven to create exceptional experiences for our customers.

Position Description:

As part of the Chief Data Officer organization, this role will be an enabler of our journey to be the world's leading data-driven retailer. We are looking for a Senior Manager I, Data Governance Product Operations to lead the team that enables the onboarding and operational support of our data stewardship community for our Data Governance Center (DGC) and is elemental to ensuring users and the DGC Product team have the support needed to execute Walmarts Data Governance operating models.

About the Data Asset Development Organization:

The Data Asset Development organization focuses on managing and delivering world-class data assets. Data Governance, Stewardship, and Data Inventory support the identification of the Walmart data and deliver capabilities for data management. Third party data acquisition enables the organization to optimize their programs through utilization of data assets. We empower our business to leverage data to fuel growth, driving revenue and building new business model opportunities.

Responsibilities

* Manage and lead the end-to-end onboarding process for data stewards to start performing data governance activities in DGC
* Demo and train DGC capabilities to new and existing data stewards
* Develop playbooks, SOPs and other documentation for data steward and Walmart associate training
* Enforce guidelines and controls so metadata is always clean and of high quality and develop and lead content review sessions with the stewardship community
* Manage team that triages and/or provides support for customer questions and issues
* Coordinate with the Data Governance Product team to manage UAT process with data stewards on new releases for DGC

Who you are

* You think and act strategically; you create strategies for own organization that align with the companys strategies and lead to the achievement of business priorities
* You build trust, respect and cooperation among teams which develop into constructive working relationships
* You make sound judgments by using objective financial and business analyses to evaluate the returns and risks of business choices
* You promote a customer/member-focused environment. You combine experience, insight, and data to determine how to best exceed customer/member needs.
* You optimize execution and results, by using the advantage of company size, internal and external resources, and talent to achieve success.
* You have a healthy balance of business and technical acumen and can apply these in real-world activities
* You inspire commitment by developing and communicating logical, convincing justifications, including lessons learned
* You develop talent and replacement plans for own organization that increases effectiveness, builds diversity, and enhances bench strength
* You build and sustain trusting, collaborative relationships and alliances across functional, organizational, and geographical boundaries to achieve goals

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field
* Minimum of 5+ years of experience with large-scale data or project management and oversight experience
* Experience with Data Governance and Metadata Management Tools. Collibra experience is required, and Collibra Certified candidates would be preferred.
* Knowledge of data governance practices, business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets
* Experience in Agile Development, with Product Owner or Chief Product Owner (or similar) experience preferred
* Ability to document detailed product concepts in the context of user needs, business impacts, and technical requirements
* Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated experience turning data into actionable insights
* Results orientation, willingness to commit to a direction and drive operations to completion
* Demonstrated ability to manage adversity and challenging situations



Minimum Qualifications...

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

Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Communications, or related field and 2 years experience in product management, or related field OR 5 years experience in product management, or related fields.



Preferred Qualifications...

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

Consulting and advising business partners utilizing detailed analysis, Gathering, identifying, defining, and communicating requirements., Leading product or solution development

Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Computer Science, Masters: Engineering General