(USA) Senior Manager I, Business Analysis and Insights, eComm - Senior Manager, Search Performance Manager, Walmart Connect

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
As the Senior Manager of Search Performance Managers (Senior Manager I, Business Analysis and Insights), you are an expert in all things paid search and can bring innovative performance solutions to our 3P Sellers. Your responsibilities include building and growing client relationships, providing strategic direction to the team, maintaining the financial health of all performance accounts, scoping projects and developing staff. You will set goals for the Search Performance Managers, remove roadblocks and track progress towards achievement of targets. You will effectively navigate the relationships between Walmart, our Sellers and our Platform Partners to drive optimal advertising performance and seller success.

• Recruit, develop, mentor and inspire a team of Search Performance Managers
• Establish team goals and KPIs and motivate the team to execute, measure progress, and share results
• Monitor performance of Sponsored Products and drive activities to improve performance for optimal ROI and client satisfaction (bid adjustments, targeting changes, keyword harvesting, etc.)
• Analyze search campaign performance against seller KPIs and report on trends and insights to key stakeholders
• Define metrics relevant to measure the performance of the team and evangelize with leadership and cross-functional teams
• Continuously foster skill development of Search Performance Managers and stakeholders by helping to drive participation in ongoing training, workshops, lunch-and-learns, etc.
• Participate in establishing business plan objectives with Partner Managers and Team Leads
• Explore automation solutions to minimize turnaround time for optimization tactics to be implemented by sellers
• Define performance and optimization processes, SLAs & best practices
• Build and maintain knowledge base of workflows, SOPs, case studies, FAQs
• Own the relationship with our senior seller stakeholders, aiming for high client satisfaction and retention
• Develop a collaborative working relationship with other agencies and platform partners
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify new growth opportunities
• Accountable for thought leadership activity both with the sellers and internally, putting forward new topics of interest and championing creative strategic thinking
• Ensure effective communication across internal teams as well as sellers & platform partners

What We're Looking For

• Extensive experience managing performance campaigns across multiple paid search platforms
• Strong knowledge of keyword bidding strategies, budget cap management and optimization tactics
• Experience with API and Self-Serve platforms is a plus
• Ability to think strategically and identify and resolve problems proactively in a seller-centric environment
• Strong business communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to communicate / present to Sales teams and leadership
• Ability to nurture and retain seller relationships & understand how performance can feed into wider business goals
• Strong managerial experience, including experience hiring, developing and mentoring a team
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and navigating ambiguity
• Experience working with financial data and budgets
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to meet common goals
• Experience of working with senior-level stakeholders both internally and externally
• Results-driven with a desire to affect change, drive revenue and gain visibility with leadership
• B2B experience is a plus

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, Analytics, Statistics, or related field and 3 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or
related area OR 5 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area.
2 years' experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Statistical programming languages, Supervisory experience, Working on cross-functional teams
Masters: Business
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification, Six Sigma - Certification
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, Analytics, Statistics, or related field and 3 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or
related area OR 5 years' experience in data analytics, project management, business, or related area.
2 years' experience using intermediate functionality of Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Statistical programming languages, Supervisory experience, Working on cross-functional teams
Masters: Business
Project Management - Project Management Professional - Certification, Six Sigma - Certification
Primary Location...
221 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030, United States of America