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Position Summary...The Director, Strategic Initiatives – ESG Strategy – Human Capital  leads the shared value strategy and disclosure approach for an issue portfolio relating to people, including our associate workforce and supplier opportunity.  This role is accountable for producing external disclosures (e.g., ESG report, stakeholder- and investor-facing disclosures, and responses to common ESG questionnaires/ratings), ensuring alignment with evolving reporting frameworks and regulatory expectation; advising colleagues on Walmart’s shared value agenda; assessing Walmart’s performance; and engaging external stakeholders to understand expectations, influence standards and ratings, and share Walmart performance. This position reports to the Senior Director, ESG Strategy.
About the team:
The ESG Strategy team helps shape Walmart’s approach to creating shared value, strengthening business resilience, and building stakeholder trust. We work across the enterprise to develop strategies, advance performance, and produce clear, decision-useful disclosures on Walmart’s priority ESG issues. This role will join a collaborative, high-performing team and partner closely with leaders across People, Supplier Opportunity, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Legal, and other functions.  What you'll do...Lead the development and writing of assigned People-related sections of Walmart’s ESG report, from initial framing and drafting through review, validation, and final publication. Shape related disclosures and messaging for investors and thought leaders, ensuring alignment with evolving reporting standards. Advise colleagues on Walmart’s people-related shared value agenda and disclosures; track developments in the space; develop issue and reporting strategies; and guide aspirations, policies, practices, targets, metrics, and performance initiatives. Lead complex, cross-functional research, benchmarking, and policy projects. Engage investors, NGOs, standard setters, raters, suppliers, and coalitions to gather feedback, influence standards, and communicate Walmart’s performance.
 
What you'll bring:

• Demonstrate expertise in one or more of Walmart’s shared value priority issues: human capital, workforce well-being and growth,  supplier opportunity
• Strong corporate disclosure and report-writing experience: translating technical inputs into clear, concise, decision-useful narratives for external audiences (investors, raters, policymakers, NGOs).
• Visionary thinking backed by strong strategic and analytical framing 
• Strength in leading through influence and aligning various stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with strong project management skills 
• The ability to pick up on new concepts quickly, synthesize information, and generate insights 
• Curiosity and engagement with AI tools to enhance work
• Influencing perspectives through strong oral and written communication 
• Experience working with retail, merchandising, sourcing, etc.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus 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.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 Administration, Social Science, Communications, or related field and 5 years’ experience managing cross-functional projects for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations OR 7 years’ experience managing cross-functional projects for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations. Preferred Qualifications...

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

Developing and managing project budgets for governmental or non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, or corporations, Managing project teams in a matrix environment, Managing strategic initiatives, Master's degree in International Business or related field Primary Location... 806 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.