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Senior Director, Global Communications - Executive Communications (Walmart, Bentonville, AR).

The Senior Director, Communications - Executive Communications will serve as the enterprise executive communications lead and speechwriter for Walmart's president and CEO. This leader works directly with the CEO to shape content consistent with Walmart's global narrative, identifies strategic platforms internally and externally to deliver this content, and develops materials including speeches, presentations, fact sheets, briefing materials, and more. In addition, this leader supervises a team of executive communications professionals who support Walmart's C‑suite corporate function business partners in Finance, People, Global Governance, Corporate Affairs, and Global Tech. Together with segment executive communications leads across the enterprise, the team develops content strategies for major events, manages relationships with outside conference partners, identifies executive speaking opportunities, and provides executive communications training.

• Work closely with the Chief Communications Officer and serve as a strategic communications counselor to Walmart's CEO.
• Prepare speeches, presentations, and talking points primarily for external audiences.
• Design executive communications plans and platforms that showcase Walmart leadership and expand awareness of Walmart's strategy.
• Apply creative ways to tell stories and determine the ways to reach and engage with target audiences.
• Continuously challenge and improve the effectiveness of communication efforts, and monitor & analyze activities to inform future decision making.
• Coach, staff and prepare top leaders for speaking engagements.
• Further develop and oversee an internal communications speaker training program.
• Utilize technology tools including GenAI to ensure you and your team operate effectively and efficiently.
• Nurture a world‑class executive communications team with impact across the enterprise.

• Confidence and expertise to coach senior leaders on speech and content delivery.
• Expert speechwriting ability with a background writing for CEOs and/or senior government officials.
• Proven people leadership.
• Exemplary communications skills and engaging executive presence.
• Masterful ability to make complex subject matter easily understood.
• Background in retail, eCommerce or tech industry storytelling.
• Experience working across organizations with global scale.
• A basic understanding and willingness to continue to learn and apply technology, GenAI and agentic AI.
• Portfolio that illustrates an innate ability to develop creative content in addition to clear, persuasive, compelling communications.
• Proven strategic planning and project management capabilities.
• You are a problem solver and critical thinker whose natural curiosity leads to continuous improvement.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance‑based bonus awards and other great benefits. 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. Benefits are subject to change and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.

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 and benefits are subject to change.

Annual salary range: $130,000.00 – $260,000.00.

• Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, or a related field and 6 years’ experience in journalism, communications, or relevant area OR 8 years’ experience in journalism, communications, or relevant area.
• 2 years supervisory experience.

• Media Relations.

702 Sw 8th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity – unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.