Senior Manager leading agency partnership strategy at Walmart Connect. Driving growth through strategic planning and operational excellence with agency leadership.
Responsibilities
Set the strategic vision for a high-impact agency portfolio, crafting near-term and long-term partnership plans that drive incremental revenue and deepen agency engagement.
Lead, mentor, and inspire a team, ensuring clarity of direction, prioritization of resources, and development of high-performing talent.
Build strong senior relationships with agency leadership across Investment, Strategy, Data, and Commerce teams to unlock cross-agency collaboration and alignment on joint priorities.
Develop scalable playbooks and frameworks that enable consistency, efficiency, and excellence across multiple agency groups and client profiles.
Translate insights into action by synthesizing market trends, platform performance, and agency feedback to inform partnership growth strategies.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, GTM, Sales, and Operations to ensure seamless activation, accelerate adoption, and champion agency needs throughout Walmart Connect.
Inform product and solutions development, providing structured feedback to Product Marketing and Product orgs on features, integrations, and tools that enhance agency workflows and value delivery.
Act as an external ambassador, representing Walmart Connect at industry conferences, agency summits, leadership forums, and thought leadership opportunities.
Requirements
14+ years of strategic partnerships, business leadership, or agency experience within digital media, commerce, or ad-tech.
3+ years of experience leading and developing teams within high-growth, fast-paced environments.
Experience working across multiple Holding Companies with deep familiarity of Publicis, Omnicom, IPG, Dentsu, and WPP operating models.
Demonstrated success managing global or multi-market agency relationships and navigating complex organizational structures.
Deep subject-matter expertise in retail media, programmatic, and CTV ecosystems, including measurement, data strategies, investment activation, and cross-channel optimization.
Hands-on experience with technical enablement solutions, including APIs, product integrations, data clean rooms, measurement tools, and platforms that support scaled agency adoption.
Strong analytical and operational rigor with a proven ability to diagnose challenges, develop data-backed insights, and define measurable business outcomes.
Strong influencing skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with VP+ stakeholders, both internally and externally.
A proactive, solution-oriented leader who excels in collaborative environments and balances strategic vision with hands-on execution.
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.
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.
Job title
Senior Manager, Agency Partnerships, Ad Partner Management
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