(USA) Senior Director, Ad Partnership Management, Walmart Connect

Senior Director, Ad Partnership Management, Walmart Connect

Walmart Connect is redefining how brands engage consumers by combining Walmart's first-party data, omnichannel reach, and closed-loop measurement. As retail media rapidly evolves, agency partnerships remain one of our biggest levers for scaled growth and market influence. We are hiring a Senior Director, Agency Partnerships to lead Walmart Connect's relationships across major Holding Companies. This leader will own the long-term strategy, operational frameworks, and revenue impact of our agency ecosystemensuring agencies understand, adopt, and champion Walmart Connect solutions across investment, strategy, commerce, programmatic, and client teams. This role is highly cross-functional, partnering with Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Measurement, and Operations to bring scalable programs, education, and solutions to market. You'll lead a team responsible for deepening strategic alignment, shaping joint business plans, and driving measurable partner growth. This is a high-visibility role that requires a seasoned agency expert who can represent WMC at senior levels, influence investment priorities, and create repeatable partnership models.

What You'll Do

Agency Partnership Strategy

• Own the end-to-end strategy for Holding Company partnerships, including Publicis, Omnicom, WPP, Dentsu, and IPG.
• Develop, operationalize, and own Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with agency leadershipdefining annual goals, investment priorities, capability roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
• Build scalable partnership frameworks and playbooks that improve how agencies activate across Walmart Connect's onsite, offsite, and programmatic solutions.
• Build long-term roadmaps and partnership strategies that drive adoption, accelerate investment, and unlock new cross-agency opportunities.
• Develop a clear POV on industry trends and translate agency needs into actionable product, measurement, and operational improvements.

Executive Relationship Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Option 1 : Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, advertising, consumer psychology, or related area and 8 years' experience in advertising sales, advertising, sales, or related area. Option 2 : 12 years' experience in advertising sales, advertising, sales or related area.

Primary Location

221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 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.