Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with a high-performing team of communications professionals who support growth business verticals and initiatives. Drive engagement, excellence, and development across the team. Partner with teams across Walmart, including Corporate Affairs, Tech, Merchandising, and Finance, to ensure message consistency and business alignment.
• Executive Communications Serve as a trusted counselor to senior leaders of the Sourcing and Procurement Organization. Shape thought leadership, speaking engagements, interviews, and strategic messaging.
• Strategic Communications Planning Design and execute integrated communications strategies that span media relations, stakeholder engagement, internal comms, and social/digital storytelling—aligned with business goals and external moments.
• Narrative Development & Storytelling Translate complex business, tech, and data topics into compelling stories. Proactively identify opportunities to tell Walmart’s sourcing story.
• Change Management Lead internal communications through a period of change for the organization.
• Media Relations Build and maintain strong relationships with national, trade, tech and new media. Lead earned media strategies for announcements, launches, and brand initiatives across growth.
• Agency and Budget Management Manage external PR agencies, including budgeting, contracting, and performance tracking. Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable campaigns.
• Insights and Measurement Use data, market insights, and media monitoring to evaluate impact, refine messaging, and optimize communications plans.
• GenAI Super User Utilize technology tools including GenAI to ensure you and your team operate effectively and efficiently.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, or 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.

Nice to Have

• Direct media experience.
• Government or media relations experience in a Fortune 500 company.
• Managerial experience running media components of political election or grassroots advocacy campaigns.

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.
• 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.