Senior Director, Communications - Sam's Club

Senior Director, Executive & Internal Communications

The Senior Director, Executive & Internal Communications will work closely with the VP, Corporate Communications for Sam's Club to serve as the executive communications lead for the Sam's Club president and CEO. This role will work directly with the CEO to shape content consistent with the Sam's Club narrative, identify strategic platforms internally and externally on which to tell our story, and develop materials to support these activities including speeches, presentations, fact sheets, briefing materials, and more. The role will also serve as the internal communications lead, ensuring associates are aligned behind our strategy and understand where the business is headed.

In addition, this leader will supervise 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. This associate will lead the team responsible for developing content strategies for flawlessly executing major internal events, such as our a Year Beginning Meeting, Associates Week, Holiday Meeting and large CEO meetings.

What You'll Do

• Prepare presentations, speeches, business-wide messages and talking points around key moments for both internal and external audiences.
• Design executive communications plans and platforms that showcase Sam's Club industry leadership and strategy. Determine the right swim lanes for the Sam's Club leadership team, starting with the CEO.
• Apply creative ways to tell stories and determine the ways to reach and engage with key audiences.
• Continuously challenge and improve the effectiveness of communication efforts and monitor and analyze communication activities to inform future decision making.
• Prepare, coach and staff CEO and other leaders as needed for speaking engagements.
• Use technology including GenAI to ensure you and your team operate effectively and efficiently.

What You'll Bring

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.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00$260,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : stock.

Minimum Qualifications

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.

Preferred Qualifications

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.

Primary Location

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America