Senior Director, Communications Walmart International Growth

Senior Director of Communications, Walmart International Growth

This pivotal leadership role supports Walmart International's growth strategy by leading integrated communications across the company's Growth Organization. As the Senior Director of Communications, Walmart International Growth, you'll build a strategy that has a decisive narrative, strengthens executive visibility, and drives earned media plans that reflect how Walmart is transforming from a traditional retailer into a digital-first ecosystem. This is an opportunity to tell the story of how Walmart is merging commerce, technology, and media to create unmatched growth.

As the lead communications partner for the Walmart International Growth Organization, you'll define and deliver communications that shape Walmart's perception among global stakeholdersgrounded in innovation, relevance, and data.

Key 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 Growth 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 storytellingaligned 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 growth story through innovation, membership, data, and media.
• 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.

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 : 703 Associate Drive, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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. 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.