(IND) SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

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Job Description: Senior Director of Communications – Walmart Global Tech in India

Position Overview

The Senior Director of Communications is responsible for leading internal and external communications strategy for Walmart Global Tech activity within India. This role requires a visionary leader who can articulate and drive the company's communication strategy, enhance its brand reputation, and foster a unified and engaged workforce.

About the Team
Walmart is a people-led, tech-powered company and our Walmart Global Tech team is building the future of retail.  We are searching for an experienced technology communicator who wants to be at the center of it. This person will lead a team of internal, external, digital and event marketing professionals. This is a high impact role for someone who wants to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute a program that elevates our position as a tech employer of choice, builds our reputation as a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer and drives thought leadership status.
• Serve as a member of Walmart Global Tech in India’s leadership team, collaborating with senior management to ensure communication support business initiatives.
• Proactively and regularly invest time to build relationships with national and local media, new and traditional
• Collaborate with the Walmart Global Tech in U.S. communications team to tell localized, but comprehensive stories in both countries
• Have the ability to make complex tech topics simple and easy to understand, as well as dive into the tech to tell a more technical narrative
• Bring creativity and a data-driven learning-mindset to modernize the way we communicate
• Integrate new communications tools into our team’s ways of working, e.g., GenAI

What you’ll bring

• Experience working in tech comms both in-house and at an agency
• Strong understanding of the Indian media landscape and cultural nuances, with established relationships with business and tech reporters
• Strong grasp of the tech speaking circuit
• Understanding of relevant industry associations and government bodies
• Extremely high standards and care about the details
• A proven track record of exceeding goals and expectations, and moving with speed   
• Ability to nurture a talented team
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in corporate communications, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English; proficiency in additional Indian languages is a plus

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, or related field and 7 years' experience in communications, journalism, business, or related area OR 9 years' experience in communications, journalism, business, or related area. 3 years' supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India