Group Director, Communications

Position Summary

Group Director, Communications

Location:

Bentonville, AR

This pivotal leadership role supports Walmart, Inc. enterprise strategy by leading integrated communications across the company’s Finance, Global Governance, Responsible Sourcing and Corporate Affairs (to include Global Responsibility) Organizations. This is a cross-functional team focused on strengthening Walmart’s financial stewardship, corporate governance, regulatory engagement, and global reputation both internally and externally.

As the Group Director, you’ll lead a team that builds compelling narratives, enhances executive visibility, and drives earned media strategies that highlight Walmart’s commitment to financial and governance discipline, transparency, and responsible business practices. This is an opportunity to tell the story of how Walmart is shaping trust, opportunity, accountability, and long-term value creation for customers, associates, investors, and communities around the world.

As a lead communications partner for Finance, Global Governance and Corporate Affairs, you’ll define and deliver communications that shape Walmart’s perception among customers, media, stakeholders, and associates—grounded in innovation, relevance, and data.

• Team Leadership Lead and develop a high-performing team of communications professionals who support Finance, Governance and Corporate Affairs and initiatives. Drive engagement, excellence, and development across the team.
• Executive Communications Serve as a trusted counselor to senior leaders. Shape thought leadership, speaking engagements, interviews, and strategic messaging for Finance, Global Governance and Corporate Affairs leaders.
• 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 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 these corporate functions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with teams across Walmart to ensure message consistency and business alignment.
• 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.

• Great people leadership in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment, with the ability to develop a high-performing team and inspire them to deliver great results.
• Experience bringing and implementing best-in-class ideas that elevate communications to the next level.
• Proven relationship-building skills to develop and maintain strong relationships with members of the media and other external stakeholders.
• Ability to use data and landscape insights to inform and design communications strategies that break through the noise and resonate with target audiences.
• A commanding and engaging executive presence to influence senior leadership.
• Expertise in storytelling, making complex subjects easily understood through words and visuals.
• Vision and clarity to lead across a rapidly evolving portfolio of digital and data-led businesses.
• High degree of agility, influence, and collaboration.

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…