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Director, Learning & Development – Associate and Sales Development

This is a high-impact leadership role at Walmart Connect, tasked with building a world-class learning infrastructure for both general associates and specialized sales teams. The position combines strategic vision with operational execution, focusing on accelerating new hire productivity and enhancing consultative selling capabilities. It is a perfect fit for a data-oriented L&D professional who thrives in a fast-moving, corporate environment.

Walmart Connect · Hoboken, New Jersey, United States · Posted 20 April 2026

The role

Overview

This is a high-impact leadership role at Walmart Connect, tasked with building a world-class learning infrastructure for both general associates and specialized sales teams. The position combines strategic vision with operational execution, focusing on accelerating new hire productivity and enhancing consultative selling capabilities. It is a perfect fit for a data-oriented L&D professional who thrives in a fast-moving, corporate environment.

What they need

Requirements & Skills

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the overarching learning strategy for the associate and sales lifecycle
  • Lead the 'Onboarding 2.0' initiative to accelerate new hire time-to-productivity
  • Develop and oversee a tiered Sales Curriculum to evolve sellers into data-driven consultants
  • Partner with HR and People Analytics to link learning outcomes to retention and internal mobility
  • Design leadership development programs for emerging and existing people managers
  • Collaborate with Product Marketing to integrate product updates into sales enablement

Essential

  • Proven experience leading a Learning & Development or Sales Enablement function
  • Ability to design and execute a comprehensive learning strategy across a large organization
  • Experience managing teams of learning designers and facilitators
  • Track record of aligning training initiatives with business priorities and performance metrics
  • Expertise in creating tiered, role-based learning paths (e.g., foundational to advanced)
  • Ability to lead large-scale onboarding and leadership development programs

Preferred

  • Experience within a retail media or high-growth advertising technology environment
  • Advanced knowledge of sales methodology and consultative selling frameworks
  • Strong background in People Analytics and HR partnership

Key Skills

Strategic Learning Strategy & ExecutionSales Enablement & TrainingLeadership DevelopmentInstructional Design OversightPerformance Analytics & Data-Driven DesignCross-functional Stakeholder ManagementScalable Program ManagementCurriculum Development (101/201/301 levels)

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Perks

Benefits & perks

  • Competitive annual salary range ($132k - $264k)
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off
  • 401(k) and retirement planning options
  • Associate discounts and perks
  • Professional development and internal mobility opportunities

Next step

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