Position Summary...
Senior Manager, Public And Government Affairs- Global Public Policy Team – Walmart Inc.
Location: Bentonville, AR
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Global Public Policy plays a critical role in helping Walmart anticipate, analyze, and respond to public policy issues that impact our business and the communities we serve. This role supports policy strategy across a wide range of issue areas, requiring strong judgment, analytical rigor, and the ability to quickly build fluency in emerging topics. You’ll partner closely with internal stakeholders and external experts to translate complex policy landscapes into actionable insights and informed strategies.
About Global Public Policy at Walmart
Walmart’s Global Public Policy team works to advance policies that support our business, our associates, and the communities we serve around the world. The team collaborates closely with business leaders, legal partners, and external stakeholders to navigate complex policy environments at the local, federal, and global levels. This role contributes to shaping policy positions and supporting strategic engagement across a diverse and dynamic policy portfolio.
What you'll do...
- Monitor and analyze legislative, regulatory, and government activity across multiple jurisdictions to identify potential business and community impacts.
- Support the development and execution of public policy strategies by contributing research, analysis, and strategic planning support.
- Communicate complex policy developments clearly and with urgency to internal partners and leadership.
- Help establish efficient systems and workflows for tracking issues, sharing insights, and capturing feedback across the global policy team.
- Under leadership direction, support engagement with external stakeholders, including trade associations, NGOs, and policy experts.
What you’ll bring: - 5+ years of applied public policy, government affairs, or advocacy experience with demonstrated impact.
- Working knowledge of policymaking processes at the state, federal, and/or global level.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex issues and recommend practical courses of action.
- Experience working in matrixed organizations and collaborating across diverse internal teams.
- Comfort leveraging tools, systems, or emerging technologies to improve policy monitoring, research, or workflows.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
For information about PTO, see
https://one.walmart.com/notices.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see
One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Political Science, or related field and 4 years’ experience managing projects or campaigns in politics, public affairs, or related field OR 6 years’ in experience managing projects or campaigns in politics, public affairs, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Corporate experience involving direct media relations, coalition building, or direct lobbying, Government Relations experience in Fortune 500 company, Juris Doctorate OR Master’s degree in Communications, Political Science, or related field, Supervisory experience
Primary Location...
806 Excellence Dr, 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.