Walmart Looking For Senior Manager, Global Government Affairs at Delhi, Full Time

About The Team

Our Global Government Affairs team advances Walmart’s purpose, license to operate and competitiveness by anticipating and participating in public policy initiatives around the globe.

About The Role

This position is responsible for helping with policy research, policy coordination among entities, programming, and coordination of executive government engagements with central and state governments in India. The position is primarily internal facing but will coordinate with selected external stakeholders to advance policy objectives and business goals in the market.

Essential Functions

An individual must be able to successfully perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Key Responsibilities

• Aligns government affairs strategies with broader business objectives by supporting and advising internal teams, including Walmart Sourcing, Global Tech, the Vriddhi Supplier Development Program, Marketplace/Cross-Border Trade (CBT), Walmart Foundation
• Collaborates with Global Government Affairs (GGA) colleagues to develop, maintain, and update key internal team documents and reporting materials. Partners with Communications and Foundation colleagues in India to coordinate external messaging, including the review and editing of press releases and other media materials
• Lends policy support to functions for Walmart entities including Walmart Sourcing, Global Tech, Marketplace/CBT and Walmart Foundation, ensuring any official engagement strategies are aligned with overall business goals
• Conducts regular discussions with Communications teams across Walmart, Inc., Walmart Global Tech, Flipkart, and PhonePe to ensure messaging alignment
• Drives internal reporting processes by drafting and contributing to daily and weekly updates on India-related policy and political developments for the GGA team
• Supports the GGA team by coordinating ongoing research projects with external entities and drafting in-depth analysis reports on key, business-impacting policy issues
• Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key internal stakeholders, supporting plans to meet business needs, and identifying improvement opportunities
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports the company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
• Supports key programming activities in India, including the coordination of export roundtables, the Vriddhi supplier development program, and other periodic government engagements
• Represents the company by participating in trade associations such as USIBC, USISPF, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
• Attends select conferences and external meetings, providing concise analysis and readouts on key engagements to relevant internal teams
• Manages engagement with government offices, serving as a primary point of contact to schedule meetings for executives when traveling in the market
• Coordinates the submission of written materials and company input required for government and regulatory bodies

Leadership Expectations:

An individual must be proficient in each of the competencies listed below to successfully perform the responsibilities of this position.

• Live our Values: Culture Champion – Models Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; and supports Walmart’s commitment to communities, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance
• Live our Values: Servant Leadership – Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent
• Embrace Change: Curiosity & Courage – Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks
• Embrace Change: Digital Transformation & Change – Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working
• Deliver for the Customer: Customer Focus – Delivers expected business results while putting the customer first and consistently applying an omni merchant mindset and the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans
• Delivery for the Customer: Strategic Thinking – Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team’s strategy
• Focus on our Associates: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Identifies, attracts, and retains diverse and inclusive team members; builds a high-performing team; embraces diversity in all its forms; and actively supports diversity goal programs
• Focus on our Associates: Collaboration & Influence – Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action
• Focus on our Associates: Talent Management – Creates discipline and focus around developing talent, promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer and company, and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments

Minimum Qualifications

• 7-10 years experience in public sector or international corporate government relations
• Ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders
• Highly effective oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills; demonstrated ability to effectively interact with senior corporate and political stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors, master’s or other Advanced Degree preferred
• A deep working understanding of the policymaking process and government relations
• Experience working cross-functionally
• Ability to communicate complex information and interpret legislative/regulatory language to diverse audiences
• High ethical standards and confidentiality and strong professional reputation
• Demonstrated ability to build and foster effective relationships and networks with others, including with trade associations.