(USA) Senior Manager, Creative Automation Job at Walmart in Bentonville

Position Summary

Do you look at a 200 step, manual campaign workflow and instantly see an automation blueprint? As Senior Manager, Creative Automation at Sam’s Club, you’ll modernize how creative gets made, stored, and shipped across our Paid Media Channels (Search, Display, Affiliate, etc.). You will automate asset handling in AEM, stand up a preprocessing pipeline that “does the Photoshop work” before creatives ever touch it, integrate the toolchain end-to-end, and orchestrate distribution so assets reach each channel with minimal human touch. This is a builder role on a new team—you’ll set the roadmap, influence busy partner teams to gather requirements and clear blockers, and prove impact with data by shortening time to market, improving first pass success, and lowering cost per asset.

What You’ll Do

• Map and baseline the manual maze : Document end-to-end production across ~200 action roles from brief → design → QA → publish; capture metrics on cycle time, manual touches, rework / defect rates, and channel delivery latency.
• AEM intake on rails : Define AEM ingestion standards and configure automated intake so assets land correctly without manual filing.
• Preflight + preprocess pipeline : Launch automated image / transcode workflows that prepare assets for channels before human review.
• Integration blueprint : Produce a systems integration plan connecting creative tool, Work / Project Management, AEM, and our campaign / channel platforms; prioritize a 90-day backlog of “micro automations” with effort / impact sizing.
• Automate “store → prep → ship” :
• Store (AEM) : Implement rules-based metadata and smart collections to improve searchability and reuse; automate governance checks (brand, legal, accessibility).
• Prep (preprocessing) : Scale batch transformations and template-driven variants; embed quality gates and error handling.
• Ship (multichannel) : Stand up auto syndication from AEM to owned channels with channel-specific renditions and payloads, plus delivery confirmations.
• Operationalize the roadmap : Convert opportunities into a quarterly plan from pilot → production, with change management and training for internal teams and agencies.
• Scale across owned channels : Extend automations to merchandising, lifecycle / email, onsite / app, and notifications; enable self-serve templates and guided workflows for partner teams.
• Close the loop with data : Instrument A / B testing and dynamic optimization; feed learnings back into templates, prompts, and automation rules.
• Resource & vendor stewardship : Optimize team / agency capacity against the automation roadmap; measure partners on throughput, quality, compliance, and time to market.
• Influence across busy teams : Proactively gather requirements from partners who don’t have free cycles; align on priorities; remove blockers without losing day to day momentum.
• Govern responsibly : Maintain brand, ethics, and accessibility standards for any automation or GenAI assisted steps—clear review gates and audit trails included.
• Grow people, not just pipelines : Coach a manager level IC reporting to you; build a culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement on a team with healthy ambiguity (and lots of opportunity).

What You’ll Bring

At Sam's Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet!

For information about PTO, see https : / / one.walmart.com / notices.

Live Better U is a company 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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

Primary Location

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, 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.

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