(USA) Principal, Data Scientist

Role summary:

Walmart is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to design and deliver advanced AI/ML capabilities across Global Governance. This role will apply machine learning, GenAI, agentic AI, advanced analytics, and responsible AI to complex problems spanning Security, Compliance, Privacy, Legal, Product Safety, Trade Compliance, and related domains. You will partner across Business, Product, Engineering, and Data Science to translate high-value problems into scalable AI solutions and help establish reusable patterns that improve speed, quality, and measurable business outcomes.

About the team:

Global Governance Technology builds scalable technology and AI capabilities that help protect Walmart, its associates, customers, and businesses across critical governance and risk domains. Our teams work across Security, Compliance, Privacy, Legal, Product Safety, and Global Trade. We solve complex, high-impact problems where trust, explainability, reliability, governance, and human oversight matter. We are applying machine learning, GenAI, agentic AI, computer vision, graph intelligence, optimization, and automation to move from reactive workflows toward more predictive, proactive, and intelligent decision-making at Walmart scale.

What you''ll do:

Design and deploy production-scale AI/ML solutions across risk intelligence, investigations, document intelligence, anomaly detection, entity resolution, graph analytics, forecasting, optimization, and agentic AI. Build end-to-end capabilities spanning data preparation, modeling, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. Partner with Engineering and Product on architecture, reusable AI services, and build-vs-buy decisions. Establish strong evaluation and Responsible AI practices, mentor other scientists, and contribute to technical standards and platform strategy across Global Governance.

What you''ll bring:

Strong expertise in machine learning, applied statistics, optimization, and production AI systems, with hands-on experience in GenAI and agentic architectures such as RAG, tool use, orchestration, evaluation, and human-in-the-loop workflows. Experience in areas such as NLP, graph ML, anomaly detection, causal inference, forecasting, or optimization is highly valued. You should bring strong technical judgment, programming skills, experience with large-scale data and ML platforms, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical trade-offs clearly. 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 $132,000.00 - $264,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock