Position Summary...
Position Summary...

We are seeking a Principal Data Scientist to solve ambiguous, high-value retail problems through rigorous analytics, ML modeling, experimentation, causal inference, and deployment of scalable solutions. You will work closely with agentic AI teams to build the data science capabilities, measurement frameworks, and causal reasoning skills needed to answer users’ business-impact questions. You will shape strategy, define success metrics, validate outcomes, deploy decision-ready models and tools, and translate complex evidence into clear recommendations for product, engineering, and executive partners.

What you'll do...
About the team:

Walmart Data Ventures powers the data and AI platform supporting the world’s largest retailer’s suppliers. The Walmart Scintilla team transforms extensive data into actionable insights, recommendations, and innovations that enhance customer, merchant, and supplier outcomes. This team leads advancements in generative AI, agentic intelligence, machine learning, measurement,



and causal inference to redefine retail experiences, optimize operations, and develop new business models. Joining this team offers the opportunity to lead cutting-edge AI initiatives that set industry standards and drive significant impact across the retail ecosystem.

What you'll do:

Drive high-impact data science initiatives across recommendations, customer voice, market research, product innovation, segmentation, forecasting, measurement, and decision intelligence.
• Frame ambiguous business questions as testable hypotheses with explicit metrics and decision criteria.
• Build, validate, deploy, monitor, and improve predictive, causal, and ML solutions.
• Design experiments and causal measurement approaches, including A/B tests, uplift modelling, difference-in-differences, and synthetic control.
• Work with agentic AI teams to answer user questions about measurement, impact, and causal drivers.
• Mentor team members on coding,

📌 (IND) PRINCIPAL, DATA SCIENTIST (Bengaluru)
🏢 Walmart
📍 Bengaluru