Director, Product Management

Position Summary

We are looking for a Director, Product Management to help reimagine the way we empower brand advertisers with a self-serve first omni-channel ad platform. This role will lead the effort and launch several key initiatives around self-serve, automation, and improving ad experiences.

As a part of Walmart Connect, you'll build industry-defining omni-channel ad platforms at scale that enable Walmart suppliers to reach shoppers with relevant ads and high-performing campaigns while helping shoppers discover products to enhance their shopping journey. If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, this role at Walmart Connect could be the fit you've been looking for.

What You Will Do

• You're customer-centric in spirit and in execution.
• You're able to use metrics to improve performance.
• You're excited about solving complex challenges.
• You're comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, and communicating clearly.
• You have a test and learn mentality and an agile way of working to improve your product.
• You have knowledge in Digital Advertising and retail media advertising.

What You Will Bring

• Driving product lifecycle from requirement definitions, research, metrics analysis, technical specifications, development, testing, KPIs and other launch efforts.
• Working with data science, engineering, and Walmart partners to define the data requirements, measurement methodologies, APIs, and UX for reporting dashboards.
• Conducting industry and competitive analysis to understand the emerging trends in the advertising industry to identify new opportunities. Conduct customer research to define customer segments and identify needs to inform product roadmap.
• Partnering with internal advertising sales team and Walmart retail teams to create unique, compelling experiences that benefit shoppers and our advertising clients.
• Developing and enhancing products - you will manage product roadmaps, align business and technical needs, analyze customer and product data, turn customer insights into actionable initiatives, determine rollout strategy, and manage risks.
• Defining vision and strategies for your product family, using domain expertise, internal and external best practices, identifying market opportunities, building business cases, and approving objectives.
• Building collaborative relationships with key partners by driving priorities aligned to business goals, communicating and prioritizing product roadmaps, and gaining buy-in from executive leadership.
• Providing overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs.
• Bachelor's degree required/MBA strongly preferred.
• 5+ years in product management, self-serve platforms, customer experiences, automation, and data analytics. Experience in launching ad experiences and automation is strongly preferred.
• Sound business judgment as well as the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements, and prioritize.
• Must be able and willing to think and act strategically and tactically.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, proven ability to influence others internally and externally.
• Operations, business, or engineering background is preferred.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Today, we are reimagining the tech workplace of the future by making a permanent transition to virtual work for most of our team. Discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. careers.walmart.com

About Global Tech

Imagine working where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make epic impact and are leading the next retail disruption.

Benefits & Perks

Beyond our great compensation package, we offer performance incentives. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 11 years' experience in product management. Option 2: 13 years' experience in product management or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 10 years' experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products. Supervisory experience is valued. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.

Primary Location

10500 Ne 8Th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America