Distinguished, Product Manager

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Product Manager, its most senior individual-contributor product leader, to drive enterprise-wide product strategy and shape the product management discipline. The role defines long-term product vision, influences company-wide priorities, and addresses complex customer and business challenges in partnership with executive leadership, engineering, design, data science, and business teams. The position leads product strategy and execution across multiple portfolios, product families, or platforms; establishes enterprise product practices and governance; applies customer insights, analytics, and emerging technologies; and mentors senior product leaders. The role also champions responsible AI adoption and represents Walmart through external thought leadership and industry engagement. The role is based at Walmart’s primary location at 1601 SE 10th St, Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart offers competitive pay, performance-based bonus awards, and a range of health, financial, paid-time-off, education, and other benefits. The annual salary range is $130,000–$260,000, with additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses and, for certain positions, stock compensation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related area and 11 years of experience in product management; or 13 years of experience in product management or a related area.
Extensive experience leading product strategy and execution for large-scale digital products, platforms, or ecosystems.
Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders and driving enterprise-wide initiatives.
Strong experience using customer insights, market analysis, and data-driven methodologies to develop product strategies.
Ability to lead complex cross-functional organizations without direct authority.
Knowledge of modern product management practices, platform strategy, AI-enabled experiences, and go-to-market execution.
Proven record of developing product management talent and influencing organizational capability.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent).
Experience building and scaling global consumer, enterprise, marketplace, retail, or technology products.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related area and 10 years of experience as a product manager, ideally on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products.
Supervisory experience.
Knowledge of digital accessibility best practices, WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integration of accessibility into digital products and services.

Responsibilities

Own the long-term product vision and strategy across multiple product portfolios and complex customer problems.
Assess market trends, customer insights, competitive landscapes, and business priorities to identify growth opportunities.
Develop strategic frameworks, whole-product concepts, and go-to-market approaches that drive adoption and business impact.
Influence enterprise platform investments and adjacent product strategies.
Represent Walmart through thought leadership and industry engagement.
Establish enterprise-wide practices for customer discovery, design thinking, journey mapping, and problem validation.
Promote deep customer understanding and evidence-based prioritization; identify and size opportunities that create customer and business value.
Lead efforts to discover and solve complex, cross-functional customer problems.
Lead strategic roadmaps for multiple products, product families, or platforms.
Govern product lifecycle management from concept through launch, scaling, and optimization.
Establish product management standards, operating rhythms, governance models, and quality expectations across the organization.
Ensure product decisions align with business objectives, compliance requirements, and ethical standards.
Guide advanced analytics and data-driven decision-making to influence major business outcomes.
Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to inform product and platform investments.
Partner with engineering leaders to balance innovation, scale, technical debt, and long-term platform health.
Champion responsible AI adoption and assess the feasibility, risks, and ethical implications of AI-powered capabilities.
Partner with C-suite executives and senior leaders to align strategic priorities and complex decisions.
Build business cases and narratives that influence stakeholders across functions.
Shape Walmart’s product management discipline through best practices, competency models, and career frameworks.
Mentor senior product leaders and contribute to organizational capability building.
Build inclusive, high-performing teams; foster collaboration; and develop talent through coaching and mentorship.
Model Walmart’s values and uphold ethics, compliance, accountability, and an environment where associates can raise concerns.
Deliver results by putting customers and members first, using data and insights, and creating value with an omni-channel mindset.
Promote innovation, learning, resilience, operational excellence, and adoption of emerging technologies.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k).
Stock purchase plan.
Company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
Short-term and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Walmart-paid Live Better U education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs from high school completion through bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
Performance-based annual or quarterly bonuses.
Stock compensation for certain positions.