Principal, Product Manager - Continuous Validation

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists, and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.2 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human-led is our true disruption. The Developer Productivity - Product Management team, which is part of the Global Technology Platform, is chartered to accelerate engineering teams by providing an immersive developer experience to reduce cycle time for product development. The team is responsible for automating the entire software development lifecycle process – from planning, development, provisioning, deployment, and management - by building a unified platform that integrates tools and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Experience with software development and the processes of continuous integration and continuous delivery
Understanding of tools for CICD, IDEs, SDKs, accelerators, Orchestration platform, managing developer content and training and emerging trends
Experience with comparative analysis and platform migration
Understanding of business metrics and the ability to translate company goals and objectives into requirements
6-8 years of experience in Product Management or 10 years of experience in Technology field with 3+ years of Product Management
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 9 years’ experience in product management.
Option 2: 11 years’ experience in product management or related area.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Experience as a Software Developer in previous role
Experience in working in technology organizations, Cloud platforms, and/or with the developer community
Experience working with UX designers and bridging communication with development teams
Well versed in web technologies, trend, and paradigm
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 8 years’ experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products
Supervisory experience
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.
The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science

Responsibilities

Partner with customers to understand their SDLC processes.
Identify and map user journey for a software developer through the SDLC process using tools in the Walmart ecosystem
Identify pain-points engaging with Global Tech developers and recommend solutions through a data-driven approach
Define long-term vision and product strategy for Developer Platform
Enhance existing products by identifying opportunities and adopting emerging technology
Create a product roadmap and drive alignment within the product team, across platform and with leadership
Build and foster collaborative relationships with key partners by driving priorities
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
Crafting and developing solutions to large business challenges – communicate business and customer needs to key partners to implement products and timelines
Driving business plans and projects by identifying the customer and operational needs of the product
Building a team environment by selecting, training, and mentoring
Evaluating the effectiveness of your products and initiatives to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness with participating stakeholders

Benefits

competitive pay
performance-based bonus awards
medical coverage
vision coverage
dental coverage
401(k)
stock purchase
company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
parental leave
family care leave
bereavement
jury duty
voting
short-term and long-term disability
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
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.