(USA) Principal, Product Manager

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

About The Position

As a Principal Product Manager, you will lead product strategy across a broad portfolio, using expertise and data-driven insights to guide decisions. You will define product roadmaps, address complex customer challenges, and influence cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions. The role shapes long-term product direction using market and technology trends, mentors peers, and promotes high standards in product management. You will align product work with business goals, optimize lifecycle execution, and foster continuous improvement and strategic innovation. The Product team leads Walmart’s Fulfillment, Reverse, and Internalized Parcel networks. It develops solutions to improve operational efficiency and support business growth, integrating market trends, customer insights, and business goals into enterprise-wide product strategy. The team manages complex product portfolios and works across functions to execute successfully, using technical expertise and stakeholder engagement to advance Walmart’s product capabilities and market position.

Requirements

Extensive experience in product strategy and roadmap management across multiple related products or sizable product areas.
Proven ability to lead complex product lifecycle initiatives, including MVP creation, rollout planning, and scalable launch execution.
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills to influence enterprise-level decisions.
Demonstrated proficiency in data-driven decision-making, including use of advanced analytics and experimentation to optimize product outcomes.
Deep understanding of customer needs through design thinking, journey mapping, and process analysis.
Ability to mentor and develop product management talent while promoting best practices and ethical delivery.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related area and 9 years of product management experience; or 11 years of experience in product management or a related area.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related area and 8 years of product manager experience, ideally on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products.
Supervisory experience.
Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices; ability to create inclusive digital experiences in accordance with Walmart accessibility standards and guidelines.

Responsibilities

Define and evolve strategies across multiple related products, using business and technology insights to identify market opportunities.
Lead development and management of comprehensive product roadmaps aligned with strategic priorities and technical feasibility.
Establish standards for analytics, experimentation, and communicating insights across product teams to support data-driven decisions.
Influence enterprise prioritization using customer insights and opportunity sizing, collaborating with senior cross-functional stakeholders.
Oversee product lifecycle activities, including MVP rollout, risk mitigation, and long-term optimization.
Mentor product managers and promote best practices to strengthen the product management discipline and organizational impact.

Benefits

Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k), stock purchase, and 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 program, with tuition, books, and fees covered, subject to eligibility requirements.
Additional stock compensation for certain positions.