Principal, Product Manager - AI Shopping Platform

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

1d•$110,000 - $286,000

About The Position

The Principal, Product Manager leads product strategy across a broad portfolio, using deep expertise and data-driven insights to guide organization-wide decisions. The role owns complex customer challenges and product requirements, shapes long-term vision and multi-product roadmaps, and influences senior stakeholders with strategic narratives grounded in market and user insights. It promotes product-management best practices, fosters cross-functional collaboration, guides product lifecycle execution, and advances innovation through emerging technologies and analytics to maximize business impact and customer value. The AI Shopping team works to improve how customers discover, decide, and purchase products at Walmart. It develops intelligent shopping experiences across digital and physical channels and collaborates on data-driven product strategies and roadmaps aligned with customer needs and business goals. The position is based at Walmart’s Bentonville, Arkansas location. The annual salary range is $110,000–$220,000 in Bentonville or $143,000–$286,000 in Sunnyvale, California. Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and, for certain positions, stock.

Requirements

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related area and 9 years of experience in product management.
Option 2: 11 years of experience in product management or a related area.
Expertise in product strategy development and execution across multiple related products or large portfolios.
Ability to build and manage comprehensive product roadmaps aligned with business and technical priorities.
Stakeholder-management skills, including influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership through data-driven insights.
Experience using advanced analytics and experimentation to inform product decisions and optimize outcomes.
Understanding of customer needs using design thinking, journey mapping, and feedback mechanisms.
Ability to lead complex product lifecycle processes, including MVP rollout and long-term evolution.
Knowledge of emerging technologies, including AI, to guide strategic product direction.

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.
Background creating inclusive digital experiences, including knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities

Shape and drive product strategy across multiple related products using domain expertise and data-driven insights.
Define and manage product roadmaps aligned with business goals and technical feasibility.
Lead cross-functional collaboration to address complex customer problems and prioritize impactful solutions.
Establish scalable mechanisms for gathering and interpreting customer feedback and product usage data.
Guide teams in setting success metrics and validating product outcomes through rigorous analysis.
Influence enterprise prioritization and strategic decisions through data-backed narratives.
Mentor product managers and promote product-management best practices.
Guide product lifecycle execution, including MVP rollout and long-term product evolution.

Benefits

Performance-based incentive awards and bonuses.
401(k) match.
Stock purchase plan.
Paid maternity and parental leave.
Paid time off, including sick leave and other leave categories.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage; multiple health plans.
Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability.
Company discounts.
Military Leave Pay.
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees covered for eligible programs.
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.