(USA) Principal, Product Manager
About The Position
The Principal, Product Manager leads product strategy across multiple related products, driving organization-wide decisions through deep expertise and data-driven insights. This role shapes long-term product vision, manages complex customer challenges, and oversees product roadmaps to ensure alignment with business goals. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to influence senior stakeholders and deliver scalable solutions. By leveraging advanced analytics and market knowledge, the Principal Product Manager fosters innovation, guides product lifecycle execution, and elevates product management standards to achieve measurable business impact. Our team empowers customers, associates, and shoppers to effortlessly locate products in-store by creating intuitive digital map experiences that redefine navigation and shopping at Walmart. We leverage data-driven insights, product strategy, and user experience principles to develop innovative solutions that enhance convenience and satisfaction. Collaborating across functions, we prioritize scalable, customer-focused outcomes and continuously refine our product roadmaps. This team is dedicated to transforming retail through advanced analytics, GPS data, and thoughtful stakeholder engagement, driving impactful results that support Walmart’s commitment to delivering value and seamless shopping experiences.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in defining and executing product strategy across multiple related products or large portfolios.
- Strong ability to develop and manage comprehensive product roadmaps aligned with business goals and technical feasibility.
- Advanced skills in stakeholder management, influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership through data-driven insights.
- Experience leveraging analytics, data science, and user experience principles to inform decision-making and optimize product outcomes.
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring product managers and elevating product management practices organization-wide.
- Ability to translate complex customer and business needs into prioritized, measurable problem statements and scalable solutions.
- Commitment to ethical standards, integrity, and fostering a high-performing, collaborative team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 9 years’ experience in product management.
- 11 years’ experience in product management or related area.
Nice To Haves
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Shape and drive product strategy across multiple related products, leveraging deep domain expertise and data-driven insights.
- Develop and manage comprehensive product roadmaps ensuring alignment with business priorities and technical feasibility.
- Lead cross-functional teams across Customer, Shopper and Associate experiences.
- Influence enterprise-level decisions through advanced analytics, opportunity sizing, and competitive market analysis.
- Mentor product managers and promote best practices to elevate product management discipline.
- Oversee product lifecycle from ideation through value realization, ensuring continuous optimization and risk mitigation.
- Foster collaboration with stakeholders to align product vision and execution.
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 disability
- 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 (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.)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
