(USA) Staff, Product Manager

Walmart • San Bruno, CA

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Lead a major, high-impact product area within Walmart Connect Sponsored Search. Define product strategy and roadmaps, build AI/ML and platform capabilities, and drive products end to end from problem definition through launch and iteration. The work improves shopper intent understanding, ad quality and ranking, advertiser performance and yield, and personalization at scale to deliver stronger shopper value and advertiser outcomes while supporting sustainable growth.

Walmart Connect’s Sponsored Search team builds AI/ML and platform capabilities that help brands and sellers connect with shoppers throughout their shopping journey. The team’s work spans shopper intent understanding, ad quality and ranking, advertiser performance, yield optimization, and personalization. It partners with Data Science, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to develop scalable solutions that improve outcomes for shoppers and advertisers.

Requirements

• Strong product judgment, structured thinking, ownership, and follow-through.
• Experience delivering complex products, platforms, or experiences at scale.
• Experience partnering closely with Data Science and Engineering to build technical, data-driven products.
• Strong technical product judgment and the ability to understand complex systems and make thoughtful product trade-offs.
• Strong analytical skills and a test-and-learn mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related area and 7 years of experience in product management; alternatively, 9 years of experience in product management or a related area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI/ML-powered products or systems involving multi-objective optimization or real-time decisioning.
• Experience in digital advertising, marketplaces, search and ranking, personalization, bidding, or auction systems.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related area and 6 years of experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products.
• Background creating inclusive digital experiences, including knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision, strategy, and roadmaps by identifying high-impact shopper, advertiser, and business opportunities.
• Build AI/ML and platform capabilities in partnership with Data Science and Engineering.
• Lead products that improve shopper intent understanding, ad quality and ranking, advertiser performance and yield, and personalization.
• Drive products end to end through prioritization, experimentation, launch, measurement, and iteration.
• Influence cross-functional teams and senior leaders to align priorities, navigate trade-offs, and drive decisions.

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 leave, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for eligible full-time and part-time associates; tuition, books, and fees are covered for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior