Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Principal Product Manager, Tech, Sponsored Search
About the Team
As a part of Advertiser experience team for Sponsored Search Ads team, you’ll build industry defining ad platforms at scale that enable Walmart suppliers and sellers to reach shoppers with relevant ads and high performing campaigns while helping shoppers discover products to enhance their shopping journey.
If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, this role at Walmart Connect could be the fit you’ve been looking for. We are looking for Principal Product Manager of Sponsored Search Ads Platform to help reimagine the way we help Marketplace Sellers to create, optimize and report on their advertising campaign, and achieve great results in line with their marketing objectives.
The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in defining the vision for the future of Sponsored Search Ads for Marketplace Sellers, fleshing out the roadmap and driving 0‑to‑1 product launches, in collaboration with a cross-functional team including Engineering, UX Design, Product Analytics, Product Marketing, Research, Marketplace and others.
You’ll sweep us off our feet if…
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You have deep knowledge and experience in Digital or Retail Media Advertising (Paid Search, Sponsored Products)
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You’re excited about solving complex, ambiguous, open-ended challenges
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You’re comfortable influencing others without authority, managing cross-functional stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly and effectively
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You balance business needs with customer needs and pain points to craft strategy to increase demand and impact of your products
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You are resourceful, disciplined for execution, and have a can-do attitude
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You like digging into quantitative and qualitative data and using metrics to assess and improve the performance of your products
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You have a test and learn mentality and an agile way of working to improve your products
You’ll make an impact by:
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Developing the vision, strategy and roadmap for your products, leveraging your domain expertise, research and analytics, focusing on capturing top market opportunities and addressing advertiser needs and pain points
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Provide thought leadership on best practices to drive product adoption, business and advertiser performance
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Rallying cross-functional stakeholders – including Engineering, UX Design, Product Marketing, Product Analytics – behind your vision, influencing without authority and gaining commitment from key partners to deliver on your roadmap
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Partnering with Walmart retail teams such as Marketplace teams to create unique, compelling experiences that benefit shoppers and our advertising clients
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Driving product lifecycle, including ideation, consumer research, competitive intelligence, quantitative analysis, requirements definition, target setting, technical specifications, development, testing, and post-launch efforts
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Leading conversations with Engineering on solution design, UX Design on user experience, Product Analytics on performance and target setting, Research on user needs and pain points, Product Marketing on go-to-market plans, and other stakeholders as needed
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Ensuring fluid communication with senior leadership, cross-functional stakeholders and peers, adapting your communication style to the audience and crafting your message accordingly
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Being nimble and pragmatic, willing to update your plans and requirements as new information becomes available or priorities shift
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field and
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4+ years of experience in Ad-Tech or Mar-Tech, with focus on Performance Marketing, Sponsored, Products, Sponsored Search
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9+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Strategy, Product Analytics, Data Science or comparable work experience
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7+ years of experience in driving end-to-end product delivery, from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization, scoping and prioritizing technical requirements
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7+ years of experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, UX Design, Analytics, Marketing to achieve alignment on product requirements, launch and go-to-market plans
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Excellent oral and written communication and story-telling skills, proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and leadership without authority
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Demonstrated ability to develop product strategy and translate it into a prioritized roadmap
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Sound business acumen, demonstrated ability to tackle complex, ambiguous, open-ended problems
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Execution rigor, proven project management skills and ability to thin through end-to-end operations
Preferred Qualifications...
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PM experience with a major AdTech player
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Management consulting experience
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in product management. Option 2: 9 years’ experience in product management or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 6 years’ experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products, 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
Primary Location...
850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
