Walmart

Staff, Product Manager - Search

Walmart$143K — $286K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in Search, Relevance, or Personalization.
  • Strong technical knowledge in search systems and machine learning concepts.
  • Proven ability to leverage data to drive product decisions.
  • Experience influencing a diverse set of stakeholders in matrixed organizations.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or 7 years of related experience (or 9 years of experience without a degree).
  • MBA or technical degree preferred for strategic depth.

Responsibilities

  • Drive category-specific growth through enhanced customer experiences.
  • Elevate the discovery process across search and personalization functions.
  • Embed trust and quality indicators into the customer journey.
  • Utilize AI and data insights for inspiration-led customer experiences.
  • Define product vision to fulfill business objectives with scalable solutions.
  • Collaborate with teams across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data Science.
  • Foster a high-ownership environment to solve complex challenges effectively.

Benefits

  • 401(k) match and stock purchase plan.
  • Paid maternity and parental leave.
  • Generous PTO and multiple health plan options.
  • Incentive awards based on performance.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
To drive Walmart's mission of Save Money, Live Better, Walmart's Product team
places customers at the heart of whatever we do. We dream big, but we also hold
ourselves accountable for reaching our goals. We get to apply our product
management expertise on the world's biggest stage - Yes, we are Fortune # 1.
With the customer at the forefront, we can help deliver and save both time and
money for our customers no matter how they shop with us and reach them in
new, exciting ways.

At Walmart, our Product teams build scalable digital experiences that power
discovery and drive category growth across Marketplace and eCommerce. We are
hiring a Staff Product Manager - Search to lead critical discovery experiences
that shape how millions of customers find, evaluate, and shop across high-impact
verticals. This role owns strategy and execution for key customer-facing
capabilities that improve relevance, trust, and inspiration across the shopping
journey.

You will operate at the intersection of business, technology, and design-
translating growth objectives into scalable product solutions that accelerate
digital penetration and unlock category-specific opportunities. The ideal
candidate brings strong product judgment, thrives as an individual contributor,
and has experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in highly
matrixed environments. You are comfortable setting strategic direction,
influencing senior stakeholders, and partnering closely with Engineering and
Data Science to deliver impactful solutions at scale.

About the Team:

Walmart's Marketplace CX & Category Verticals team is focused on building
differentiated, high-impact shopping experiences across some of our fastest-
growing businesses. We power discovery and engagement at scale-combining
strong commerce fundamentals with AI-driven innovation to deliver seamless,
relevant, and inspiring customer journeys.

Operating at the intersection of technology, design, and business, our team drives
category-specific growth by improving findability, trust, and personalization. If
you're excited about shaping the future of eCommerce for millions of customers,
this is a place where you can make meaningful impact at unparalleled scale

You'll make an impact by:
• Driving category-specific growth by building differentiated, customer-first
experiences that improve discoverability, relevance, and trust.
• Elevating end-to-end discovery across search, browse, and personalization
to deliver more intuitive and confidence-inspiring shopping journeys.
• Embedding trust and quality signals throughout the customer experience
to strengthen credibility and conversion.
• Leveraging AI and data-driven insights to power inspiration-led discovery
and more meaningful experience at scale.
• Defining product vision and translating business objectives into scalable,
enterprise-ready solutions.
• Partnering cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Design, Data
Science, and Business to deliver measurable impact.
• Building a collaborative, high-ownership environment focused on solving
complex problems and delivering results.

You'll sweep us off our feet if...
• You can define and champion a compelling product vision, strategy, and
roadmap for Search, aligning relevance, ranking, and personalization
investments with business goals.
• You have led large, ambiguous discovery initiatives-using customer research,
competitive insights, and query-level analytics to identify opportunities and
prioritize high-impact improvements.
• You can drive alignment across a highly matrixed organization, influencing
stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Business.
• You have partnered deeply with ML and engineering teams to ship scalable
search or recommendation systems that improve relevance and performance.
• You are fluent in experimentation-designing A/B tests, interpreting results,
and translating insights into iterative product improvements.
• You can synthesize complex analysis into clear, compelling recommendations
and influence senior leadership with data-backed strategy.

What you'll bring:
5+ years of product management experience, ideally in Search, Relevance,
Personalization, or large-scale consumer platforms.
• Strong technical acumen with familiarity in search systems, ranking
models, experimentation frameworks, and machine learning concepts.
• Proven ability to use data and experimentation to drive product decisions.
• Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders in highly matrixed
organizations.
• MBA, consulting background, or technical degree preferred for strategic
and analytical depth

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

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.

Primary Location...

1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

About Walmart

WalmartLabs is accelerating their development to redefine the shopping experience to meet the changing needs of our customers wherever they are —in a store, on our website, or on their mobile device.

Walmart Careers

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Learn more about Walmart
Size
2,300 employees
Market Cap
$387 billion
Industry
Net Income
$13.5 billion
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+3.3%
Revenue
$559.1 billion
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