Walmart

(USA) Director, Product Management - Advertising APIs

Walmart$150K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 9+ years in Product Management
  • 6+ years in API Product Management
  • 4+ years in Advertising Products (e.g. Sponsored Product, Sponsored Brands)
  • 4+ years of managing product managers
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Customer-centric leadership style

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategy and execution for Retail Media APIs
  • Develop APIs from requirements to launch
  • Lead a team of API Product Managers
  • Build relationships with stakeholders to align product roadmaps
  • Conduct competitive analysis for emerging advertising trends
  • Improve developer experience using best practices
  • Conduct customer research to inform API roadmap

Benefits

  • Incentive awards based on performance
  • 401(k) matching contributions
  • Stock purchase plan
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Multiple health plan options
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
  • As the leader of Application Programming Interface (API) team for Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Videos, Onsite Display, Reporting, and Creatives, you will drive the end to end long term strategy and execution of the next generation of Retail Media APIs.
  • You will be responsible for development of APIs from requirement definitions, research, metrics analysis, technical specifications, development, testing, KPIs and other launch efforts.


What you'll do:
  • Develop and enhance APIs - you will align business and technical needs, analyze customer and product data, turn customer insights into actionable initiatives, determine rollout strategy, and manage risks.
  • Lead a team of API Product managers
  • Build collaborative relationships with key stakeholders by driving priorities aligned to business goals, communicating, and prioritizing product roadmaps, and gaining buy-in from executive leadership.
  • Conduct industry and competitive analysis to understand the emerging trends in advertising industry and developer tools to identify new opportunities.
  • Use domain expertise, internal and external best practices to improve developer experience for our partners and advertisers.
  • Conduct customer research to define partner segments and identify needs to inform API product roadmap.
  • Partner with internal advertising sales team and Walmart retail teams to create unique, compelling APIs that benefit shoppers, partners


What you'll bring:
  • 9 to 11+ years of hands-on experience in Product Management
  • 6+ years of experience in API Product Management
  • 4+ Years experience in Ads (Sponsored Product , Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Search, Display, Creatives)
  • 4+ years of experience managing product managers
  • High attention to detail
  • Data-driven, analytical, strategic thinker
  • Excellent written / spoken communication
  • Customer-centric & Servant leader to team members and XFNs
  • Comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership


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 11 years' experience in product management. Option 2: 13 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 10 years' experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products, Supervisory experience, 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

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About Walmart

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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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