Walmart

(USA) Principal, Product Manager

Walmart$143K — $286K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related area with 9 years of product management experience, or 11 years of relevant experience.
  • Deep experience building AI-native products with fluency in modern AI technologies.
  • Proven ability to define product vision and strategy in ambiguous environments.
  • Strong technical aptitude to partner with engineering teams and influence system design.
  • Expertise in using data and user research to measure product quality.
  • Exceptional leadership skills, with experience mentoring product managers.

Responsibilities

  • Shape and drive product strategy leveraging domain expertise and data-driven insights.
  • Own complex customer problems and configure product requirements with upstream and downstream impacts.
  • Develop and manage product roadmaps ensuring strategic alignment.
  • Establish mechanisms for gathering customer feedback and interpreting product usage data.
  • Guide teams in defining success metrics aligned to customer outcomes.
  • Influence enterprise prioritization through customer insights and opportunity-sizing models.
  • Mentor product managers to elevate practices across the organization.

Benefits

  • Health coverage including medical, vision, and dental insurance.
  • Financial benefits such as 401(k) plans and company-paid life insurance.
  • Comprehensive paid time off benefits including sick leave and parental leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage available.
  • Education benefits for associates, including tuition and fees for certain programs, fully funded by Walmart.
  • Various family support options including adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
Role summary:

Lead the vision, strategy, and execution for Wally, Walmart's AI-powered merchandising assistant, helping redefine how merchants make decisions and get work done. We are seeking an AI-native product leader who is deeply fluent in modern AI systems and passionate about translating emerging capabilities into meaningful business impact at enterprise scale.

You will partner closely with engineering, data science, and business leaders to build trusted, high-impact AI experiences for merchants. This is a unique opportunity to shape an AI-native product and apply the latest advances in AI to complex, real-world challenges at unprecedented scale.
About the team:

Our team develops an AI-native merchandising platform that empowers the merchandising organization by building shared services to govern and scale applications efficiently. Leveraging advanced technologies and data-driven insights, the team enhances product strategy and roadmap management. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, members drive innovation and operational excellence to deliver scalable solutions. The team applies strong project and stakeholder management skills to navigate complex challenges and ensure alignment with business goals. Continuous improvement and strategic thinking are central to maximizing impact across the merchandising domain.
What you'll do:
  • Shape and drive product strategy across multiple related products, leveraging deep domain expertise and data-driven insights.
  • Own complex customer problems and product requirements, considering upstream and downstream impacts.
  • Develop and manage product roadmaps ensuring strategic alignment, technical feasibility, and resource prioritization.
  • Establish scalable mechanisms for gathering and interpreting customer feedback and product usage data.
  • Guide teams in defining success metrics aligned to customer outcomes and validate across product and user dimensions.
  • Influence enterprise prioritization through customer insights and opportunity-sizing models.
  • Mentor product managers and elevate product management practices across the organization.

What you'll bring:
  • Deep experience building AI-native products, with strong fluency in modern AI technologies and a clear understanding of what makes AI experiences useful, reliable, and trusted.
  • Proven ability to define product vision and strategy, navigate ambiguity, and deliver impactful products from concept to scale.
  • Strong technical aptitude and experience partnering closely with engineering teams to shape product direction, evaluate tradeoffs, and influence system design.
  • Expertise using data, experimentation, user research, and evaluation frameworks to measure product quality and drive decision-making.
  • Exceptional leadership and influence skills, with a track record of aligning cross-functional teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and mentoring product managers.


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.

San Bruno, California US-08848: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas US-10929: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

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 9 years' experience in product management. Option 2: 11 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 8 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

Primary Location...

850 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America

About Walmart

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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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