(usa) Principal, Product Manager

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Sunnyvale, CA

The Principal Product Manager leads the development and execution of complex product roadmaps, driving data-informed decisions and customer-centric solutions. This role requires expertise in product strategy, stakeholder engagement, and emerging technologies (artificial intelligence and machine learning). The team leads the advancement of retail search by transforming customer intent into precise product insights, leveraging expertise in product strategy, data-driven decision making, and artificial intelligence.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive customer-centric solutions by analyzing needs, optimizing processes, and implementing scalable algo improvements.
  2. Utilize data-driven insights and analytics to inform product decisions and identify opportunities for innovation.
  3. Communicate product vision, strategy, and progress clearly across stakeholders, influencing consensus and resource allocation.
  4. Keep up and guide adoption of new technologies and oversee testing to ensure quality and performance.

Skills

Required

  • product strategy
  • roadmap development
  • lifecycle management
  • data-driven decision making
  • product/feature analytics
  • cross-functional team leadership
  • stakeholder influence
  • clear communication
  • consensus building
  • customer journey mapping
  • process optimization
  • addressing customer needs

Nice to have

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards
  • assistive technologies
  • digital accessibility
  • accessibility best practices

What the JD emphasized

  • Experience in building machine learning and artificial intelligence systems

Other signals

  • leading the advancement of retail search
  • transforming customer intent into precise product insights
  • query understanding
  • connecting natural language with Walmart’s extensive catalog
  • cutting-edge language understanding techniques
  • building machine learning and artificial intelligence systems