SENIOR DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, SPONSORED PRODUCTS - WALMART CONNECT

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the Team

As a part of Walmart Connect, you'll build industry defining omni-channel Ad Products at scale that enables Walmart suppliers 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, leading an effective Product Management team, this role at WMC Product & Commercialization team could be the fit you've been looking for.

We are looking for a Sr Director of Product Management for Sponsored Products Ad Platform to help advance the way we empower brand advertisers with best-in-class ad products and customer ad experiences at scale.

You'll lead a cross functional team of highly skilled Product Managers, data scientists, engineers and work with various business teams, marketers and API partners to develop Product Vision aligned with the Organizational strategy and growth , product roadmap and define KPIs to drive overall ads business growth.

In the role, you will own end to end sponsored product platform from campaign management, various bidding strategies, relevance and campaign optimization as well as overall ownership of various interfaces such self serve UI and API partnerships.

You'll sweep us off our feet if...

• You are a great communicator, storyteller and presenter.
• You have excellent product leadership skills.
• You are resourceful, disciplined for execution, and has a can-do attitude.
• You're excited about solving complex challenges.
• You're customer-centric in spirit and in execution.
• You're comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly in a complex matrixed organization
• You like digging into data and doing analysis.
• You have a test and learn mentality and an agile way of working to improve your team's products.
• You have deep domain knowledge in Digital Advertising. Retail experience is a plus.
• You have strong abilities to craft a credible vision and differentiating strategy

You'll make an impact by :

• Leading a team of Product Managers to ideate, plan, and launch Walmart's Sponsored ad products and experiences.
• Working with engineering and customer experience teams to advance our ad platforms, and define omni-channel ad experiences that are seamlessly integrated with customer experiences
• Conducting industry and competitive analysis to understand the emerging trends in advertising industry to identify new ad product opportunities.

Conduct customer research to define customer segments and identify needs to inform product roadmap.

• Developing and enhancing products - you will manage product roadmaps, align business and technical needs, analyze customer and product data, turn customer insights into actionable initiatives, determine rollout strategy, and manage risks
• Defining audacious vision and differentiating strategies for your product family, using domain expertise, internal and external best practices, identifying market opportunities, building business cases, and approving objectives
• Creating Annual Operating Plans and Long Range Plans, including product KPIs, cross-functional headcounts, and devise credible execution plans
• Building collaborative relationships with key partners by driving priorities aligned to business goals, communicating, and prioritizing product roadmaps, and gaining buy-in from executive leadership
• Providing overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs
• Hiring and building an effective team by selecting, training, and mentoring other product leaders, and a broader team of 20+ 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 .

The annual salary range for this position is $208,000.00-$416,000.00

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 13 years' experience in product management.

Option 2 : 15 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 12 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 Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America