Director, UX Design

Walmart; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Design Director to lead innovative advertising experiences. This role involves crafting intuitive tools that enhance the advertiser journey and drive sales across digital and physical platforms. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce high-impact designs while championing inclusive design principles. If you're passionate about creating meaningful user experiences and thrive in dynamic environments, this opportunity could be your next career milestone. Join a team committed to redefining retail media through design excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Product Design with strong leadership experience.
• Expertise in developing enterprise advertising tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the advertiser experience strategy and oversee campaign management.
• Facilitate creative problem-solving with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Strategic Mindset

Visual Design Skills

Interaction Design Skills

Leadership Experience

Communication Skills

Experience with Advertising Tools

Inclusive Design Principles

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design

Master's Degree in Relevant Fields

Tools

Design Thinking Methodologies

Journey Mapping

Rapid Prototyping

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Design Director, Connect

Location: San Bruno, CA

About the Team

Join our award-winning design team to shape the future of Walmart’s retail media network. Our mission is to bring dignity and access to all through design excellence, crafting experiences that improve the daily lives of millions at home, in-store, or on the go.

As part of a retail innovation team, you'll design experiences that drive improvement for one of the world's largest companies. We build tools for advertisers to extend their sales across Walmart’s digital and physical platforms. If you enjoy solving complex challenges and redefining commerce, consider this opportunity.

About the Role

As a Design Director, you will lead the advertiser experience strategy, overseeing onboarding, campaign management, and optimization. Your goal is to create intuitive, consumer-friendly tools that simplify workflows and provide insightful recommendations to optimize sales and reach. You will ensure designs are trusted, engaging, and tailored to advertiser needs, championing simplicity and storytelling to influence cross-functional teams and leadership. Balancing business and technology, you'll produce high-impact, pixel-perfect designs that deliver results in a dynamic retail media landscape.

By innovating on a global stage, you'll help shape the future of retail. If you thrive on complex, meaningful challenges, this role at Walmart could be your next step.

You’ll excel if you have...

• A strategic mindset and systems thinking approach.
• Experience in developing enterprise advertising tools that enhance performance and streamline workflows.
• Strong visual and interaction design skills, with awareness of marketplace trends.
• Clear communication skills across all levels.
• A proven track record of delivering high-impact customer-facing products in fast-paced environments.
• Leadership experience in product design and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to produce quality work quickly, multitask, and adapt to changing priorities.
• Expertise in business requirements, journey mapping, design sprints, competitive analysis, and rapid prototyping.
• A commitment to inclusive design principles.

You’ll make an impact by...

• Leading and nurturing the Connect Product Design team.
• Facilitating creative problem-solving with cross-functional partners.
• Driving experience quality that empowers end-users.
• Using research, data, and analytics to inform product development.
• Encouraging experimentation and iterative design.
• Building holistic end-to-end experiences.
• Balancing deep design thinking with rapid execution.

The above outlines the general scope of the role. The full job description will be provided during hiring.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Business, Communications, Fine Arts, or related field, with 10+ years in Product Design or similar, including 3+ years leading high-performing teams and cross-functional leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Design certification (e.g., IDEOU - Foundations in Design Thinking)
• Experience in product development within user experience areas
• Master’s degree in relevant fields
• Related industry experience (retail, eCommerce, healthcare, etc.)
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA), assistive technologies, and inclusive design practices

Primary Location

850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States