Principal, Product Manager

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase

Life insurance

PTO including sick leave and parental/

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Job summary

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead strategy across related products, shaping long-term vision and lifecycle management from ideation to launch.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and mentor peers while driving data-informed decisions and best practices in an AI-enabled environment. You will influence cross-functional teams, balance customer needs with business value, and identify opportunities to apply AI and automation to improve planning and execution across

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve product strategy across related capabilities, translating complex enterprise problems into product opportunities and outcomes.
• Own product vision, roadmaps, and priorities, balancing customer needs, business value, technical feasibility, and strategy.
• Drive enterprise decisions using product data, customer insights, experimentation, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead across Product, Design, Engineering, Strategy & Operations to deliver scalable solutions.
• Identify opportunities for AI, automation, and emerging technologies to transform how Product teams plan, decide, and execute.
• Influence senior leaders and navigate ambiguity, creating clarity and alignment around complex product decisions.
• Raise the bar for Product Management, mentoring PMs and defining best-in-class product practices in an AI-enabled world.

Skills

Product leadership

Roadmapping

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Mentoring others

AI & automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary

The Principal, Product Manager leads product strategy across multiple related products, driving organization-wide decisions through deep expertise and data-driven insights. This role shapes long-term product vision, manages complex customer challenges, and oversees product lifecycle from ideation to launch and optimization. Collaborating cross-functionally, the position influences senior stakeholders and advances product management best practices. The Principal Product Manager applies advanced analytics and innovation to guide strategic priorities, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer outcomes while mentoring peers and fostering continuous improvement within the product management discipline.

About the team

The Product & Tooling team builds capabilities connecting strategy, planning, execution, data, and intelligence across Walmart’s Product organization. Our portfolio includes Beacon, our product planning and portfolio platform, alongside decision intelligence, enterprise reporting, data access, integrations, workflow automation, and AI-enabled experiences. Our work spans five domains:

• Decision Intelligence & Enterprise Planning
• Product Planning
• Governance & Operating Model
• Platform, Data & Integrations
• Intelligent Product Management & Automation

Together, we create trusted Product information, improve how teams plan and operate, connect data across the enterprise, and use AI and automation to make Product work smarter and less manual.

What you'll do

• Define and evolve product strategy across related capabilities, translating complex enterprise problems into product opportunities and outcomes.
• Own product vision, roadmaps, and priorities, balancing customer needs, business value, technical feasibility, and strategy.
• Drive enterprise decisions using product data, customer insights, experimentation, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead across Product, Design, Engineering, Strategy & Operations to deliver scalable solutions.
• Identify opportunities for AI, automation, and emerging technologies to transform how Product teams plan, decide, and execute.
• Influence senior leaders and navigate ambiguity, creating clarity and alignment around complex product decisions.
• Raise the bar for Product Management, mentoring PMs and defining best-in-class product practices in an AI-enabled world.

What you'll bring

• Proven product leadership defining strategy, vision, and roadmaps across interconnected products or platforms.
• Exceptional influence and communication skills, creating clarity and alignment across leaders, across-functional teams.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity, independently bringing structure, direction, and momentum to complex problems.
• Strong product judgment and ruthless prioritization, using customer insights and data to focus teams on highest-value problems.
• Disciplined product practice, translating discovery into clear requirements, documentation, decisions, success measures, and learning.
• Systems thinking and technical fluency across workflows, data, platforms, integrations, and emerging technologies.
• AI fluency, applying AI and automation to customer problems.
• A track record of elevating Product Management, mentoring others and improving product thinking and execution.

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 .

Bentonville, Arkansas US-30003: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

Sunnyvale, California US-11656: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00Additional 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...

703 Associate Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Benefits you’ll enjoy

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