Staff, Product Manager -Vertical Search

Jobtailor; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Paid maternity and parental leave

Multiple health plans

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Staff Product Manager - Search in Sunnyvale, CA to lead critical discovery experiences that improve customer relevance and trust. In this role, you will define product vision and collaborate with diverse teams to deliver impactful solutions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of product management experience, especially in search and personalization. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive awards and a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, ideally in Search or large-scale consumer platforms.
• Strong technical acumen with familiarity in search systems and ranking models.
• Proven ability to use data and experimentation to drive product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Drive category-specific growth by building differentiated customer-first experiences.
• Partner cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data Science.
• Define product vision and translate business objectives into scalable solutions.

Skills

Product management experience

Technical acumen

Data analysis

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Search systems

Machine learning concepts

Job description

Position Summary

To drive Walmart’s mission of Save Money, Live Better, Walmart's Product team places customers at the heart of whatever we do. We dream big, but we also hold ourselves accountable for reaching our goals. We get to apply our product management expertise on the world's biggest stage – Yes, we are Fortune # 1.

With the customer at the forefront, we can help deliver and save both time and money for our customers no matter how they shop with us and reach them in new, exciting ways.

At Walmart, our Product teams build scalable digital experiences that power discovery and drive category growth across Marketplace and eCommerce. We are hiring a Staff Product Manager - Search to lead critical discovery experiences that shape how millions of customers find, evaluate, and shop across high-impact verticals. This role owns strategy and execution for key customer-facing capabilities that improve relevance, trust, and inspiration across the shopping journey. You will operate at the intersection of business, technology, and design—translating growth objectives into scalable product solutions that accelerate digital penetration and unlock category-specific opportunities.

The ideal candidate brings strong product judgment, thrives as an individual contributor, and has experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in highly matrixed environments. You are comfortable setting strategic direction, influencing senior stakeholders, and partnering closely with Engineering and Data Science to deliver impactful solutions at scale.

About the Team

Walmart’s Marketplace CX & Category Verticals team is focused on building differentiated, high-impact shopping experiences across some of our fastest-growing businesses. We power discovery and engagement at scale—combining strong commerce fundamentals with AI-driven innovation to deliver seamless, relevant, and inspiring customer journeys.

Operating at the intersection of technology, design, and business, our team drives category-specific growth by improving findability, trust, and personalization. If you’re excited about shaping the future of eCommerce for millions of customers, this is a place where you can make meaningful impact at unparalleled scale.

You’ll Make an Impact By:

• Driving category-specific growth by building differentiated, customer-first experiences that improve discoverability, relevance, and trust.
• Elevating end-to-end discovery across search, browse, and personalization to deliver more intuitive and confidence-inspiring shopping journeys.
• Embedding trust and quality signals throughout the customer experience to strengthen credibility and conversion.
• Leveraging AI and data-driven insights to power inspiration-led discovery and more meaningful experience at scale.
• Defining product vision and translating business objectives into scalable, enterprise-ready solutions.
• Partnering cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Design, Data Science, and Business to deliver measurable impact.
• Building a collaborative, high-ownership environment focused on solving complex problems and delivering results.

You’ll Sweep Us Off Our Feet If…

• You can define and champion a compelling product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Search, aligning relevance, ranking, and personalization investments with business goals.
• You have led large, ambiguous discovery initiatives—using customer research, competitive insights, and query-level analytics to identify opportunities and prioritize high-impact improvements.
• You can drive alignment across a highly matrixed organization, influencing stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Business.
• You have partnered deeply with ML and engineering teams to ship scalable search or recommendation systems that improve relevance and performance.
• You are fluent in experimentation—designing A/B tests, interpreting results, and translating insights into iterative product improvements.
• You can synthesize complex analysis into clear, compelling recommendations and influence senior leadership with data-backed strategy.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of product management experience, ideally in Search, Relevance, Personalization, or large-scale consumer platforms.
• Strong technical acumen with familiarity in search systems, ranking models, experimentation frameworks, and machine learning concepts.
• Proven ability to use data and experimentation to drive product decisions.
• Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders in highly matrixed organizations.
• MBA, consulting background, or technical degree preferred for strategic and analytical depth.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in product management. Option 2: 9 years’ experience in product management or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 6 years’ experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products. 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.

Primary Location

1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

Drug-Free Workplace

Walmart 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.

Salary

The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Stock.