(USA) Principal, Product Manager

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Bentonville, AR seeks a Principal Product Manager to lead product strategy across related products, shape long-term vision, and manage comprehensive roadmaps to drive growth.

You will mentor product managers, influence senior leadership, and translate customer insights into scalable solutions using analytics and emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field and 9 years' PM experience.
• Alternative: 11 years' PM or related experience.
• Experience leading product strategy for complex, multi-product portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive product strategy across multiple related products.
• Define and manage comprehensive roadmaps aligned with goals and feasibility.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to prioritize requirements.
• Establish scalable feedback gathering and convert insights to actions.
• Guide lifecycle management from MVP to launch and optimization.
• Influence prioritization with strategic narratives and models.
• Mentor product managers and promote best practices.

Skills

Product strategy

Roadmap development

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Leadership

Design thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Position Summary

As a Principal Product Manager, you will lead product strategy across multiple related products, driving organization-wide decisions through deep expertise and data-driven insights. This role requires shaping complex customer solutions, defining long-term product vision, and managing comprehensive roadmaps to ensure strategic alignment and successful execution. You will influence senior stakeholders, promote best practices, and foster innovation while guiding cross-functional teams. Your leadership will advance product management discipline and deliver measurable business impact by leveraging analytics, customer insights, and emerging technologies to optimize product value and growth.

About the team

The Walmart Inventory Planning Capabilities Product Management team develops advanced planning and forecasting solutions using machine learning and statistical modeling. This team oversees the inventory planning ecosystem across omni-channel networks, focusing on forecasting, inventory placement, targets, and item lifecycle management. By optimizing inventory positioning and safety stock, the team enhances operational efficiency. Members demonstrate strong ownership, data-driven decision making, and collaborate closely with engineering and business partners. They lead product strategy, execution, and continuous improvement to support Walmart's merchandising operations and drive impactful results.

What you'll do

• Shape and drive product strategy across multiple related products, leveraging deep domain expertise and data-driven insights.
• Define and manage comprehensive product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical feasibility.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to address complex customer problems and prioritize product requirements.
• Establish scalable mechanisms for gathering customer feedback and transforming insights into actionable problem statements.
• Guide product lifecycle management, including MVP development, launch execution, and long-term optimization.
• Influence enterprise prioritization through strategic narratives and opportunity-sizing models.
• Mentor product managers and promote best practices to elevate product management discipline.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in product strategy and roadmap development across multiple related products.
• Proven ability to manage complex product lifecycles with strategic alignment and resource prioritization.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Expertise in data-driven decision making, leveraging analytics and experimentation to optimize product outcomes.
• Deep understanding of customer needs through design thinking, journey mapping, and feedback mechanisms.
• Demonstrated leadership in elevating product management practices and mentoring peers.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive scalable, innovative product solutions with measurable impact.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including 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.
• Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Stock
• 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.
• 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.

Primary Location

703 Associate Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Employer Information

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.

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.

Salary Range

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

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

• 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.