Walmart Senior Product Manager 

United States, Arkansas, Bentonville 

666819643

What you'll do...

Position: Senior Product Manager

Job Location: 601 N Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72712

Duties: Driving Customer/ Client Needs: Requires knowledge of: Customer and business problems; Design thinking; Dependencies and impacts on-product processes/ways of working; Journey mapping; Process optimization; Communication and influencing techniques. To research and verify customer needs and expectations. Delivers customer value within the parameters of profitability and other targets. Builds and maintains consistent customer connections and solicits customer feedback. Creates customer journeys and identifies customer touchpoints. Addresses gaps/risks in product experiences. Simplifies and improves processes to drive customer satisfaction. Product Vision and Strategy: Requires knowledge of: Problem formulation and solutioning; Hypothesis framing; Business strategies; Business management practices across multiple domains; Customer segments and needs; Domain-specific knowledge; "Go to Market" strategies; Industry, environmental, and economic factors and competitors; Product discovery process, product vision, product strategy and challenges; Rapid prototyping and Lean experimentation methodologies; Concepts of "First Principle," "Whole Product," and "Crossing the Chasm" . To own a simple customer problem and/or product requirements/needs. Assists in building new ideas/products. Explores new focus areas/unchartered areas for value creation leveraging first principles and develops a long-term vision. Articulates problem statements and hypotheses. Guides team members towards prototypes. Effectively communicates product strategy and vision and the unit economics of a product. Understand the need for "Go-to-Market “strategies and levers for user adoption. Product Roadmap and Development: Requires knowledge of: Product roadmap development techniques; Roadmap presentation; Roadmap features and items; Project management techniques; Modern business practice (for example, Agile methodologies, Scrum); Minimum Viable Product (MVP) creation; Product development lifecycles; Product development concepts (for example, "Crossing the Chasm") To build and own a simple product roadmap with proper phasing. Communicates with cross-functional partners and stakeholders. Explores alternative avenues to identify resources while navigating through organizational constraints and dependencies. Builds stakeholder alignment. Independently (or with minimal guidance) manages backlog/priority tradeoff decisions and communications. Manages product/feature rollouts and scaling (using an MVP approach) and iteratively optimizes the product. Data Driven Product Decisions: Requires knowledge of: Product and feature analytics; Data analysis tools and techniques; Research for analysis activities; Documentation procedures (for example, data logs); Modern industry practices and emerging trends. To support data analytics for a product/feature. Supports data collection and evaluation within assigned areas (for example, acquisition cost, conversion rate, adoption, active users, feature usage, user churn, net promoter score, satisfaction, lifetime value). Influencing and Building Stakeholder Consensus: Requires knowledge of: Verbal/non-verbal behaviors; Application and allocation of business communication styles/techniques in ambiguous and challenging situations; Situational awareness; Elements of Emotional Intelligence and Influencing Styles; Communication channels/mediums; Interpersonal skills and universal relationship building. To communicate in one-to-one/ stakeholder meetings involving one-two teams. Proactively builds professional network. Articulates results/recommendations. Actively listens to others and acknowledges different technical perspectives and connects to the product/technology in development.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 5 years of experience in product management or a related field; OR 7 years of experience in product management or a related field.

Skills required: Must have experience with: Evaluative research methodologies such as surveys and competitive analysis to gather qualitative findings and identify innovation opportunities; Applying synthesis techniques (e.g., clustering, matrixes) using tools like Miro to identify patterns, priorities, and insights; Practicing agile development methods such as Scrum and Kanban to continuously improve products; Analyzing quantitative data for decision-making using tools such as Tableau and Google Analytics; Storytelling, user interface and presentation design and tools like Figma to create appealing visual aids and narratives; Writing and maintaining technical documentation, user stories and epics using tools like Jira and Confluence to develop products; APIs and how systems integrate to facilitate cross-functional collaboration; Project management (e.g., scope, OKRs, scheduling) to communicate status and minimize risks; Applying business analysis techniques such as cost-benefit analysis and return on investment calculations to evaluate the financial viability of innovation; Drafting technical and business contracts with vendors, including SOWs and MSAs using tools like DocuSign; Rapid prototyping methods such as storyboarding and diagramming to drive product outcomes; SDLC and product management skills such as roadmaps, acceptance criteria, and backlog management to lead products from ideation to launch. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.