Staff Product Manager

at Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Job Description

Duties: Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Technology Orientation: demonstrate an understanding of InfoSec policies and process. Owns business and user acceptance testing for simple products/features. Independently represents technology requirements and drive technology design outcomes. Demonstrates an understanding of product architecture, services involved, and the database and cloud technologies used. Leverages knowledge of competitor products/services for assigned products. Drives informed discussions with engineering teams and stakeholders to assess feasibility and risks and prioritize efforts, features, and capabilities. Product Roadmap and Development: 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. Driving Customer/ Client Needs: 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: 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. Data Driven Product Decisions: independently (or with minimal guidance) conduct activities for product/feature analytics with an understanding of simple trends/insights. Monitors, collects, and structures data and evaluates result. Supports the identification and application of tools and techniques. Assists in the planning, design, and implementation of exploratory data analysis. Influencing and Building Stakeholder Consensus: communicate in stakeholder meetings involving multiple teams. Conveys complex information and addresses ambiguity for robust technology development. Influences team members and stakeholders with sound recommendations. Independently prepares clear, concise, and logically structured reports/materials. Seeks and provides constructive feedback, anticipates needs/questions, and responds appropriately. In-Depth Domain Expertise: demonstrate awareness of various principles, ways of working, and subdomain specific terminologies across multiple subdomains within a domain. Compares the maturity of products, services, and processes across subdomains with others in the industry. Identifies areas of innovation across the subdomains, share potential innovations with the leadership team, and drive initiatives. Recommends new processes, automation opportunities, and ways of working for subdomains.

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

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Conducting product and feature analytics using SQL and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Quicksight). Designing and implementing exploratory data analysis (EDA) to derive product insights. Researching and documenting customer requirements to inform product features. Creating customer journey maps and identifying process touchpoints for optimization. Developing product roadmaps and managing backlog prioritization using MVP approach. Performing A/B testing and KPI-based product optimization. Leading user acceptance testing (UAT) and validating product features. Collaborating with engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications. SQL querying, data analysis, and building dashboards (Tableau, Power BI, Quicksight). Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, sprint planning). Competitive intelligence and market research for product positioning. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

To apply for this position:  Send your resume to walmartjobrecruitment@walmart.com and reference the following Job ID number:  R-2589589