Staff, Product Manager -Vertical Search

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<div><strong>Position Summary...</strong><br/><br/><strong>What you'll do...</strong><br/>At Walmart, our Product teams build scalable digital experiences that power<br/>discovery and drive category growth across Marketplace and eCommerce. We are<br/>hiring a Staff Product Manager - Search to lead critical discovery experiences<br/>that shape how millions of customers find, evaluate, and shop across high-impact<br/>verticals. This role owns strategy and execution for key customer-facing<br/>capabilities that improve relevance, trust, and inspiration across the shopping<br/>journey. <br/> <br/>You will operate at the intersection of business, technology, and design-<br/>translating growth objectives into scalable product solutions that accelerate<br/>digital penetration and unlock category-specific opportunities. The ideal<br/>candidate brings strong product judgment, thrives as an individual contributor,<br/>and has experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in highly<br/>matrixed environments. You are comfortable setting strategic direction,<br/>influencing senior stakeholders, and partnering closely with Engineering and<br/>Data Science to deliver impactful solutions at scale. <br/> <br/><b>About the Team:</b><br/> <br/>Walmart's Marketplace CX & Category Verticals team is focused on building<br/>differentiated, high-impact shopping experiences across some of our fastest-<br/>growing businesses. We power discovery and engagement at scale-combining<br/>strong commerce fundamentals with AI-driven innovation to deliver seamless,<br/>relevant, and inspiring customer journeys.<br/> <br/>Operating at the intersection of technology, design, and business, our team drives<br/>category-specific growth by improving findability, trust, and personalization. If<br/>you're excited about shaping the future of eCommerce for millions of customers,<br/>this is a place where you can make meaningful impact at unparalleled scale<br/><br/><b>You'll make an impact by:</b><br/>• Driving category-specific growth by building differentiated, customer-first<br/>experiences that improve discoverability, relevance, and trust.<br/>• Elevating end-to-end discovery across search, browse, and personalization<br/>to deliver more intuitive and confidence-inspiring shopping journeys.<br/>• Embedding trust and quality signals throughout the customer experience<br/>to strengthen credibility and conversion.<br/>• Leveraging AI and data-driven insights to power inspiration-led discovery<br/>and more meaningful experience at scale.<br/>• Defining product vision and translating business objectives into scalable,<br/>enterprise-ready solutions.<br/>• Partnering cross-functionally across Product, Engineering, Design, Data<br/>Science, and Business to deliver measurable impact.<br/>• Building a collaborative, high-ownership environment focused on solving<br/>complex problems and delivering results.<br/><br/><b>You'll sweep us off our feet if...</b><br/>• You can define and champion a compelling product vision, strategy, and<br/>roadmap for Search, aligning relevance, ranking, and personalization<br/>investments with business goals.<br/>• You have led large, ambiguous discovery initiatives-using customer research,<br/>competitive insights, and query-level analytics to identify opportunities and<br/>prioritize high-impact improvements.<br/>• You can drive alignment across a highly matrixed organization, influencing<br/>stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Business.<br/>• You have partnered deeply with ML and engineering teams to ship scalable<br/>search or recommendation systems that improve relevance and performance.<br/>• You are fluent in experimentation-designing A/B tests, interpreting results,<br/>and translating insights into iterative product improvements.<br/>• You can synthesize complex analysis into clear, compelling recommendations<br/>and influence senior leadership with data-backed strategy.<br/><br/><b>What you'll bring:</b><br/>5+ years of product management experience, ideally in Search, Relevance,<br/>Personalization, or large-scale consumer platforms.<br/>• Strong technical acumen with familiarity in search systems, ranking<br/>models, experimentation frameworks, and machine learning concepts.<br/>• Proven ability to use data and experimentation to drive product decisions.<br/>• Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders in highly matrixed<br/>organizations.<br/>• MBA, consulting background, or technical degree preferred for strategic<br/>and analytical depth<br/><br/><b>Benefits:</b><br/>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 much more.<br/><br/><strong><b>Minimum Qualifications...</b></strong><br/><br/>Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><strong><b>Preferred Qualifications...</b></strong><br/><br/>Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><strong><b>Primary Location...</b></strong><br/><br/>1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America<br/></div>

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