Group Product Manager, Advertising - Walmart Connect

Company: Walmart
Location: Oakland
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

https://walmartconnect.com/

About the Team

As a part of Walmart Connect, you'll build industry defining omni-channel ad platforms at scale that enable Walmart suppliers to reach shoppers with relevant ads and high performing campaigns while helping shoppers discover products to enhance their shopping journey.

If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, this role at Walmart Connect could be the fit you've been looking for. We are looking for a Group Product Manager, Product Management to help reimagine the way we empower brand advertisers with omni-channel data powered targeting and optimization platform. This role will lead the effort and launch several key initiatives around data and targeting applications, self-serve, automation and improving ad experiences.

You'll sweep us off our feet if...

• You're customer-centric in spirit and in execution
• You're able to use metrics to improve performance
• You're excited about solving complex challenges
• You're comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, and communicating clearly
• You have a test and learn mentality and an agile way of working to improve your product
• You have knowledge in Digital Advertising and retail media advertising
  
  You'll make an impact by:
  
  • Driving product lifecycle from requirement definitions, research, metrics analysis, technical specifications, development, testing, KPIs and other launch efforts.
  • Working with data science, engineering, and Walmart partners to define the data requirements, measurement methodologies, APIs and UX for reporting dashboards.
  • Conducting industry and competitive analysis to understand the emerging trends in advertising industry to identify new opportunities. Conduct customer research to define customer segments and identify needs to inform product roadmap.
  • Partnering with internal advertising sales team and Walmart retail teams to create unique, compelling experiences that benefit shoppers and our advertising clients.
  • Developing and enhancing products - you will manage product roadmaps, align business and technical needs, analyze customer and product data, turn customer insights into actionable initiatives, determine rollout strategy, and manage risks.
  • Defining vision and strategies for your product family, using domain expertise, internal and external best practices, identifying market opportunities, building business cases, and approving objectives.
  • Building collaborative relationships with key partners by driving priorities aligned to business goals, communicating and prioritizing product roadmaps, and gaining buy-in from executive leadership.
  • Providing overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs.
    
    Preferred Qualifications
    
    • Bachelor's degree required/MBA a huge plus!
    • 8+ years in product management, advertising, self-serve platforms, customer experiences, automation, ad measurement, data and data applications. Experience in launching targeting & audience segmentation is strongly preferred.
    • Product, operations, business or engineering background is preferred
    • Sound business judgment as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements and prioritize
    • Must be able and willing to think and act strategically and tactically
    • Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, proven ability to influence others internally and externally
      
      Perks and Benefits
      
      Beyond competitive pay, 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.
      
      Who We Are
      
      Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores.
      
      Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
      
      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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.
      
      Minimum Qualifications...
      
      Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
      
      Bachelor of Science and 6 years' product management experience OR Master of Science and 3 years' product management experience.
      
      Preferred Qualifications...
      
      Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
      
      Consulting and advising business partners utilizing detailed analysis, Gathering, identifying, and recommending solution requirements, Product or solution development, Proven track record of successful product creation with measurable and significant business impact
      
      Masters: Business Administration, Masters: Computer Engineering, Masters: Computer Science
      
      Primary Location...
      850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America

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