(USA) Senior Director, Product Management - Transportation

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Introduction:

Walmart’s transportation systems help run one of the largest fleets in the US. The systems are responsible for reducing waste, ensuring transportation is more sustainable, and powering next-gen technologies help Walmart bring items to customers efficiently.  This role leads product development for Walmart’s Transportation business.

You’ll sweep us off our feet if you…

• Have experience building mission-critical systems from the ground up.
• Love to operate in the 0-1 space.
• Have repeatedly built high-performing product teams
• Are a servant leader

You’ll make an impact by…

• Hiring and Developing the best product talent
• Bringing deep expertise in designing Tier 0 systems
• Instilling a culture that enables product-first mindset

What you’ll bring…

• Proven leadership skills in scaling & managing large product organizations
• Experience refactoring mission-critical systems
• Managing products that have revenue or spend control of >$1B

What you’ll do…
 

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 extract insights and promote the value of insight extraction from complex data analytics. Guides and extracts relevant data to drive effective product decisions. Demonstrates awareness of best practices in insight extraction from databases techniques. Independently drives product/feature analytics.
 

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 drive a culture to understand and address customization needs based on functional requirements. Enables the creation of an ecosystem that identifies and addresses unmet customer needs.
 

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 own roadmaps of multiple complex product lines/product families and works with leadership to ensure alignment with overall business strategy. Creates strategies/processes that drive compliance and ethical norms. Addresses external/market constraints. Reviews and updates PM processes to formalize expectations. Oversees MVP and final product rollout and scaling processes.
 

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 multiple complex customer problem/needs. Promotes and drives value creation in evergreen and new areas using "Whole Product" concepts. Drives the product discovery process to improve product success. Creates guidelines for validation at different levels (for example, product, problem, user). Promotes strategies and vision and impacts on various related products. Provides guidance in creating "Go-to-Market" strategies by considering relevant user segments and ensuring mass adoption.
 

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 lead discussions with varying viewpoints and influences diverse audiences. Leverages fact-based data and analytics insights to build a cohesive narrative. Demonstrates decision and coordination skills. Serves as a trusted advisor to diverse stakeholders on the product/technology matters. Provides timely feedback and seeks, internalizes, and utilizes feedback received.
 

Technology Orientation:
Requires knowledge of:
Competitive technology landscapes; Existing portf