(USA) Director, Product Management, Gen-AI - Walmart Connect

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What you'll do...

Director, GenAI Products

At Walmart, we enable the connection between supplier brands and retail shoppers at an unprecedented scale. As primary stewards of our brand promise, “Save Money. Live Better,” we work alongside some of the most talented people in the world to engage with the more than 150M households who shop with us. This is a unique opportunity to join a high-visibility team in the largest company in the world. We believe all digital advertising can be targeted and accountable – and we have Walmart’s data to prove it. Walmart Connect wins when suppliers invest in digital media to drive growth; Walmart and our supplier partners win when your digital expertise helps sell more goods online and offline. Growth in our digital advertising business is key to Walmart’s overall growth strategy.

Walmart Connect is seeking a senior leader to own the vision, strategy, and execution of the organization's GenAI product portfolio. You will build and lead a focused product team in this exciting area and partner with several teams across the product org and various partners across the organization, including engineering, other product and business teams.

This is an opportunity to build from 0 to 1 and help the organization into uncharted territories and drive meaningful growth and transformation.

Location: San Bruno, CA or Hoboken, NJ. This position will be in a primary office. Relocation assistance will be offered if needed. Domestic and International travel is expected.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

· Develop & Scale GenAI Strategy: Craft and implement a multiyear vision and enterprise product roadmap for GenAI with a platform-based mindset.

· Drive Business Transformation: Embed GenAI-powered automation into existing workflows and products to enhance productivity and accelerate growth.

· Cross-functional Leadership: Influence and guide a high-energy, matrixed organization, aligning diverse stakeholders across product, sales, marketing, operations, and engineering.

· Collaborate with Top Talent: Work closely with world-class engineers and data scientists to build scalable, high-impact AI products that meet Walmart’s business goals.

· Market & Competitive Analysis: Stay ahead of market trends, stakeholder needs, and the competitive landscape to ensure Walmart Connect remains a leader in AI-driven advertising and retail solutions.

· Product Performance & Metrics: Establish and track key product performance indicators (KPIs) for GenAI initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and iterating quickly to drive continuous improvement.

· Data-Driven Decision Making: Leverage data and insights to inform product strategy, identify growth opportunities, and optimize the GenAI product lifecycle. Use A/B testing, user feedback, and analytics to refine product features and capabilities.

Qualifications

· 9+ years of experience in product management, with 5+ years in a leadership role managing teams in a complex business environment

· Proven AI Expertise: Strong track record in building and scaling GenAI/AI-powered products in a fast-paced, ambiguous, evolving environment.

· Deep technical and strategic understanding of AI/ML, particularly in Generative AI applications.

· Strategic Thinker and Change Driver: Ability to navigate ambiguity, anticipate future trends, and drive a product-led transformation within a complex organization.

· Strong ability to balance business strategy, technology,