Position Summary
Senior Product Manager, Tech, Sponsored Search
About the Team
As part of the Sponsored Search Ads Product team , you will build industry-defining ad platforms at scale that enable Walmart suppliers and sellers to reach shoppers with relevant ads and high-performing campaigns, enhancing the shopping journey for customers.
If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges , this role at Walmart Connect could be ideal for you. We seek a Senior Product Manager for the Sponsored Search Ads Platform to reimagine how advertisers create, optimize, and report on their campaigns, achieving optimal performance aligned with marketing objectives.
The successful candidate will play a key role in defining the vision for Sponsored Search Ads, developing the roadmap , and leading 0-to-1 product launches in collaboration with cross-functional teams including Engineering, UX Design, Product Analytics, Product Marketing, Research, Marketplace, and others. They will craft elegant product solutions to address advertiser pain points and anticipate future needs across campaign management, reporting, and optimization.
You’ll excel if…
- You have solid knowledge and experience in Digital or Retail Media Advertising (Paid Search, Sponsored Products) or in building GenAI products .
- You’re excited about solving complex, ambiguous, open-ended challenges .
- You’re comfortable influencing others without authority , managing cross-functional stakeholders, gaining leadership buy-in, and communicating clearly.
- You balance business and customer needs to craft strategies that increase demand and impact.
- You are resourceful, disciplined in execution , with a can-do attitude.
- You enjoy analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and using metrics to improve product performance.
- You have a test-and-learn mentality and work in an agile environment.
You’ll make an impact by:
- Developing the vision, strategy, and roadmap for your products, leveraging domain expertise, user research, and analytics.
- Providing thought leadership to develop solutions addressing top advertiser needs.
- Rallying cross-functional stakeholders behind your vision, influencing without authority, and ensuring commitment.
- Driving the product lifecycle from ideation to post-launch optimization.
- Leading discussions with Engineering, UX Design, Analytics, Research, and Marketing teams.
- Maintaining fluid communication with leadership and stakeholders, tailoring your message.
- Being nimble and pragmatic , updating plans as priorities shift.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 1+ years of experience in Ad-Tech or Mar-Tech, focusing on Performance Marketing, Sponsored Products, or GenAI products.
- 3+ years of experience in Product Management, including end-to-end product delivery, from ideation to post-launch.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Engineering, UX, Analytics, and Marketing.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and leadership.
- Ability to develop product strategy and translate it into a prioritized roadmap.
- Sound business acumen and ability to handle complex, ambiguous problems.
- Proven project management skills and operational thinking.
Preferred Qualifications
- PM experience with a major AdTech company.
- Experience building customer-facing GenAI solutions.
- Management consulting background with tier-1 firms.