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Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Group Director of Product Management to lead Search and Recommendations Quality across Walmart's digital ecosystem. This leader will be responsible for defining and executing the strategy for how customers discover products across Search, Recommendations, and emerging discovery experiences. The role sits at the intersection of customer experience, machine learning, recommendation systems, and marketplace optimization, driving improvements in relevance, discovery quality, engagement, conversion, and customer satisfaction at massive scale.
As a leader of leaders, you will oversee multiple product organizations responsible for Search Quality, Recommendations, Discovery and multi‑objective optimization. You will partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Design, Analytics, Advertising, Marketplace, International, and Sam's Club teams to shape the future of customer search and discovery at Walmart.
This role requires a strong product leader who can balance long‑term platform investments with customer outcomes, influence executive stakeholders, and build a high‑performing organization capable of solving complex discovery and recommendation challenges.
What you’ll do
Define the Future of Customer Discovery
Develop and execute the long‑term vision and strategy for Search and Recommendations Quality.
Establish a unified approach to customer discovery across Search, Recommendations, and emerging discovery experiences.
Identify opportunities to improve how customers find, evaluate, and engage with products.
Drive innovation in machine learning‑powered discovery and optimization systems.
Create scalable frameworks that balance customer relevance, exploration, assortment exposure, and business objectives.
Lead Search Quality
Own the product strategy and roadmap for Search Quality, including: Search relevance and retrieval systems
Ranking and optimization frameworks
Search quality measurement and evaluation
Discovery effectiveness across Walmart U.S., International, and Sam's Club
Emerging search experiences and experimentation initiatives
Drive continuous improvements in customer satisfaction, engagement, and shopping outcomes through a relentless focus on search quality.
Lead Recommendations Quality
Define the strategy for recommendation systems that power customer discovery across the Walmart ecosystem.
Responsibilities include: Recommendation quality and effectiveness
Cross‑surface recommendation experiences
Product and assortment discovery
Customer engagement and shopping outcomes
Recommendation evaluation and optimization frameworks
New recommendation‑driven discovery experiences
Ensure recommendation systems continuously evolve to improve customer discovery while supporting broader business objectives.
Drive Discovery Optimization Platforms
Lead the strategy for the platforms that optimize customer discovery experiences at scale, including: Unified ranking frameworks across Search and Recommendations
Explore/Exploit capabilities
Diversity and discovery optimization
Experimentation frameworks
Multi‑objective optimization systems
Marketplace and business objective integration
Develop scalable approaches that balance customer relevance, exploration, assortment visibility, and business priorities.
Build and Lead High‑Performing Teams
Lead a team of senior product leaders responsible for Search Quality, Recommendations, and Optimization platforms.
Develop organizational capabilities and leadership bench strength.
Create a culture of customer obsession, innovation, accountability, and operational excellence.
Establish clear operating mechanisms and decision‑making frameworks across teams.
Influence Across the Enterprise
Partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Design, Analytics, and Business teams.
Align stakeholders across Walmart U.S., International, Sam's Club, Marketplace, and Advertising organizations.
Communicate strategy, progress, and investment recommendations to executive leadership.
Drive alignment across competing priorities while maintaining focus on customer outcomes.
Organizational Scope
This leader will oversee product organizations responsible for: Search Quality, Recommendations & Arbitration, Discovery Optimization. The role will partner closely with Customer Intent and Query Understanding teams to ensure seamless end‑to‑end customer discovery experiences.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading Search, Recommendations, Marketplace, Discovery, or AI‑driven consumer platforms at scale.
Deep understanding of search systems, recommendation systems, experimentation, optimization frameworks, and machine learning‑powered products.
Experience operating across multiple business units, markets, or international organizations.
Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead through organizational complexity.
Success Measures
Improvements in Search and Recommendation quality metrics.
Customer engagement, conversion, and satisfaction outcomes.
Discovery effectiveness across Search and Recommendations experiences.
Adoption and impact of optimization and experimentation platforms.
Organizational health and talent development.
Delivery of strategic roadmap commitments.
Executive and stakeholder confidence in product direction and execution.
Benefits & Compensation
The annual salary range for this position is $254,000.00 – $481,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock options. You will also receive a comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, 401(k), stock purchase, life insurance, PTO (including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting), short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements and are offered in accordance with company policy.
Minimum Qualifications
Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 15 years’ experience in product management.
Option 2: 17 years’ experience in product management or related area.
Preferred Qualifications (Extended)
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or related area and 14 years’ experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer‑facing, large‑scale, highly complex B2B/C products. Supervisory experience. Preferred candidates have experience creating inclusive digital experiences, knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Primary Location
1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089‑1114, United States of America
Additional Information
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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Worksite address
sunnyvale, CA, 94087, US
Who can apply
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