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Walmart Canada · 22 hours ago

Principal Product Manager

Bellevue, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$151K/yr - $264K/yr

3+ years exp

Walmart Canada is a leading retailer, and they are seeking a Principal Product Manager to develop and manage the architecture of their store warehouse management system. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to drive product strategy, vendor relationships, and support product implementation and deployment.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Develop functional and technical product specifications for the architecture of Wal-Mart’s store warehouse management system platform components by using artifacts such as systems flow, product requirement documents, and logical data models

Drive the evolution of the store backroom by collaborating with architects, services product managers, and other stakeholders to develop, maintain, and evangelize the technical product roadmap

Responsible for vendor relationships and identifying emerging technology platforms; evaluating and selecting vendors; negotiating agreements and contracts; monitoring partner integration; and securing necessary engagement and resource alignment for the creation of co-developed product features

Develop and champion a product strategy and roadmap for a specific platform product area in support of architectural vision and principles established by the office of the CTO by leveraging consumer insights, competitive analysis, and insights of emerging technologies to identify new product opportunities and enhancements

Work with multiple functions to build and evaluate business cases to support product investment decisions

Support product implementation and deployment by engaging with Platform Engineering and Scrum Masters during implementation to answer questions and make scope trade off decisions

Work closely with services product managers to launch products on top of foundational components of the platform and ensure their adoption

Coordinate post-launch activities to validate that the product works as designed and that acceptance was successful

Guide the development of training materials; train and support users on new product features; and define, track, and improve key product metrics

Provide development opportunities for associates by training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; and coaching for success and improvement

Ensure business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives

Consult with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders to solicit, evaluate, and apply suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness

Qualification

Functional specificationsWarehouse management systemsAgile methodologiesConfluenceJiraService NowUX/UI designTableauTeradataWebservicesAPIsVendor managementTrainingTeam leadershipMentoring

Required

Master's degree or the equivalent in Engineering (Any), Computer Science, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Management Science, or a related field and 3 years of post-bachelor's progressively responsible experience in product management, business consulting, or related field; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Engineering (Any), Computer Science, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Management Science, or a related field and 6 years of post-bachelor's progressively responsible experience in product management, business consulting, or related field

Experience writing functional specifications for complex warehouse management system business requirements

Experience writing functional and technical specifications for warehouse control systems and warehouse execution system integration requirements

Experience designing, configuring, testing, and deploying software solutions for large scale fulfilment centers or distribution centers

Experience creating roadmaps and work prioritization using Confluence, Jira, and Service Now

Experience guiding software development teams and driving large projects using Agile Methodologies (including Scrum and Kanban)

Experience converting legacy warehouse management systems to new warehouse management system software

Experience with Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems

Experience designing and testing UX and UI features for mobile and web applications

Experience building complex reporting and dashboards using Tableau and Teradata

Experience using Webservices and APIs

Benefits

Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.

Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.

Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty and voting.

Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.