Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Are you passionate about driving digital innovation and transforming the transportation industry? We have an exciting opportunity for a visionary Product Owner to develop and lead the strategy and roadmap for the digital transformation of tractor and trailer telematics. In this role, you will harness cutting-edge technology to automate signals and events, driving unparalleled efficiencies in our supply chain. As a key player in our team, you will focus on automating and optimizing operations within our distribution center yard and beyond. Your expertise in product development and deep understanding of transportation telematics and hardware will be crucial as you collaborate with industry-leading vendors and our emerging tech teams to create groundbreaking solutions. This is not just about reducing manual workloads; it's about leveraging data and intelligence to achieve automated, intelligent outcomes.

If you have strong experience with transportation technology, specifically fleet and asset tracking, visibility, and telematics we encourage to apply. Join us in solving industry-first problems and seize the opportunity to innovate in a truly transformative 0-1 environment!

How will you contribute to the success of the team?

Technology Orientation

• Knowledge Required:
  • Competitive technology landscapes
  • Enterprise systems, technologies, services, and architecture
  • Common PaaS and IaaS technologies
  • Software quality assurance methodologies and tools
  • Emerging technology and industry trends
• Key Activities:
  • Demonstrate understanding of InfoSec policies and processes
  • Own business and user acceptance testing for products/features
  • Represent technology requirements and drive design outcomes
  • Understand product architecture and related technologies
  • Leverage knowledge of competitor products/services

In-Depth Domain Expertise

• Knowledge Required:
  • Domain-specific methodologies, tools, and processes
  • Domain-specific products and best practices
  • Market standards in product/platform architecture
• Key Activities:
  • Demonstrate awareness of domain principles and terminologies
  • Compare product/service maturity across subdomains
  • Identify and drive innovation within subdomains
  • Recommend new processes and automation opportunities

Data-Driven Product Decisions

• Knowledge Required:
  • Product and feature analytics
  • Data analysis tools and techniques
  • Research methodologies
  • Documentation procedures (e.g., data logs)
  • Modern industry practices and emerging trends
• Key Activities:
  • Conduct product/feature analytics independently or with minimal guidance
  • Monitor, collect, and structure data; evaluate results
  • Identify and apply appropriate tools and techniques
  • Assist in planning, design, and implementation of exploratory data analysis

Driving Customer/Client Needs

• Knowledge Required:
  • Customer and business problems
  • Design thinking
  • Dependencies and impacts on product processes
  • Journey mapping
  • Process optimization
  • Communication and influencing techniques
• Key Activities:
  • Research and verify customer needs and expectations
  • Deliver customer value within profitability and target parameters
  • Build and maintain consistent customer connections; solicit feedback
  • Create customer journeys and identify touchpoints
  • Address gaps/risks in product experiences
  • Simplify and improve processes to drive customer satisfaction

Product Roadmap and Development

• Knowledge Required:
  • Product roadmap development techniques
  • Roadmap presentation
  • Project management techniques
  • Agile methodologies and Scrum
  • Minimum Viable Product (MVP) creation
  • Product development lifecycles
  • Product development concepts (e.g., "Crossing the Chasm")
• Key Activities:
  • Build and own a simple product roadmap with proper phasing
  • Communicate with cross-functional partners and stakeholders
  • Explore alternative avenues to identify resources
  • Build stakeholder alignment
  • Manage backlog/priority tradeoff decisions and communications
  • Oversee product/feature rollouts and iterative optimization

Product Vision and Strategy

• Knowledge Required:
  • Problem formulation and solutioning
  • Hypothesis framing
  • Business strategies and management practices
  • Customer segments and needs
  • Domain-specific knowledge
  • "Go to Market" strategies
  • Industry, environmental, and economic factors
  • Rapid prototyping and Lean experimentation
• Key Activities:
  • Own customer problems and/or product requirements
  • Assist in building new ideas/products
  • Explore new value creation areas leveraging first principles
  • Articulate problem statements and hypotheses
  • Guide team members towards prototypes
  • Communicate product strategy, vision, and unit economics effectively

Influencing and Building Stakeholder Consensus

• Knowledge Required:
  • Verbal/non-verbal communication behaviors
  • Business communication styles and techniques
  • Emotional Intelligence and influencing styles
  • Communication channels and mediums
  • Interpersonal skills and relationship building
• Key Activities:
  • Communicate in stakeholder meetings involving multiple teams
  • Convey complex information and address ambiguity
  • Influence team members and stakeholders with sound recommendations
  • Prepare clear, concise, and logically structured reports/materials
  • Seek and provide constructive feedback

Leadership and Development

• Key Activities:
  • Provide supervision and development opportunities for associates
  • Promote company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
  • Ensure business needs are met by evaluating current plans and initiatives
  • Participate in and support community outreach events

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience in transportation technology, specifically fleet and asset tracking, visibility, and telematics.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in modern industry practices and emerging trends

Are you ready to make a lasting impact and lead the charge in telematics innovation? Join us and be part of a team that's shaping the future of transportation.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related area and 7 years’ experience in product management. Option 2: 9 years’ experience in product management or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related area and 6 years’ experience as a product manager, ideally working on consumer-facing, large-scale, highly complex B2B/C products, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

311 North Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America