Principal, Product Manager Core API Platform & Enablement

Walmart

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Sunnyvale, CA - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 143000 - 286000
Posted on: 4 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Summary...

What youll do...

The Principal Product Manager Core API Platform & Enablement owns the API platform strategy and operating model for Walmart Marketplace including the core platform components and standards that ensure APIs are consistent reliable and easy to adopt. This role drives cross-team alignment and launch readiness so internal teams and external developers can build scalable integrations with confidence. This role sits within Walmart Marketplace Product and works closely with engineering developer experience and partner teams to scale a high-impact platform used across Walmart. The team operates in a fast-paced environment with significant visibility where strong writing structured problem-solving and cross-functional influence are essential. Candidates who enjoy platform strategy developer-facing products and leading through alignment (not authority) tend to thrive here. What youll bring You will bring strong platform product management experience with demonstrated ability to define standards and influence multiple teams without direct authority. You will bring deep knowledge of API ecosystems and developer needs including API usability documentation quality onboarding and integration best practices. You will bring excellent stakeholder leadership and communication skills translating technical concepts into clear priorities tradeoffs and business outcomes for non-technical audiences. You will bring execution discipline and program ownership with a track record of aligning cross-team roadmaps and driving launches to production readiness. You will bring structured problem-solving and judgment to navigate ambiguity resolve conflicts and make decisions that improve platform trust and long-term scalability. What youll do You will own the API platform product direction including building and evolving core platform components (e.g. gateway capabilities security controls rate limiting telemetry/observability and internal API management tooling) that enable consistent secure and reliable API delivery. You will define and operationalize API governance and lifecycle practices including standards for API design documentation quality production launch readiness and change communication. You will partner with domain product and engineering teams to align roadmaps and ensure Marketplace APIs are delivered consistently across business areas. You will lead API launch enablement by ensuring go-to-market planning and adoption measurement are embedded into every release. You will serve as the central API product SME and point of contact providing guidance advocacy and escalation support for internal stakeholders and external developers. Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match stock purchase plan paid maternity and parental leave PTO multiple health plans and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding respecting and valuing unique styles experiences identities ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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. 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. For information about PTO see Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors degrees including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition books and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility see .
The annual salary range for this position is $143000.00 - $286000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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: Bachelors degree in computer science engineering or related area and 9 years experience in product management. Option 2: 11 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.

Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Business Administration or related area and 8 years experience as a product manager ideally working on consumer-facing large-scale highly complex B2B/C products Supervisory experience 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 Walmarts accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Masters: Business Administration Masters: Computer Engineering Masters: Computer Science

Primary Location...

809 11th Ave Sunnyvale CA 94089-4731 United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has 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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IC

Position Summary...What youll do...The Principal Product Manager Core API Platform & Enablement owns the API platform strategy and operating model for Walmart Marketplace including the core platform components and standards that ensure APIs are consistent reliable and easy to adopt. This role drives...
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Key Skills

  • Time Management
  • Data Analytics
  • Analytical
  • Agile
  • Requirement Gathering
  • Strategic thinking
  • Visio
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Market Research
  • UML
  • Cross Functional Teams

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Walmart started with one man. In 1962, Sam Walton began with just one store and one mission: help people save money so they could live better. As a growing global digital enterprise and with over 11,500 stores, we maintain Mr. Sam’s vision, but now, we are able to help more customers ... View more

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