Director Group Product Management | Merchandising Digital Transformation
Bentonville, Arkansas, Us
Led product and eng teams in executing the largest global modernization initiative across Walmart International (Canada, Mexico, UK, and Japan), aimed at transforming and building key merchandising capabilities from the ground up, such as Pricing, Catalogue, Cost Analytics, and Space & Assortment. Hired and inspired a leadership team that translated the vision into actionable product roadmaps, leveraging data, next-generation platforms, and cloud strategies. Fostered trust-based relationships with business teams across geographies, resulting in: 1) enhanced customer impact, 2) GMV growth, 3) cost reduction, and 4) new ways of working.โข Led Product, Program, Engineering, and UX (+30 members) to improve CX.> Secured a $180M budget to drive the modernization of merchandising applications for Walmartโs international markets, delivering $350M+ in value through improvements in product findability, search relevancy, and conversion rates (+14% GMV). Success hinged on forging strong cross-functional partnerships, rooted in trust, empathy, and a deep alignment with market-specific outcomes. Built and led a high- performing global teamโspanning product, engineering, data science, and UX/UIโacross four geographies to execute on a scalable, customer-centric vision for digital retail excellence.> Modernized critical back-office and store applications for Walmartโs e-commerce and retail operations, partnering with Architecture and Engineering to define user personas, map journeys, and build a cloud-based cash management platform. Secured an $80M budget, delivering $250M in benefits through automated POS reconciliation and workflow digitization, leveraging SAP CAR and Blackline for streamlined accounting. Enhanced customer and associate experiences by automating processes and aligning cross-functional teams on an optimized, scalable platform.> Secured $20M to lead AI/ML-driven enhancements in demand forecasting for Walmart, reducing forecast error by 60% in key categories.