Director, Product Marketing (Growth Marketing)

San Bruno, CA (On-site)

$143K/yr – $286K/yrDirector/Executive12+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the growth engine across Affiliate, SEO AI-driven, CRM, and app engagement, while turning daily metrics into actionable bets for cross-functional growth across a complex retail landscape.

  • Growth Ownership: Own channel strategy and performance across Affiliate, SEO/AEO/GEO, CRM, and push.
  • Analytics & Forecasting: Build dashboards and attribution; inform revenue plans with rigorous, data-driven inputs.
  • AI-first & Team enablement: Lead an AI-enabled, test-and-learn growth function with a high-performing team.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own strategy, execution, and performance of Affiliate Marketing, SEO, AEO/GEO, CRM & Email, and App Push Notification programs.
  • Drive measurable growth in traffic, new customer acquisition, and retention metrics across managed channels
  • Lead the evolution of SEO into AI-driven search (AEO/GEO) — ensuring Walmart Business content surfaces prominently in AI-generated answers and generative search experiences.
  • Build and optimize CRM journeys and segmentation strategies that convert, retain, and expand buyer relationships.
  • Develop and scale push notification programs for the Walmart Business app that drive meaningful re-engagement and purchase frequency.
  • Own overall traffic and acquisition health reporting, in collaboration with Analytics — diagnosing anomalies, surfacing root causes, and directing corrective action.
  • Establish a rigorous daily-cadence metric monitoring culture; ensure issues are identified and escalated within appropriate time
  • Provide accurate, channel-level inputs to business forecasting and planning cycles.
  • Partner with Finance and Analytics to build dashboards and attribution models that give a trustworthy view of acquisition economics.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Site, Merchandising, to align growth with business priorities.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, or a related field required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
  • Experience: 12+ years of progressive digital/growth marketing experience, with at least 3-4 years in a leadership role managing multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Ecommerce Fluency: Deep ecommerce experience — comfortable living on daily metrics, understanding conversion funnels end-to-end, and operating at the rapid pace of online retail.
  • Channel Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in two or more of: SEO/AEO/GEO, Affiliate, CRM/Email, or App Push Notifications — with measurable results to show for it.
  • Analytical Rigor: Expert ability to diagnose traffic and acquisition anomalies, build business cases from data, and translate metrics into strategic recommendations.
  • Forecasting: Experience providing channel-level inputs to revenue forecasts and annual planning cycles.
  • Media Collaboration: Proven track record of partnering with paid media teams (SEM, Display, Paid Social) to drive full-funnel acquisition strategies.
  • Executive Presence: Comfortable presenting to C-suite and senior VP audiences; able to distill complexity into clear, compelling narratives under pressure.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Experience thriving in matrixed environments, aligning stakeholders across Product, Finance, Sales, and Category Management.
  • AI-First Mindset: Active user of AI tools; able to champion AI adoption within a team and redesign workflows around it.
  • Change Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams through organizational change and ambiguity with composure and clarity.

Preferred

  • Experience in B2B or marketplace ecommerce environments.
  • Experience with AI-powered search (Google SGE/AI Overviews, ChatGPT) and GEO/AEO strategies.
  • Experience with eCommerce Affiliate program, B2B affiliates, Impact platform
  • Experience with multi-brand or omnichannel retail ecosystems.
  • Proficiency in enterprise analytics tools (Looker, GA4, Tableau).
  • Proficiency in forecasting spend and traffic
  • Prior experience at a top-tier retailer, marketplace, or high-growth brand.
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Walmart

With approximately 255 million customers and members visiting more than 10,500 stores and numerous eCommerce websites in 19 countries, Walmart is uniquely positioned to serve customers how, when and where they want. Formed in 2021, Walmart Data Ventures unlocks the full value of Walmart’s first-party data, delivering actionable, customer-centric insights through Scintilla, our integrated insights ecosystem. Scintilla is now available in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, offering Merchants and brands a comprehensive solution to make informed business decisions in today’s dynamic retail environment. The name ‘Scintilla,’ derived from the Latin word for ‘spark,’ embodies the power of a single insight to ignite transformative ideas. Even the smallest, most granular data point can drive decisions that create meaningful impact. Scintilla empowers businesses to turn insights into action, optimizing every touchpoint along the customer journey—from home to store—and the product journey—from source to shelf. At Walmart Data Ventures, our mission is to deliver value to customers, suppliers, merchants, and store operators by bridging insights with actionable strategies that enhance the retail experience.

Founded in 2021
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
288 employees (21 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.1%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
6%
Social
17.2%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~288

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
11

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