The Home Depot
Senior Product Manager - AI Data Foundation
The Home Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Position Purpose
The Sr. Product Manager is responsible for assessing market needs and inspiring cross-functional product teams to find the fastest way to achieve value around those needs. The role focuses on delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality products. Within their designated enterprise product line, Sr. Product Managers work closely with teams of developers, designers, and business partners. They support in-depth business reviews, communicate and present across all levels of the organization and support cross-functional product teams. The Sr. Product Manager must be able to work at the strategic level (generating innovative ideas for growth, change management) and at the tactical level (analyzing data, solving problems, acting as a force multiplier and leader of their teams). The Sr. Product Manager is often responsible for products that are higher-profile and/or larger in scope.
Key Responsibilities 50% Strategy & Planning: empathize with the end user to determine the fastest path to deliver value; translate business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicate direction and priorities to the development team, matrixed teams, and third-party partners
Identify goals, metrics and analytics to determine product value; continually refine the product backlog based on learnings
Manage and groom the product backlog; make future decisions based on value to be delivered
Partner with Finance to understand financial needs and assist in creating business plans for new opportunities
Monitor research and competitive landscape to recommend best solutions and ensure products remain best in class
Balance user needs with business goals of driving sales, improving efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction
20% Delivery & Execution: formulate, test and refine assumptions through user research and testing
Document, review and ensure that all quality and change control standards are met
Create, prioritize and accept user stories; incorporate them into release planning
Make product decisions that drive value daily
Identify and consider pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value of features
Participate in standups, iteration planning, product demos, and retrospectives
Condense complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
30% People: foster collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and resolve impediments
Advocate for the end user and stakeholder by understanding user needs
Work with the product team to assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and plan next steps
Manage cross-functional expectations to execute on product strategy and educate requestors on prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
Guide more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasks
Contribute to learning activities around modern software design and development practices
Direct Manager/Direct Reports
Typically reports to the Product Management Manager or Sr. Manager
Travel Requirements
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time
Physical Requirements
Most of the time is spent sitting; occasional movement of light articles
Working Conditions
Located in a comfortable indoor area; unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable
Minimum Qualifications
Must be eighteen years of age or older Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications 3-6 years of relevant work experience
Experience as a Product Manager in a modern software development enterprise
Experience with agile practices and XP principles (paired programming, TDD, continuous deployment)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment with shifting priorities
Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels
Experience creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories
Proficiency in user research and testing to understand needs
Proficiency in identifying goals, metrics and analytics to measure product value
Experience conducting competitive research and analysis
Experience mentoring junior team members in Product Management fundamentals
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
Preferred Education
No additional education
Minimum Years Of Work Experience
3
Preferred Years Of Work Experience
No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience
None
Preferred Leadership Experience
None
Certifications
None
Competencies Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet objectives
Communicates Effectively: Delivering multi-mode communications that convey needs across audiences
Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
Drives Vision and Purpose: Motivating action through a compelling vision
Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly with diverse groups
Manages Complexity: Solving complex problems with high information load
Nimble Learning: Actively learning from experiments
Organizational Savvy: Navigating policy, process and people dynamics
Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach to changing situations
Empathy: Understanding stakeholder needs and delivering optimal resolutions
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The Sr. Product Manager is responsible for assessing market needs and inspiring cross-functional product teams to find the fastest way to achieve value around those needs. The role focuses on delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality products. Within their designated enterprise product line, Sr. Product Managers work closely with teams of developers, designers, and business partners. They support in-depth business reviews, communicate and present across all levels of the organization and support cross-functional product teams. The Sr. Product Manager must be able to work at the strategic level (generating innovative ideas for growth, change management) and at the tactical level (analyzing data, solving problems, acting as a force multiplier and leader of their teams). The Sr. Product Manager is often responsible for products that are higher-profile and/or larger in scope.
Key Responsibilities 50% Strategy & Planning: empathize with the end user to determine the fastest path to deliver value; translate business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicate direction and priorities to the development team, matrixed teams, and third-party partners
Identify goals, metrics and analytics to determine product value; continually refine the product backlog based on learnings
Manage and groom the product backlog; make future decisions based on value to be delivered
Partner with Finance to understand financial needs and assist in creating business plans for new opportunities
Monitor research and competitive landscape to recommend best solutions and ensure products remain best in class
Balance user needs with business goals of driving sales, improving efficiency and enhancing customer satisfaction
20% Delivery & Execution: formulate, test and refine assumptions through user research and testing
Document, review and ensure that all quality and change control standards are met
Create, prioritize and accept user stories; incorporate them into release planning
Make product decisions that drive value daily
Identify and consider pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value of features
Participate in standups, iteration planning, product demos, and retrospectives
Condense complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
30% People: foster collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and resolve impediments
Advocate for the end user and stakeholder by understanding user needs
Work with the product team to assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and plan next steps
Manage cross-functional expectations to execute on product strategy and educate requestors on prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
Guide more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasks
Contribute to learning activities around modern software design and development practices
Direct Manager/Direct Reports
Typically reports to the Product Management Manager or Sr. Manager
Travel Requirements
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time
Physical Requirements
Most of the time is spent sitting; occasional movement of light articles
Working Conditions
Located in a comfortable indoor area; unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable
Minimum Qualifications
Must be eighteen years of age or older Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications 3-6 years of relevant work experience
Experience as a Product Manager in a modern software development enterprise
Experience with agile practices and XP principles (paired programming, TDD, continuous deployment)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment with shifting priorities
Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels
Experience creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories
Proficiency in user research and testing to understand needs
Proficiency in identifying goals, metrics and analytics to measure product value
Experience conducting competitive research and analysis
Experience mentoring junior team members in Product Management fundamentals
Minimum Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
Preferred Education
No additional education
Minimum Years Of Work Experience
3
Preferred Years Of Work Experience
No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience
None
Preferred Leadership Experience
None
Certifications
None
Competencies Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet objectives
Communicates Effectively: Delivering multi-mode communications that convey needs across audiences
Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
Drives Vision and Purpose: Motivating action through a compelling vision
Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly with diverse groups
Manages Complexity: Solving complex problems with high information load
Nimble Learning: Actively learning from experiments
Organizational Savvy: Navigating policy, process and people dynamics
Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach to changing situations
Empathy: Understanding stakeholder needs and delivering optimal resolutions
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