The Home Depot
Overview
Sr. Manager Data Science at The Home Depot. The Data Science Sr. Manager is responsible for leading a team of data scientists (individual contributors, technical experts, and/or people managers), ensuring that their efforts drive business profitability, increased efficiencies and improved customer experience. This role harmonizes between the continuous drive towards data science research and learning and the needs of the business. As a Data Science Sr. Manager, you will provide executive summaries to all levels of the organization and leverage your business knowledge and network to identify opportunities to leverage data science solutions. This role is expected to lead the collaboration between Data Science Managers across the organization to align strategies and effectively manage talent. These responsibilities require effective communication skills, building relationships and partnerships, and leveraging business proficiency to solutions and recommendations. Key Responsibilities
50% People Management & Team Leadership - Provide leadership, mentorship and coaching to direct reports and evaluate performance, execution, and contribution; Support Data Science Director in establishing a clear vision for the team and influencing reach with business partners; Attract, retain and develop top talent to build an effective and high performing teams; Support team in development of business knowledge and technical skills with clear plans and regular assessment of progress; Develop onboarding and training plan for both technical and soft skills that will ensure high level of capabilities within the team; Foster collaboration and alignment between different data science roles to develop a supportive and engaged team; Ensure best practices and world-class techniques are leveraged in the solutioning for business problems and future team reach; Drive team\'s results and celebrate accomplishments 15% Program Management - Prioritize and assign projects by balancing factors such as funding, return on investment, innovative or challenging work; Manage programs for the team to ensure consistency of execution, balance of resources and quality solutions; Collaborate with program managers and business partners to align on objectives and expectations and ensure project teams deliver against them; Serve as escalation point for issues; Provide executive updates to leaders on program effectiveness, team accomplishments, summary of findings and recommended solution 25% Strategy & Business Development - Leverage extensive business knowledge and relationships to seek out new opportunities to leverage data science and advocate for the team\'s skills; Develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams; Ensure alignment with IT support model, collaboration, tools and governance to enable data scientists to be most effective; Collaborate with other data science managers across the organization to lead the development of high level strategy and talent management 10% Technical Exploration & Development - Seek further knowledge on key developments within data science and related skill sets; Contribute to continuous improvement by developing replicable solutions (e.g., codified data products, project documentation, process flowcharts) to be leveraged for future projects; Ensure best practices and vision for data analysis and model productionalization are leveraged Direct Manager/Direct Reports
This position reports to Director or above This position has Direct Reports and manages programs Travel Requirements
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. Physical Requirements
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any 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. Demonstrated proficiency in predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis Proficient managing and growing team members in a professional setting Proficiency in guiding more junior team members through Data Science fundamentals in a professional setting Demonstrated experience with translating high level strategy to tactical execution Preferred Qualifications
11+ years of experience in business intelligence and analytics Previous people or project team management experience Demonstrated expertise in predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis Mastery running queries against data (preferably with Google BigQuery or SQL) Proficient with data visualization software (preferably Tableau) Mastery utilizing statistical techniques to identify key insights that help solve business problems Proficient in Prescriptive Modeling like optimization, computer vision, recommendation, search or NLP Machine Learning experience Minimum Education
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor\'s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education
No additional education Minimum Years Of Work Experience
10 Preferred Years Of Work Experience
No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience
None Preferred Leadership Experience
None Certifications
None Competencies
Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals Builds Networks: Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization Business Insight: Applying knowledge of the business and the marketplace to advance the organization\'s goals Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization\'s goals Directs Work: Provides direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get work done Drives Engagement: Creating an environment where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics Persuades: Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies Seniority level
Not Applicable Employment type
Full-time Job function
Other Industries: Consumer Services
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Sr. Manager Data Science at The Home Depot. The Data Science Sr. Manager is responsible for leading a team of data scientists (individual contributors, technical experts, and/or people managers), ensuring that their efforts drive business profitability, increased efficiencies and improved customer experience. This role harmonizes between the continuous drive towards data science research and learning and the needs of the business. As a Data Science Sr. Manager, you will provide executive summaries to all levels of the organization and leverage your business knowledge and network to identify opportunities to leverage data science solutions. This role is expected to lead the collaboration between Data Science Managers across the organization to align strategies and effectively manage talent. These responsibilities require effective communication skills, building relationships and partnerships, and leveraging business proficiency to solutions and recommendations. Key Responsibilities
50% People Management & Team Leadership - Provide leadership, mentorship and coaching to direct reports and evaluate performance, execution, and contribution; Support Data Science Director in establishing a clear vision for the team and influencing reach with business partners; Attract, retain and develop top talent to build an effective and high performing teams; Support team in development of business knowledge and technical skills with clear plans and regular assessment of progress; Develop onboarding and training plan for both technical and soft skills that will ensure high level of capabilities within the team; Foster collaboration and alignment between different data science roles to develop a supportive and engaged team; Ensure best practices and world-class techniques are leveraged in the solutioning for business problems and future team reach; Drive team\'s results and celebrate accomplishments 15% Program Management - Prioritize and assign projects by balancing factors such as funding, return on investment, innovative or challenging work; Manage programs for the team to ensure consistency of execution, balance of resources and quality solutions; Collaborate with program managers and business partners to align on objectives and expectations and ensure project teams deliver against them; Serve as escalation point for issues; Provide executive updates to leaders on program effectiveness, team accomplishments, summary of findings and recommended solution 25% Strategy & Business Development - Leverage extensive business knowledge and relationships to seek out new opportunities to leverage data science and advocate for the team\'s skills; Develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams; Ensure alignment with IT support model, collaboration, tools and governance to enable data scientists to be most effective; Collaborate with other data science managers across the organization to lead the development of high level strategy and talent management 10% Technical Exploration & Development - Seek further knowledge on key developments within data science and related skill sets; Contribute to continuous improvement by developing replicable solutions (e.g., codified data products, project documentation, process flowcharts) to be leveraged for future projects; Ensure best practices and vision for data analysis and model productionalization are leveraged Direct Manager/Direct Reports
This position reports to Director or above This position has Direct Reports and manages programs Travel Requirements
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. Physical Requirements
Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any 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. Demonstrated proficiency in predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis Proficient managing and growing team members in a professional setting Proficiency in guiding more junior team members through Data Science fundamentals in a professional setting Demonstrated experience with translating high level strategy to tactical execution Preferred Qualifications
11+ years of experience in business intelligence and analytics Previous people or project team management experience Demonstrated expertise in predictive modeling, data mining and data analysis Mastery running queries against data (preferably with Google BigQuery or SQL) Proficient with data visualization software (preferably Tableau) Mastery utilizing statistical techniques to identify key insights that help solve business problems Proficient in Prescriptive Modeling like optimization, computer vision, recommendation, search or NLP Machine Learning experience Minimum Education
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor\'s degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education
No additional education Minimum Years Of Work Experience
10 Preferred Years Of Work Experience
No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience
None Preferred Leadership Experience
None Certifications
None Competencies
Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals Builds Networks: Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization Business Insight: Applying knowledge of the business and the marketplace to advance the organization\'s goals Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization\'s goals Directs Work: Provides direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get work done Drives Engagement: Creating an environment where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action Instills Trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics Persuades: Using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies Seniority level
Not Applicable Employment type
Full-time Job function
Other Industries: Consumer Services
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