Mgr, Delivery Management, Merch Tech (Remote)

The Home Depot; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot in New York is hiring a Manager of Delivery Management to lead planning and execution of large initiatives while guiding a team of project managers. You will support budgeting, vendor relationships, and cross-functional collaboration across business and technology groups.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of project delivery experience, strong Excel and MS Project skills, and the ability to drive change across complex programs in a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in project delivery.
• Experience leading delivery in a matrix organization with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of large initiatives with defined milestones.
• Guide a team of project management professionals and drive delivery standards.
• Oversee budgeting, financial reporting, and vendor management.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Tableau

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

The Manager of Delivery Management is an experienced project professional responsible for leading a combination of planning and execution of activities related to the delivery of large initiatives and/or financial/budgeting activities for their teams. Managers are responsible for leading a team of project management professionals. They are also responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing top talent. When leading project delivery, Managers support their team in execution of their projects. They are also responsible for leading large, cross functional initiatives across the organization. When performing financial/budgeting activities they are responsible for developing and implementing efficient and accurate processes for financial management. They are also responsible for maintaining vendor relationships, partnering with other leaders to influence contract negotiations. They are also responsible for providing leadership financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

50% Delivery & Execution - Works with stakeholders to support the project planning effort, including the formulation of the project scope, definition of the project deliverables and the required delivery dates, creation of a logical work breakdown structure, and definition of major project milestones; Awareness of overall change management needs across both business and technology groups. Applies and guides team on change management processes and practices across programs, project and/ initiatives. Collaborates with stakeholders to integrate technology changes into the overall change roadmap; Understands organizational/initiative goals and guides team members to align processes and project work. Proactively identifies barriers and partners with leadership to mitigate. Facilitates across multiple domains and complex initiatives; Applies and guides team members on Project Management best practices. Collaborates with leaders to create standards and processes that increase business value. Supports and executes against quarterly planning and prioritization. Applies lessons learned to inform future initiatives; Works with stakeholders to determine and align dependencies, then proactively risk and issues via identification and mitigation plans; Sets outcome-focused goals and ensures accountability to deliver on commitments. Scope typically includes execution and/or supporting team of large, complex projects across matrix organization. Leads team through issue / obstacle resolution in order to maintain team momentum and productivity; Ability to communicate and negotiate across the organization. Seeks to understand stakeholder perspective and apply it to project delivery. Guides project team to develop their communication plan and stakeholder approach

25% People Leadership - Attracts, retains, and develops top talent; Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to the team

25% Resource & Financial Management - Maintains vendor relationships. Partners with other leaders to make suggestions on pricing negotiations, SLAs, resource plans, etc.; Executes and leads fiscal management and reporting for operational, product/business, technology, and vendor stakeholders; includes gross labor, capital spend, and non-labor forecasting for tracking, reporting, and variance analysis

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

This Position typically reports to Sr Mgr of Delivery ManagementThis Position has 1 direct report

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office SuiteWorking knowledge of TableauWorking knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentationDemonstrated project management skillsDemonstrated ability to collaborate and workAbility to negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances with both internal and external customers effectively with cross-functional teams5+ years of relevant work experienceDeep experience in project delivery across different types of initiatives in a matrix environmentDeep experience with Microsoft Office tools and Project Management tools (MS Project, JIRA, etc.)Deep experience with the planning and execution of projects and risk mitigation strategies;Deep experience with project management execution in a modern software environment via multiple methodologies with blended approaches based on project goals; deep experience managing technical projectsExperience managing and growing team members in a professional setting

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:

5

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

None

Certifications:

None

Competencies:

Decision QualityManages AmbiguityCollaboratesEnsures AccountabilityInstills TrustManages ComplexityOptimizes Work ProcessesPlans and AlignsCommunicates EffectivelyFinancial AcumenManages ConflictOrganizational Savvy

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:

The pay range for this position is between $120,000.00 - $240,000.00