Product Management Manager (Group) - Media Data Platform

Home Depot; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is a leader in home improvement retail. This exciting role as a Product Management Manager offers the opportunity to lead a talented team in developing innovative solutions that enhance customer experiences. You will be at the forefront of shaping product strategies and driving execution in a dynamic environment. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, you will help build a world-class product management team that delivers exceptional value. If you are passionate about technology and leading teams to success, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Employee Discounts

Health Insurance

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Career Development Programs

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in product management in a software environment.
• Proficient in agile methodologies and user research.
• Experience in managing cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Product Managers in a fast-paced environment.
• Translate business goals into product strategy and priorities.
• Drive product delivery by removing obstacles and ensuring alignment.

Skills

Product Management

Agile Methodologies

Data Analysis

User Research

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Agile Tools

Job description

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

Position Purpose:

Orange Apron Media, the Retail Media business at The Home Depot, is growing rapidly. To support that growth, we are seeking an experienced Product leader to develop a media Data Platform to support both the current sizable business as well as the rapidly evolving and emerging opportunities. If you are a great people leader and data technologist with a media-savvy mind or a background in media data then you have found an incredible role.

The Manager, Product Management, Ad Tech is responsible for supporting a team of Product Managers that manage an Ad Tech platform and suite of products. The Manager will lead and coach the Product Managers, manage relationships with stakeholders, set and drive product strategy and support roadmap execution. The Manager must be comfortable with a rapid pace and evolving space.

Key Responsibilities:

• Looks across product teams and feature sets with a focus on alignment and dependencies
• Gains a thorough understanding of customer and associate needs, both existing and potential, and uses that knowledge to help deliver enterprise products that provide Home Depot customers and associates with an unparalleled shopping experience
• Translates business goals and end user needs into product strategy and clearly communicates direction and product priorities to the product team and business partners
• Meets with users and stakeholders as needed to understand processes, pain points and system waste in order to identify where to improve the user experience
• Creates epics to drive improvements to product vision, features and back end systems, and adjusts for new business models
• Determines value to the business of anticipated product updates
• Identifies goals, metrics and appropriate analytics to measure the performance of products and continually makes recommendations and refinements to products based on learnings
• 40% Delivery & Execution:
• Reviews recommended solutions and work of product team to ensure products are aligned with company, stakeholder and end user priorities
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Removes roadblocks and obstacles that may impair product teams to help ensure delivery of the product in order to meet strategic, financial and technical goals
• Receives and prioritizes incoming requests from business partners and stakeholders while keeping in mind the business strategy, product vision and user needs
• Provides regular updates to leadership regarding progress of products within portfolio
• 30% People:
• Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching to Product Managers
• Attracts, retains and develops top talent to build a world class Product Management Team
• Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback
• Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and identify and resolve impediments
• Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
• Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the product, empathizing with and understanding user needs
• Works with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned and understand next steps
• Manages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy and provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
• Guides more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasks
• Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Typically reports to the Product Management Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.

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:

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience
• Proficiency in working as a Product Manager in a modern software development based enterprise environment and overseeing multiple products
• Proficiency in modern software development product management practices and agile methodologies, specifically the extreme programming (XP) principles of paired programming, test driven development, and continuous deployment
• Proficiency in working in a fast paced, fluid environment where priorities shift on a regular basis
• Proficiency in communicating with and influencing functional and technical team members at all levels in the organization
• Proficiency in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design and development team
• Proficiency in creating, prioritizing and accepting epics and user stories
• Proficiency in conducting 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 guiding more junior team members through Product Management fundamentals in a professional setting
• Experience balancing workloads across teams
• Proficiency in active listening communicating at all levels (Executive Leadership Team, store associates, etc.) while gracefully managing expectations of multiple stakeholders
• Experience managing and growing team members in a professional setting
• 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
• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None
• Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
• Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• 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 shared objectives
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different 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
• Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals
• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organizational dynamics
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

About the company

The Home Depot, America’s home improvement retail leader, helps customers and Associates build success every day – and not just in our 2,200+ retail stores. Thousands of talented can-do people build amazing futures in field and corporate positions.