Project Manager (Remote)

The Home Depot, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to plan and execute projects within defined timelines and budgets. You will create and maintain status reports, manage risks, and coordinate with third-party partners as needed.

Responsibilities include delivering against milestones, managing budget forecasting, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires experience in modern project delivery methods and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field.
• Proficient in MS Office and Tableau.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to analyze financial documentation and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and execution, defining scope, milestones, and delivery dates.
• Monitor budgets, labor, and capital spend with variance analysis.
• Communicate with stakeholders and manage risks and issues across projects.

Skills

Project management

Microsoft Office

Tableau

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Tableau

Job description

Position Purpose:

The Project Manager is responsible for a combination of planning and execution of activities related to delivery of projects and/or financial/budgeting activity for their teams. When executing on project delivery, Project Managers are responsible for the success of one or more projects within a given timeline and budget, creation and maintenance of status reports, proactively managing issues and risks, and can work with 3rd party partners. When performing financial/budgeting activities they monitor and adjust to given budgets, track labor, capital spend, and support variance root cause analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• 75% - Delivery & Execution - Establishes and executes effective communication with Project Stakeholders; Partners with stakeholders to lead 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; Understands organizational/initiative goals and success criteria to apply to project work. Ability and understanding of project plans and development, risk identification & mitigation. Applies lessons learned to inform future initiatives; Creates, monitors, tracks, and adjusts project plans based on critical milestones for a project of group of initiatives; Assists in development, then executes change management process and activities within Technology organization; Works with stakeholders to determine and align dependencies, then proactively risk and issues via identification and mitigation plans.

• 25% - Resource & Financial Management - Executes 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:

• Position Reports to Senior Director, Pro Paint.

• Position has 0 direct reports.

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.

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

• Proficient knowledge of Tableau.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross‑functional teams.

• Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentation.

• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with the planning and execution of projects and risk mitigation strategies.

• Experience with project management execution in a modern software environment; experience managing technical projects.

• Proficient knowledge of GBQ.

• Experience in Agile, Waterfall or other project delivery methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project/program management experience leading multiple technology, AI, automation, or emerging‑technology initiatives simultaneously.

• Proven ability to manage roadmaps, milestones, timelines, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across complex projects.

• Strong cross‑functional leadership, partnering with engineering, AI/ML, ServiceNow, cybersecurity, telephony, operations, and business teams.

• Ability to translate between technical and business teams, clarify priorities, and drive execution when requirements evolve.

• Strong stakeholder communication and executive‑level reporting, including project status, risks, decisions, and escalations.

• Experience driving technology adoption and organizational change from planning through implementation.

• Familiarity with AI/ML, Microsoft Copilot/Copilot Studio, ServiceNow, conversational AI, contact‑center technology, or similar automation platforms.

• Experience in contact‑center, IT support, or Technology Support Center environments, with an understanding of operational outcomes such as productivity, first‑contact resolution, and cost per ticket.

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:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• No previous leadership experience

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• 2+ years of previous leadership experience

Certifications:

• PMP Certified

Competencies:

• Manages Ambiguity

• Collaborates

• Optimizes Work Processes

• Plans and Aligns

• Communicates Effectively

• Drives Results

• Financial Acumen

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Apply End Date: 12/28/2026

• $80,000.00 - $160,000.00