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Director Product Management
Home Depot
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Position Description:
POSITION PURPOSE
Are you interested in driving product management excellence for world s largest home improvement retailer? Do aspire to lead others to deliver true value based on customer backed approaches? Does utilizing your entrepreneurial spirit to reinvent the way strategy and customer needs are translated into products feel like your calling?
If you are passionate and seasoned product leader yearning to transform experiences for millions of customers and thousands of passionate associates, we are looking for you to join The Home Depot leadership team as a Director of Product Management.
For a specific business domain, the Director of Product Management develops and drives alignment of the overall product management strategy and promote and drives product management excellence. This role is responsible for collaborating with business and technology partners to plan for and achieve goals of the associated business domain and for supporting the enterprise roadmap. This role uses domain expertise, product management excellence, strategic planning, and knowledge of market and industry trends to guide the delivery of business value and to drive sales, improve efficiency and improve customer satisfaction. The Director of Product Management ensures that value-driven, customer supported, and data driven product roadmaps are effectively prioritized and sequenced to build and optimize seamless shopping experiences and journeys that delight customers and associates. Directors are also responsible for guiding others in execution and professional development and for attracting, retaining and developing top talent.
MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
30%- Strategy & Planning:
-Applies business domain and product management expertise to drive the overall product strategy for a particular business domain, create growth for the business, and deliver value for our customers
-Drives the prioritization, sequencing and execution of product roadmap to ensure that capital is effectively deployed
-Partners with functional and technical leaders to identify and plan for the capabilities necessary to deliver on the product roadmap for the associated business domain
-Provides input into Enterprise Product Roadmap planning to ensure alignment across the enterprise
-Stays abreast of research and market analysis, meets with third party vendors, and maintains knowledge of business domain, industry innovations, technology platforms, and product management best practices
-Understands financial and business impacts product strategy decisions and prioritizes updates to support the enterprise roadmap
-Establishes and nurtures strategic vendor relationships; owns strategic vendor relationships as needed to align to domain, portfolio, and enterprise strategic objectives
20%- Operations:
-Drives product development quality by reviewing performance and directing work efforts to ensure product management practices are adhered to and delivered in alignment with company, stakeholder and end-user priorities
-Understands enterprise goals and KPIs to ensure value is delivered against them
-Consistently monitors product-related metrics and pivots as necessary to realize intended value
-Drives operational excellence to create internal customer satisfaction and meet operational metrics
-Enables consistent measurement and transparent visibility of results, dependencies, and connection points across multiple stakeholders at all levels in the organization
30%- Enablement:
-Establishes and refines a highly effective and tactfully executed product management discipline for the associated business domain
-Supports successful delivery of product management practices by advocating for the position of product management as it relates to customer backed design and prioritizing work based on value
-Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by empathizing with and understanding user needs and becoming the domain expert
-Champions business domain and associated product management vision and strategy
-Creates a healthy team culture of happy and productive associates who understand the vision and strategy and are empowered to make the decisions necessary to execute and meet clearly defined and communicated metrics
-Drives innovation with her/his team and empowers them to make decisions
20%- People Development:
-Shapes and supports product management leaders (direct reports) who can strengthen The Home Depot s product management bench strength, improve upon existing capabilities, and develop others who understand and advocate for product management excellence across the enterprise
-Attracts, retains, develops and motivates product management talent
-Manages and coordinates strategic direction for staff
-Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching to direct reports
-Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback
NATURE AND SCOPE
Reports to Sr. Director of Operations
This role will have six direct reports.
ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
Environment:
Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
Travel:
Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
Additional Environmental Job Requirements:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Additional Minimum Qualifications:
Education Required:
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.
Years of Relevant Work Experience:8 years
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.
Additional Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Mastery of product management best practices and modern delivery methodologies
Deep domain expertise in associated business domain
Demonstrated history of leading a successful team in a fast-paced environment
Track record for success in deepening an enterprise s bench strength in product management excellence
Ability to concisely, confidently, and effectively communicate, advocate for, and demonstrate the value of product management
Proficient in defining, communicating and driving value propositions, success metrics and outcomes
Proficient in shaping, aligning and guiding execution of strategic direction for domain or significant portfolio segment
Proficient in communicating, building influence and developing relationships with functional and technical leaders, with high-level vendor partners and across all levels in the organization
Proficient in utilizing deep market and industry knowledge to achieve strategic objectives
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and 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.
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
Cultivates Innovation: Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful
Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
Decision Quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
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.
Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action
Financial Acumen: Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions
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
Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals
Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations
Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies
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