Position Purpose:

The Product Management Manager is responsible for attracting, retaining and developing top talent focused on assessing market needs and inspiring cross-functional product teams to find the fastest way to achieve value around those needs. The Product Management Manager focuses on guiding and executing the delivery of business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality products. Within their designated enterprise product line, Managers work closely with teams of developers, designers and business partners. They support in-depth business reviews, communicate and present across all levels of the organization, and support cross-functional product teams.

Key Responsibilities:

30% Strategy & Planning:Looks across product teams and feature sets with a focus on alignment and dependenciesGains 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 experienceTranslates business goals and end user needs into product strategy and clearly communicates direction and product priorities to the product team and business partnersMeets with users and stakeholders as needed to understand processes, pain points and system waste in order to identify where to improve the user experienceCreates epics to drive improvements to product vision, features and back end systems, and adjusts for new business modelsDetermines value to the business of anticipated product updatesIdentifies goals, metrics and appropriate analytics to measure the performance of products and continually makes recommendations and refinements to products based on learnings40% Delivery & Execution:Reviews recommended solutions and work of product team to ensure products are aligned with company, stakeholder and end user prioritiesDocuments, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are metRemoves roadblocks and obstacles that may impair product teams to help ensure delivery of the product in order to meet strategic, financial and technical goalsReceives and prioritizes incoming requests from business partners and stakeholders while keeping in mind the business strategy, product vision and user needsProvides regular updates to leadership regarding progress of products within portfolio30% People:Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching to Product ManagersAttracts, retains and develops top talent to build a world class Product Management TeamConducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedbackFosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, UX, etc.) to drive value and identify and resolve impedimentsActs as a proponent of modern software development practicesAdvocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the product, empathizing with and understanding user needsWorks with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned and understand next stepsManages 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 experienceGuides more junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis and execution tasksParticipates 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.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications:

5-7 years of relevant work experienceProficiency in working as a Product Manager in a modern software development based enterprise environment and overseeing multiple productsProficiency in modern software development product management practices and agile methodologies, specifically the extreme programming (XP) principles of paired programming, test driven development, and continuous deploymentProficiency in working in a fast paced, fluid environment where priorities shift on a regular basisProficiency in communicating with and influencing functional and technical team members at all levels in the organizationProficiency in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design and development teamProficiency in creating, prioritizing and accepting epics and user storiesProficiency in conducting user research and testing to understand needsProficiency in identifying goals, metrics and analytics to measure product valueExperience conducting competitive research and analysisExperience guiding more junior team members through Product Management fundamentals in a professional settingExperience balancing workloads across teamsProficiency in active listening communicating at all levels (Executive Leadership Team, store associates, etc.) while gracefully managing expectations of multiple stakeholdersExperience 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:

Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needsBalances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholdersBuilds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goalsBusiness Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goalsCollaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectivesCommunicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiencesCultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successfulCustomer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutionsDevelops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goalsDrives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectivesInterpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of peopleManages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problemsOrganizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organizational dynamicsSituational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations