Product Manager

Position Purpose

The Product Manager (PM) is responsible for delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency and customer satisfaction through the production of quality products. Within their designated enterprise product line, PMs focus on delivering incremental value by driving product changes and working closely with a team 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.

• 40% Strategy & Planning:
  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; communicates direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third‑party partners
• Identifies goals, metrics, and analytics to determine product value; continually making recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings
• Conduct end‑user research to help identify user stories and help determine Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
• Partners with Finance to understand financial needs and assists in the creation of business plans for new opportunities
• Monitors research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in class
• Evaluates research and market analysis on industry innovations and technology platforms to recommend the best possible solution
• 30% Delivery & Execution:
  Ensures product is aligned with company, stakeholder and end‑user priorities to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met
• Formulates, tests and refines assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing
• Creates, prioritizes and accepts user stories; incorporates them into release planning
• Makes product decisions that drive value on a daily basis
• Identifies pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value associated with features and enhancements
• Participates in stand‑ups, iteration planning sessions, product demos and retrospectives
• Condenses complex technical concepts into non‑technical language for stakeholders
• 30% People:
  Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, User Experience Designers, etc.) to drive value and collectively identify and resolve impediments
• Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
• Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by empathizing with and understanding user needs and becoming the domain expert
• Regularly 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; provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
• Exhibits active listening, facilitates sessions, and clearly communicates at all levels (Executive Leadership Team, store associates, etc.) and in all formats the product's long‑term strategy which is used to prioritize short‑term action

Typically reports to the Product Management Manager or Sr. Manager.

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

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.

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

• 1‑3 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience working as a Product Manager in a modern software development based enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience with modern software…