Manager, Product Orchestration

The Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Manager, Product Orchestration drives day-to-day orchestration of a product portfolio by enabling clear intake, prioritization, delivery readiness, dependency management, and stakeholder communications. The role partners with Product Principals, business stakeholders, and delivery teams to maintain alignment on outcomes and sequencing while helping remove barriers to execution. Depending on the structure, the manager may directly lead one orchestration resource and/or serve as a hands-on leader over core orchestration practices. This position typically reports to the Sr Manager, Product Orchestration and has up to 0 direct reports. No travel is required. The work is performed in a comfortable indoor area, with most time spent sitting and frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Unpleasant working conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and legally permitted to work in the United States. Minimum education is a high school diploma and/or GED. A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field is preferred. Minimum work experience is 3 years; 5 years is preferred. No previous leadership experience is required, while 1 year is preferred. No certifications are required.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
At least 3 years of work experience.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
Competencies: Collaborates; Optimizes Work Processes; Plans and Aligns; Balances Stakeholders; Communicates Effectively; Customer Focus; Drives Results.

Nice To Haves

5 or more years of experience in Product Operations, Product Management, Program Management, or related roles.
Experience supporting or owning product intake, planning, and prioritization processes.
Strong ability to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery across multiple initiatives.
Proven stakeholder management and influence skills across Product, Engineering, and Business teams.
Prior people leadership experience or demonstrated readiness to lead teams.
Experience in Agile or product-led environments.
A bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
1 year of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain an integrated view of portfolio execution, including delivery status, milestone dates, risks, dependencies, and decisions needed.
Coordinate cross-team sequencing and handoffs, and ensure dependencies are tracked and actively managed.
Drive consistent governance routines and communications so leaders have a clear view of progress and tradeoffs.
Partner with delivery teams to identify blockers early and accelerate resolution through escalation and coordination.
Facilitate intake from business partners, ensuring requests define the problem, outcomes, value, urgency, and success measures.
Support planning cycles by preparing demand views, sizing inputs, and readiness artifacts needed for prioritization decisions.
Keep the work pipeline transparent and ensure stakeholders understand next steps and requirements.
Produce executive-ready updates and translate complex delivery realities into simple, decision-oriented narratives.
Facilitate updates to PPRs and MBRs.
Build and maintain cross-functional relationships that enable rapid alignment and conflict resolution.
Evangelize and facilitate adoption of new portfolio and product playbooks.
If applicable, coach or mentor a direct report or project team members on orchestration standards and stakeholder practices.