Manager, WFM Transformation

The Home Depot•GEORGIA - VIRTUAL - GA01, GA

About The Position

The Product Management Manager attracts, retains, and develops talent while assessing market needs and guiding cross-functional product teams toward delivering value. The role leads the delivery of business value through quality products that drive sales, improve efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction. Within a designated enterprise product line, the Manager works closely with developers, designers, and business partners; supports in-depth business reviews; communicates and presents across organizational levels; and supports cross-functional product teams. The role spans product strategy and planning, delivery and execution, and people leadership. It aligns product teams and feature sets, translates business and user needs into product strategy, prioritizes work, monitors product performance, removes delivery obstacles, and provides updates to leadership. It also coaches Product Managers, develops talent, facilitates collaboration, and advocates for users and stakeholders.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
At least 5 years of work experience.
Bachelor's degree, or equivalent degree, in a field of study related to the job, or knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through completion of such a degree program.
Preferred experience includes working as a Product Manager in a modern software-development enterprise environment and overseeing multiple products.
Knowledge of modern software development product-management practices and agile methodologies, including XP principles such as paired programming, test-driven development, and continuous deployment.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, fluid environment where priorities shift regularly.
Ability to communicate with and influence functional and technical team members at all organizational levels.
Experience collaborating on cross-functional software design and development teams.
Proficiency in creating, prioritizing, and accepting epics and user stories.
Proficiency in conducting user research and testing to understand needs.
Proficiency in identifying product-value goals, metrics, and analytics.
Experience conducting competitive research and analysis.
Experience guiding junior team members through Product Management fundamentals in a professional setting.
Experience balancing workloads across teams.
Active listening and communication skills for engaging audiences at all levels and managing multiple stakeholder expectations.
Experience managing and developing team members in a professional setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience overseeing multiple products in a modern software-development enterprise environment.
Knowledge of modern software development product-management practices and agile methodologies, including XP principles of paired programming, test-driven development, and continuous deployment.
Experience conducting competitive research and analysis.
Experience guiding junior team members through Product Management fundamentals.
Experience balancing workloads across teams.
Experience managing and growing team members in a professional setting.

Responsibilities

Align product teams and feature sets, with attention to dependencies.
Understand customer and associate needs and use that knowledge to guide enterprise product development.
Translate business goals and end-user needs into product strategy and communicate direction and priorities to teams and business partners.
Meet with users and stakeholders to understand processes and pain points and identify opportunities to improve user experience.
Create epics to improve product vision, features, and back-end systems, adjusting for new business models.
Determine the business value of anticipated product updates.
Identify goals, metrics, and analytics to measure product performance and recommend refinements based on learnings.
Review product team solutions and work to ensure alignment with company, stakeholder, and end-user priorities.
Document and review work and ensure quality and change-control standards are met.
Remove obstacles that could impair product teams' ability to deliver against strategic, financial, and technical goals.
Receive and prioritize business partner and stakeholder requests in light of business strategy, product vision, and user needs.
Provide leadership with regular updates on product portfolio progress.
Lead, mentor, and coach Product Managers; attract, retain, and develop talent.
Conduct annual and mid-year reviews, review individual development plans, and provide performance feedback.
Foster collaboration with Engineering, UX, and other team members to deliver value and resolve impediments.
Promote modern software development practices and participate in learning activities and communities of practice.
Advocate for end users and stakeholders by understanding and empathizing with their needs.
Work with product teams to assess progress, share lessons learned, and determine next steps.
Manage cross-functional team and stakeholder expectations, execute product strategy, and educate requestors on prioritization based on tangible benefits or user experience.
Guide junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution.