Project Leader - Decision Analytics

The Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Project Leader Decision Analytics position assists in the development of advanced analytics to support the company's strategic objectives. The role works cross-functionally with business partners from Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Online and IT to design and implement decision analytics, tools, and new visibility/reporting capabilities. This role has responsibility for creating analytics, translating business questions to actionable insights, supporting ongoing analytical needs, designing new analytical tools, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and owning end-to-end project portfolios to deliver high quality analytical solutions for The Home Depot. This role is expected to leverage effective communication skills to translate complex analyses into understandable insights, with a passion to learn and develop.

Requirements

Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Ability to perform detailed analyses as well as create executive summaries of the analyses.
Ability to present and defend own work and work of others to senior leadership.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to influence the decisions of individuals that you do not supervise.
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.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience in SQL, SAS, Tableau, R, python and similar tools preferred, plus strong working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
MBA / Master's degree in Analytics, Finance, or Information Systems or related field is preferred
Prior experience in corporate finance, retail, or analytics preferred

Responsibilities

Develops an effective plan for controlling project scope, schedule and cost, and monitors project execution to ensure that the plan is being followed.
Creates and effectively coordinates documentation to explain changes or potential changes to the baseline and ensures the approved changes are implemented.
Develops an effective plan for communicating project information to the project team and to the project stakeholders.
Develops written status reports and scorecards and creates/presents project review documents to senior leadership.
Leads the definition of project risks and the required mitigation approaches.
Monitors project activities for the occurrence of risks and takes timely action to escalate or mitigate the risk.
Advises project team members and stakeholders of actions required or completed.
At the completion of a project or project phase, captures key lessons learned and communicates to peer Project Leaders.
Effectively applies lessons learned in subsequent projects.
Shares responsibility with the project leadership for providing a good working environment.
Ensures teams are staffed, duties and responsibilities are understood by everyone and that an inclusive environment is maintained.