Sr. Manager, Workforce Capability Strategy

Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Workforce Capability Strategy serves as a strategic advisor and force multiplier within The Home Depot’s Learning and Organizational Development organization, helping prepare associates and leaders for the future of work. The role combines strategic research, external benchmarking, workforce capability assessment, and cross-functional project leadership to identify the capabilities, learning investments, and workforce development strategies needed to support future business priorities. Working across Learning, Organizational Development and Effectiveness, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Culture and Communications, and business stakeholders, this position leads high-impact initiatives involving skills development, workforce readiness, trades development, credentialing and certification programs, and enterprise upskilling and reskilling. The role translates emerging workforce trends and business needs into actionable recommendations, innovative programs, and scalable solutions that strengthen associate capability and organizational performance.

Requirements

Must be at least eighteen years of age.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Education, Strategy, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Strategic thinking and structured problem-solving.
Strong business acumen and understanding of organizational performance drivers.
Ability to identify emerging workforce trends and translate them into business strategies.
Strong research and benchmarking capabilities.
Knowledge of AI, automation, and technology trends impacting the future of work.
Ability to synthesize data, research, and business priorities into actionable recommendations.
Strong project and stakeholder management skills.
Executive communication and storytelling capabilities.
Ability to influence across highly matrixed environments.
Comfort building programs, frameworks, and strategies from the ground up.
Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical execution.

Nice To Haves

8+ years of experience in strategy, learning strategy, workforce development, talent strategy, management consulting, organizational development, workforce transformation, or a related field.
Experience operating in a large, complex, matrixed organization.
Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
Experience conducting external benchmarking and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
Experience designing or supporting workforce capability, skills, learning, or workforce development strategies.
Strong knowledge of future workforce trends, skills-based organizations, AI enablement, and workforce transformation.
Proven ability to influence senior leaders without direct authority.
Strong project leadership experience across multiple stakeholders and business functions.
Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Experience developing executive business cases and recommendations.

Responsibilities

Develop and advance enterprise strategies that strengthen workforce capability and readiness for future business priorities.
Partner with business, human resources, talent, and organizational development leaders to identify emerging skill needs, capability gaps, and workforce development opportunities across frontline, field, supply chain, technology, and corporate populations.
Create a cohesive plan connecting skills strategy and capability frameworks, enterprise upskilling and reskilling, workforce readiness, AI literacy and workforce enablement, trades and technical capability development, certifications and credentialing, and career pathways and learning journeys.
Partner with business leaders to align workforce capability investments with organizational priorities and future workforce needs.
Research and benchmark leading workforce capability, learning, and future-of-work practices across Fortune 500 companies, retailers, learning organizations, and workforce innovators.
Assess trends and opportunities in skills-based organizations, workforce readiness, AI capability development, education and tuition reimbursement, trades development, credentials and certifications, alternative learning pathways, talent mobility, and workforce development.
Translate research and insights into executive-ready recommendations and business cases.
Lead high-priority workforce development and capability-building initiatives from concept through implementation, such as enterprise skills strategy, AI readiness programs, tuition reimbursement strategy, trades certification programs, workforce capability assessments, future-of-work initiatives, talent mobility through learning, and external education and workforce partnerships.
Partner across HR and the business to align stakeholders, manage project plans, establish success measures, and deliver sustainable solutions.
Provide strategic support to Learning and Talent leadership by identifying, framing, and advancing emerging workforce capability priorities.
Develop executive presentations, board materials, business cases, and strategic recommendations related to workforce readiness, skills development, and future workforce trends.
Support annual planning activities and special projects requiring enterprise-wide influence and coordination.
Develop success measures and reporting approaches for workforce capability and readiness initiatives.
Translate data, research, workforce trends, and business insights into executive narratives that inform investment decisions and enterprise priorities.
Communicate progress, outcomes, and recommendations clearly and actionably to senior leadership.