[Hiring] Product Manager @The Home Depot

Role Description

The Product Manager (PM) position is responsible for delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 40% Strategy & Planning:
  • Gains a thorough understanding of customer and associate needs, both existing and potential.
  • Translates business goals and end user needs into product strategy.
  • Identifies goals, metrics, and analytics to determine product value.
  • Conduct end user research to help identify user stories and determine Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
  • Partners with Finance to understand financial needs and assists in the creation of business plans.
  • Monitors research and the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions.
  • Evaluates research and market analysis on industry innovations and technology platforms.
• 30% Delivery & Execution:
  • Ensure product is aligned with company, stakeholder, and end-user priorities.
  • 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 standups, 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.).
  • Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices.
  • Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by empathizing with and understanding user needs.
  • Regularly works with the product team to continuously assess progress and disseminate lessons learned.
  • Manages cross-functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy.
  • Exhibits active listening, facilitates sessions, and communicates clearly at all levels.

Qualifications

• 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 development product management practices and agile methodologies.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, fluid environment where priorities shift regularly.
• Experience communicating with and influencing functional and technical team members at all levels.
• Experience working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design and development team.
• Experience creating, prioritizing, and accepting user stories.
• Experience conducting user research and testing to understand needs.
• Experience identifying goals, metrics, and analytics to measure product value.
• Experience conducting competitive research and analysis.

Requirements

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.
• No additional education preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience.
• No additional years of experience preferred.
• No minimum leadership experience required.
• No preferred leadership experience.
• No certifications required.

Competencies

• Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain.
• Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems.
• Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands.
• Empathy: Understanding the needs of multiple stakeholders and responding optimally.
• Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.