Product Management Manager

Role overview

In this Group Product Manager role within Orange Apron Media (AdTech), you will focus on two core priorities: building and coaching a high-performing team of Product Managers, and shaping the strategic direction for a connected portfolio of products. Your team consists of 3 Senior Product Managers, and a key part of the job is helping them develop into strong product leaders while ensuring their roadmaps support the broader OAM strategy and OKRs.

Strategy and planning

• Review product teams and feature sets holistically to keep dependencies and alignment on track.
• Build a strong understanding of customer and associate needs, both current and future, and use that insight to help create enterprise products that improve the experience for Home Depot customers and associates.
• Convert business objectives and end-user needs into a clear product strategy, then communicate priorities and direction to product teams and business stakeholders.
• Meet with users and stakeholders as needed to learn about workflows, pain points, and inefficiencies so improvements can be targeted effectively.
• Create epics that advance product vision, new features, and backend improvements, while adapting plans for evolving business models.
• Assess the business value of proposed product enhancements.
• Define goals, metrics, and analytics to track product performance and continuously refine products based on what is learned.

Delivery and execution

• Evaluate proposed solutions and the work produced by the product team to confirm alignment with company, stakeholder, and user priorities.
• Ensure quality and change-control standards are properly documented, reviewed, and followed.
• Clear blockers and obstacles that could slow delivery and prevent strategic, financial, or technical targets from being met.
• Receive, review, and prioritize incoming requests from partners and stakeholders while balancing business strategy, product direction, and user needs.
• Keep leadership informed with regular progress updates across the product portfolio.

People leadership

• Lead, coach, and mentor Product Managers to strengthen their impact and capability.
• Hire, retain, and develop strong talent to build a world-class product management organization.
• Conduct annual and mid-year performance reviews, discuss development plans, and provide ongoing feedback.
• Encourage collaboration across Engineering, UX, and other partners to deliver value and resolve obstacles.
• Promote modern software development practices and serve as an advocate for the end user and other stakeholders.
• Help the team stay aligned on progress, share learnings, and define next steps.
• Manage expectations across cross-functional teams and stakeholders, and help requestors understand prioritization based on business value and user impact.
• Support junior team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution work.
• Participate in learning activities and communities focused on modern software design and development best practices.

Reporting and work environment

This position typically reports to a Product Management Senior Manager, Technology Director, or Senior Director. It generally involves overnight travel of 5% to 20% of the time. The role is mostly sedentary, with frequent opportunities to move around and only rare need to lift or move light items. Work is performed in a comfortable indoor setting with minimal unpleasant conditions.

Minimum qualifications

• You must be at least 18 years old.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred qualifications and experience

• 5 to 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience as a Product Manager in a modern software development enterprise environment with responsibility for multiple products.
• Strong knowledge of modern product management practices and agile methods, including paired programming, test-driven development, and continuous deployment.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities change frequently.
• Ability to communicate with and influence technical and functional partners at all levels.
• Experience working on collaborative, cross-functional software design and development teams.
• Experience creating, prioritizing, and accepting epics and user stories.
• Background in user research and testing to understand user needs.
• Ability to define goals, metrics, and analytics that show product value.
• Experience with competitive research and analysis.
• Experience guiding junior team members in product management fundamentals.
• Experience balancing workloads across teams.
• Strong active listening skills and the ability to manage expectations across executives, associates, and other stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing team members in a professional environment.

Education, leadership, and certifications

A bachelor's degree in a field related to the job, or an equivalent degree, is typically required. No additional education, leadership experience, or certifications are needed beyond that stated in the posting.

Competencies

• Attracting and selecting strong talent for present and future business needs.
• Balancing the interests of multiple stakeholders.
• Building cohesive teams that use diverse strengths to achieve shared goals.
• Applying business and market knowledge to advance organizational objectives.
• Working collaboratively to achieve common outcomes.
• Delivering clear communication tailored to different audiences and formats.
• Finding innovative ways to improve organizational success.
• Keeping the customer at the center of decision-making.
• Developing people to support both individual growth and company goals.
• Creating an engaging environment where people are motivated to perform.
• Relating comfortably and openly with diverse groups of people.
• Handling complex and sometimes conflicting information to solve problems effectively.
• Navigating organizational processes, policies, and relationships with ease.
• Adapting approach and behavior to match changing situations.