Product Manager - Cloud/Sre

POSITION PURPOSE

Have the opportunity to work as a Product Manager focused on Cloud Infrastructure and Reliability Engineering in a maturing DevOps organization. Work closely with SRE teams, Solutions Architects, and Cyber Security to level-up our Cloud-Native solutions for software and service. You will work on a platform that is central to the reputation and trustworthiness of Home Depot in the Pro marketplace. You are passionate about automation but know when human intervention is a better business choice. You think of Infrastructure as a service and a product that is beneficial to the business and the consumers. You are data-driven, and understand that data is the key to implementing the right solutions.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities And Key Accountabilities

40% - Strategy & Planning:

• Monitors research as well as the competitive landscape to recommend the best solutions and ensure that products remain or become best in class
• Partners with Finance to understand financial needs and assists in the creation of business plans for new opportunities
• Translates business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicates direction and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partners
• Evaluates research and market analysis on industry innovations and technology platforms to recommend the best possible solution
• Identifies goals, metrics, and analytics to determine product value; continually making recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings
• Conduct end user research to help identify user stories and help determine Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
• Gains a thorough understanding of customer and associate needs, both existing and potential, and uses that knowledge to help deliver enterprise products that provide Home Depot customers and associates with an unparalleled shopping experience

30% - Delivery & Execution:

• Identifies pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies and value associated with features and enhancements
• Makes product decisions that drive value on a daily basis
• Creates, prioritizes and accepts user stories; incorporate them into release planning
• Participates in standups, iteration planning sessions, product demos and retrospectives
• Ensure product is aligned with company, stakeholder and end-user priorities to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction
• Formulates, tests and refines assumptions and hypotheses through user research and testing
• Condenses complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
• Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met

30% - Team & Stakeholder:

• Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices
• Manages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy; provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
• Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by empathizing with and understanding user needs and becoming the domain expert
• Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, User Experience Designers, etc.) to drive value and collectively identify and resolve impediments
• Exhibit active listening, facilitate sessions, and clearly communicate at all levels (Executive Leadership Team, store associates, etc.) and in all formats the product's long term strategy which is used to prioritize short-term action
• Regularly works with the product team to continuously assess progress, disseminate lessons learned, and understand next steps

NATURE AND SCOPE

This position reports to the Manager of Product Management.

This position has no direct reports.

Environment

ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable

Minimum Qualifications

Must be eighteen years of age or older.

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Education Required:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diplomas and/or GED.

Years of Relevant Work Experience: 2 years

Physical Requirements

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a software product manager
• Knowledgeable in technology and enterprise software
• Results driven candidate that can take an idea and develop a strong business case that will become the team's roadmap
• Ability to work and lead across all parts of the organization
• Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles
• Comfortable and experienced in presenting product vision/strategy to large and senior audiences
• Solid background in infrastructure product management including procurement, cloud operations, & environment validation
• Experience with Cloud/SRE Principles is a plus
• Thrive in ambiguity where the solution doesn't exist, and the problems aren't fully known
• Strong organizational, communication and analytical skills
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit with a keen eye for identifying new market opportunities and transforming that into an actionable plan