Sr Director, Technology- Product & Analytics

Key Responsibilities

• Develops the long-term vision of a product portfolio (or strategic capability) that drives strategies,

requirements and roadmaps; understands the competitive landscape, and directly influences the

enterprise in how it makes portfolio-specific decisions; owns the different product roadmaps that make

up the product portfolio, and influences investment choices that yield long-term customer benefits in

support of the vision

• Develops a culture of innovation and experimentation and encourages 2-way door initiatives that

address customer needs

• Develops and manages the long-term (3-to-5-year) view of the product portfolio (or strategic
• Owns annual planning for the product portfolio and represents team in discussions with executives

capability), making trade-off decisions on multiple products and product groups

• Leverages enterprise-wide resources to drive improved synergies and efficiencies within the product

portfolio (or strategic capability)

• Leads and owns requirements documents (user stories with acceptance criteria, use cases) for all

products within the product portfolio (or strategic capability)

• Owns the user experience and sets the direction for the design of the user experience of products

within product portfolio (or strategic capability)

• Determines release goals, prioritization, implementation and iteration of products within product

portfolio (or strategic capability)

• Reviews demos with the tech team and validates acceptance criteria for products within product

portfolio (or strategic capability)

• Defines processes for team to effectively track development work and triage bugs of products in

product portfolio

• Partners with relevant stakeholders, leads and owns the development of launch and go-to-market

plans of products within product portfolio (or strategic capability)

• Identifies issues and blockers that may delay the launch or impede the success of products in product

portfolio (or strategic capability), communicates to leadership, assesses alternatives to resolve, and

takes action to resolve

• Owns and develops mechanisms to ensure post-launch learnings are captured into best-practices
• Ensures customer and business goals remain aligned with identified customer needs

frameworks or templates, evangelized and utilized in future product launches across the enterprise

• Sets the strategy for customer engagement and leads its execution Engages with internal and external

thought leaders to drive product leadership within portfolio

• Leads and owns operational product strategy of portfolio (or strategic capability) and ensures
• Engages with internal and external thought leaders to drive product leadership within portfolio

alignment with other portfolio owners

• Represents team in executive operational reviews and owns action items identified for the portfolio (or

strategic capability)

• Owns and communicates a team vision that supports the broader enterprise strategy; establishes a

team culture that aligns with Digital and enterprise leadership principles; and visibly ties team decisions

to broader enterprise goals and objectives

• Plans and advocates for needed team resources; and consistently attracts top talent from inside and

outside of the company

• Facilitates an understanding among the team of broader organizational goals and the role each team

plays; audits team goals and is accountable for product portfolio performance against broader

organizational goals

• Coaches team members on how to determine the appropriate performance bar; coaches direct reports

and provides actionable feedback as part of talent and career development; and recognizes broader

development needs across teams and develops plan to address

• Leverages data and analytics to provide competitive analysis, drive decision making, assess the health
• Shares talent development best-practices across product organization

and effectiveness of your products and related P&L impacts, and to deliver recommendations to key

stakeholders

• Works with cross-functional Product Management staff to drive work across other product teams and

helps move and prioritize work into other product backlogs

• Develops and presents communications, frequently to senior leadership, communicating the desired

message, at the appropriate level, for the right recipient

• Builds, coaches, and mentors a strong team of product managers while also building a strong team

culture of progress, transparency, and efficiency

• Elevates the team's performance by providing insightful, motivating, and constructive feedback to all

roles on the team and working with peers and senior leaders to negotiate and remove execution related

barriers

• Provides leadership to the team by attracting and hiring talented individuals, setting goals and

communicating clear expectations, providing timely and constructive feedback as well as meaningful

developmental opportunities, managing performance, providing resources and support as needed, and

sponsoring and leading team members through change

• Leads product, design, and engineering teams to align, prioritize, and execute roadmap against

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

• Helps product, design and engineering teams prioritize activities, work through challenges, and build,

test, launch and optimize product experiences

• Monitors technology trends, and anticipates their impact on the product roadmap; leverages this

understanding to drive innovation

• Collaborates with the broader product and technology management community to understand

dependencies and create a community of practice

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Business, Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)

12 Years of experience in software engineering, data science and/or product management

7 Years of direct team leadership experience across software engineering, product management or data science

Demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities in a large and complex environment

Deep industry connections and the ability to attract top talent

Prior experience building, deploying, and operationalizing highly scalable, resilient, and critical technology solutions solving business problems in a product model

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with software development teams to launch online products

Experience with large scale order management and inventory systems

Experience with CRM systems

Strong financial acumen

About Lowe’s:

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 17 million customer transactions a week in the U.S. With total fiscal year 2022 sales of over $97 billion, approximately $92 billion of sales were generated in the U.S., where Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generat

EEO Statement

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

Pay Range for CA, CO, NJ, NY, WA: $127,300.00 - $318,300.00 annually

Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits. Pay Range for CA, CO, NJ, NY, WA: $127,300.00 - $318,300.00 annually Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.