The Home Depot

Product Principal

The Home Depot$120K — $150K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in product management or similar roles
  • Strong background in content operations or marketing technology
  • Proven track record of leading complex cross-functional programs
  • Experience mentoring and enhancing team effectiveness
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present to senior leadership
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and structuring problems efficiently
  • Technical understanding of digital asset management and SEO.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate teams to align project scope and execution
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to drive strategic goals
  • Lead roadmapping efforts with visibility to dependencies
  • Foster collaboration and resolve team impediments
  • Educate stakeholders on product strategy and prioritization

Benefits

  • Overnight travel of 5% to 20%
  • Comfortable indoor working conditions
  • Access to mentorship and professional development opportunities
Full Job Description

Position Purpose:

The Product Principal for Content Supply Chain connects strategy to execution across the disciplines that move creative assets from production to customer experience: Digital Asset Management, Content Management, Campaign Activation and Email, Ad Builder, and SEO. This role bridges product direction and delivery, ensuring that work across these domains coheres into a unified content supply chain capability rather than a collection of independent tools and workflows.

Product Principals are leaders, not just senior practitioners. They are expected to operate simultaneously across three dimensions: leading complex programs through delivery with full accountability for outcomes; raising the capability and craft of the teams around them through mentorship, standards-setting, and knowledge-sharing; and representing the domain with credibility to senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners without requiring escalation. The Product Principal brings both intellectual rigor and decisiveness to ambiguous problems, driving clarity and momentum where others surface questions. They partner closely with engineering and data science counterparts, product directors, and senior business leaders, and are trusted to represent the content supply chain portfolio in high-stakes conversations. Typically reports to the Director, Sr. Director.


Key Responsibilities:

  • 10% Delivery and Execution - Coordinates Distinguished Engineers, User Experience Principals, and Impacted Teams to ensure path to scope is known and aligned; Reviews recommended solutions and work of product team to ensure products are aligned with company, stakeholder and end user priorities
  • 60% Strategy and Planning - Partners with either a Cross-Functional Program or Technology Portfolio to align outcomes; Cascading context up to leadership and strategy down to balanced teams using OKRs; Lead cross-functional discovery by partnering with UX Principals, Distinguished Engineers (DEs), and balanced teams; Creation, coordination, and sequencing of activities to ensure alignment across impacted teams (Inputs for planning sessions); Providing visibility of the work by providing holistic roadmap with dependencies
  • 30% Team and Stakeholder - Partners with leadership to represent the portfolio during enterprise planning, coordination, and discovery; Fosters collaboration across multiple teams and portfolios to drive value and identify and resolve impediments; Manages cross-functional team and stakeholder expectations to ensure scoping aligns to product strategy and provides education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience


Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

  • This position typically reports to Director
  • This position has 0 Direct Reports


Travel Requirements:

  • Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.


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.


Working Conditions:

  • 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.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working across content operations or marketing technology domains, including familiarity with asset management, content publishing, digital activation, or search optimization
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs from initiation through delivery without requiring close direction
  • Proven track record of mentoring product practitioners and elevating team craft, not just individual output
  • Ability to translate technical concepts and platform constraints into clear business implications for diverse audiences
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity and a track record of structuring problems before solving them
  • 2+ years of previous leadership experience


Minimum Education:

  • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.


Preferred Education:

  • No additional education


Minimum Years of Work Experience:

  • 8


Preferred Years of Work Experience:

  • No additional years of experience


Minimum Leadership Experience:

  • None


Preferred Leadership Experience:

  • None


Certifications:

  • None


Competencies:

  • Business Insights
  • Drives Vision and Purpose
  • Manages Ambiguity
  • Nimble Learning
  • Self-Development
  • Collaborates
  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Manages Complexity
  • Situational Adaptability
  • Balances Stakeholders
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Customer Focus
  • Drives Results
  • Interpersonal Savvy
  • Organizational Savvy

About The Home Depot

The Home Depot is a home improvement retailing company that combines its physical stores with an online presence to provide customers with innovative products at great value. The company specializes in the fields of retail, home improvement, and customer service. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Home Depot Careers

Join the vibrant team at The Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the U.S., where your career can flourish in an environment ripe with opportunities for growth and innovation. As a market leader, The Home Depot offers a variety of job opportunities that allow professionals to thrive in a culture that values leadership, diversity, and professional development. Work You’ll Do At The Home Depot, you’ll be part of a team that’s committed to helping homeowners, builders, and do-it-yourselfers bring their visions to life. Our extensive range of job opportunities spans from store operations to supply chain management, from IT to marketing. No matter where you start, you’ll be doing work that matters, impacting our customers' lives and experiences. Transform Your Career Step into a role within The Home Depot and join a network of over 400,000 associates who are as passionate about building their careers as they are about helping our customers. Leadership at The Home Depot means continuous improvement, embracing diversity, and fostering a culture of inclusion and respect that makes us stronger. Innovate with Us Innovation isn’t just a buzzword at The Home Depot; it’s the backbone of how we do business. We are constantly seeking out new technologies and tools to improve every aspect of our operations, from logistics to customer service. Join us, and bring your unique perspective and skills to a team that’s setting the standard for excellence in the retail industry. Grow and Develop The Home Depot is committed to the growth and development of its associates through robust training programs, leadership workshops, and opportunities for advancement. Whether you’re looking for a part-time position or a full-time career, The Home Depot nurtures your professional growth every step of the way. Internship Programs Dive into the professional world through The Home Depot’s internship programs, which offer a dynamic environment to gain hands-on experience and develop critical skills in various business areas. Our internships provide a platform to connect with leaders and peers, enhancing your resume and preparing you for future employment. Benefits and Culture Choosing to start your career at The Home Depot means more than just securing a job. It means you gain access to unparalleled benefits that support your life and well-being, from health insurance to educational assistance. Our commitment to employees is reflected in our open, supportive culture where everyone’s voice is heard, and every team member’s contribution is valued. Join Our Team Ready to take the next step in your career? Explore the wide range of positions available at The Home Depot, where we’re hiring passionate, curious, and innovative team players. Search open positions that match your skills and interests on our Jobs page. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest career tips, company news, and industry insights—all from the people who work here. Subscribe to our Careers Blog and personalize your subscription to receive updates that align with your career interests and goals. At The Home Depot, we don’t just offer jobs—we offer careers that make a difference. Join us, and be a part of something bigger as we continue to invest in your future and our shared success.
Learn more about The Home Depot
Size
490,600 employees
Market Cap
$323 billion
Industry
Net Income
$12.8 billion
Founded
1978
5 Year Trend
+9.8%
Revenue
$132.1 billion
NASDAQ

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