Online Lead Data Architect

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:
 

Online Data Architect teams at The Home Depot coordinate with key stakeholders to determine data collection needs and write technical specs to support the translation of business requirements into databases, data warehouses, and data streams. They work closely with engineers to ensure the internal customer’s data needs are captured.  They analyze, plan, and define data architecture framework, including security, reference data, metadata, and master data.  Data Architects create and implement data management processes and procedures to ensure accuracy and accessibility.
The Online Lead Data Architect position manages complex processes related to the development of advanced analytics to support the company's strategic objectives. The role works cross-functionally with business partners from Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Online and IT to design and implement data analytics, tools, and new visibility/reporting capabilities. This role has responsibility for creating analytics, translating business questions to actionable insights, supporting ongoing analytical needs, designing new analytical platforms, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high quality analytics solutions for the Home Depot. They are considered seasoned experts in one or more analytical domains and serve as a deep analytical resource for the Decision Analytics team.

Key Responsibilities:

• 20% - Business Collaboration - Leverage extensive business knowledge into solution approach; Effectively develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams; Partner with Other Orgs to understand potential for new tools and ways to maintain technical agility for advanced analytics.
• 25% - Project Management & Team Support - Lead and manage large and complex projects and teams; Provide direction on prioritization of work and ensure quality of work; Collaborate with managers and team in the distribution of workload and resources; Serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) on both predictive and prescriptive analytics; Drive effective Agile project delivery protocols to assure we gather and surface reliable, actionable enterprise level analytics ; Ensure the team comprehends and applies the established processes and standards and mentor team on development.
• 30% - Solution Development - Effectively communicate insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical leaders and business customers/partners; Clearly communicate impacts of recommendations to drive alignment and appropriate implementation; Develops solutions to transform data into useful, actionable information​.
• 25% - Technical Exploration & Development - Guide and direct project teams in the requirements gathering, design, and development of complex applications/programs; Provide technical education on advanced analytics to analytics community; Drive analytics teams to get matured in predictive and prescriptive analytics.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This Position typically reports to Senior Manager or Above.
• This role has 0 direct reports.

                    
Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 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 18 years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Demonstrate 3 or more of the following:
• Knowledge on database architecture frameworks
• Procedures for increasing database accuracy and accessibility
• How to develop requirements for the business's data needs related to databases, data warehouses, and data streams
• Knowledge of the business to support stakeholder data needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in a quantitative field  (Analytics, Computer Science, Math, Physics, Statistics, etc.) or relevant work experience
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated expertise on database architecture frameworks
• Demonstrated expertise on procedures for increasing database accuracy and accessibility
• Demonstrated expertise on how to develop requirements for the business's data needs related to databases, data warehouses, and data streams
• Demonstrated knowledge of the business to support stakeholder data needs
• Proficient writing specs and requirements and configuring Adobe Analytics for site tagging
• Proficient in building schemas and datasets in AEP
• Proficient in configuring data views and variables in CJA
• Proficient utilizing GCP Big Query, Mini Tab, Workfront, and SQL
• Experience supporting the infrastructure for clickstream data (social media impression data on the marketing side), so teams can pull for data products and insights
• Experience problem solving to translate a request into the capturing needs, criteria involved, and variables involved
• Experience managing multiple projects and working in a fast-paced environment
• Critical thinking skills to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions; ability to understand and foresee implications of new information for current and future problems solving.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills. Ability to persuade, inform, and influence others based on findings. A track record of taking complex results and communicating them in an easily understood way.

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:

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

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 5
   

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• 6
   

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• No previous leadership experience

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• No previous leadership experience
   

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Drives Engagement
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Develops Talent
• Drives Results
• Manages Conflict