With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
Position Purpose:
Are you ready to shape the future of retail at a massive scale? As the world’s #1 home improvement retailer, The Home Depot generates ~$150B in annual sales. While our e-commerce business stands alone as one of the largest in retail at ~$25B in online sales, its true impact is much larger as we combine our digital capabilities with the trusted value of our ~2,300+ stores and 500,000+ associates to provide a frictionless interconnected experience for the 6 billion online + in-store customer visits we welcome each year.
Home Depot's interconnected experience is a key enabler of our ability to grow and gain market share in any macroeconomic environment. Delivering a best-in-world interconnected retail experience for Pros and Consumers is one of Home Depot’s top strategic priorities, requiring the establishment of clear strategic direction to support cross-functional alignment and organizational investment.
The Interconnected Strategy team is responsible for the development and execution of Home Depot’s overall interconnected & customer experience strategy. This includes identifying top opportunities based on market dynamics, developing efforts to address those opportunities, and ensuring adequate internal resourcing while building external relationships to support those efforts.
By developing expertise across every element of modern digital retail — from market dynamics and competitive landscape to technology trends, merchandising, and fulfillment operations — the [Sr. Analyst / Manager] of Interconnected Strategy has a unique opportunity to influence meaningful change from within one of the world’s leading retailers.
Key Responsibilities:
- 10% - Competitive and Market Intelligence - Stay abreast of external developments (including innovations and strategies of notable competitive and non-competitive retailers) to identify opportunities and threats. Leverage internal/external research to develop insights/solutions, create compelling documents to communicate to executive audiences
- 20% - Planning Process - Address business problems by structuring issues and prioritizing analyses. Present readouts and work materials to team and key stakeholders
- 70% - Strategic Projects - Drive one or more interconnected strategy and operational execution workstreams
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This Position typically reports to the Sr. Manager or 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 at least 18 years old
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous work experience in top-tier retail/ecommerce, corporate strategy, or professional services (e.g., strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity) supporting retail/ecommerce or consumer-facing business units
3+ years of relevant work experience
MBA a plus
Strong skills in quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and strategic problem solving
Solid understanding of retail and financial acumen
Strong communication & presentation skills with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders and leadership
Proven ability to collaborate effectively in highly cross-functional environments
Comfort framing and navigating ambiguous business challenges
High degree of personal drive, initiative, and ownership
Strong interpersonal skills with high degree of professionalism and confidentiality
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:
- 4
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- 4
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Decision Quality
- Collaborates
- Drives Engagement
- Ensures Accountability
- Plans and Aligns
- Communicates Effectively
- Customer Focus
Skills Required
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Minimum 4 years of work experience
- Previous work experience in top-tier retail/ecommerce, corporate strategy, or professional services supporting retail/ecommerce or consumer-facing businesses
- MBA
- Strong quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, and strategic problem-solving skills
- Solid understanding of retail and financial acumen
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to synthesize complex data for leadership
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively in highly cross-functional environments
- Comfort framing and navigating ambiguous business challenges
- High degree of personal drive, initiative, and ownership
- Strong interpersonal skills with professionalism and confidentiality
The Home Depot Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Home Depot and has not been reviewed or approved by The Home Depot.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching supports long-term savings alongside core pay. Retirement programs are consistently positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan enables discounted stock ownership as a core element of compensation. Equity opportunities complement wages and are accessible beyond full-time salaried roles.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Profit-sharing and store-performance bonuses offer additional earnings opportunities beyond base pay. Incentive programs are described as recurring and tied to store results.
The Home Depot Insights
What We Do
The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, values and rewards dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced professionals. We operate over 2,200 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Canada and Mexico. All of our associates have one thing in mind — helping our customers build and improve upon their homes. Join The Home Depot team today and see for yourself why we are consistently ranked as a top Fortune 500 company.
