Data Science Manager - Space Planning Intelligence

Home Depot

7+ years industry experience in data science
2+ years people or technical leadership role
Proficiency in python and engineering best practices
This role is critical for transforming merchandising decisions through the design and delivery of AI-enabled planogram automation capabilities

Job Summary

  • This role is critical for transforming merchandising decisions through the design and delivery of AI-enabled planogram automation capabilities.
  • The Data Science Manager will lead a team of data scientists and solution engineers while setting coding standards and deployment best practices.
  • Candidates must possess a strong foundation in applied data science with the ability to translate complex business processes into scalable, maintainable architectures.

Matching Summary

This role is critical for transforming merchandising decisions through the design and delivery of AI-enabled planogram automation capabilities.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years industry experience in data science
  • 2+ years people or technical leadership role
  • Proficiency in Python and engineering best practices
  • Experience with cloud platforms GCP and VertexAI
  • Hands-on AI/ML algorithm development for production

Nice-to-have

  • Domain experience in retail merchandising or space intelligence
  • Familiarity with microservices architectures and containerization
  • Experience with AI agents or agentic applications
  • Background in computer vision or LLM-based solutions
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
  • 8+ years total work experience preferred
  • Proven track record building production-grade software at scale

Work Rights

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

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