Technology Director – Search and Recommendations

The Home Depot

. Lead the technical strategy, roadmap, architecture, and delivery of The Home Depot’s .com and Mobile App products .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $190,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading technical strategy and execution for high-traffic e-commerce platforms, with a focus on Search, Personalization, and Recommendations. Proven ability to manage vendor relationships, drive operational excellence, and mentor engineering teams while aligning business objectives with technical capabilities.

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End-To-End Ownership Of Search, Personalization & Recommendations PlatformsExperience Leading High-Traffic E-Commerce SystemsKnowledge Of CI/CD, Trunk-Based Development, Test Automation, DevOps, And SRE PracticesExperience Overseeing ML-Powered Ranking And Recommendation SystemsExperience Communicating And Developing Relationships With Functional And Technical Leaders

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Hard Skills

A/B TestingIncrementality MeasurementMulti-Armed BanditsBehavioral Data PipelinesReal-Time InferenceFeature StoresLatency OptimizationResilience GuardrailsBusiness-Aligned Technical StrategyOperational Metrics

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCoachingCommunicationInfluence Building

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent

Industry Keywords

E-CommerceData PrivacySecurityComplianceResponsible ExperimentationML Governance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the technical strategy, roadmap, architecture, and delivery of The Home Depot’s .com and Mobile App products
Partner with functional and technical leaders to identify and plan capabilities for short- and long-term business needs
Develop and execute strategic plans supporting key objectives in a timely and fiscally responsible manner
Drive strategic alignment and partnerships with functional and technical peers and leaders
Evaluate research, market analysis, third-party vendors, industry innovations, and technology platforms to inform strategy
Establish and nurture strategic vendor relationships and align vendors with enterprise strategic objectives
Apply technical and domain expertise to provide thought leadership and translate vision into action
Define and communicate value propositions, success metrics, and outcomes
Ensure quality and change control standards are met
Develop and implement sustainable, repeatable, reliable processes and oversee process improvement
Drive operational excellence, meet operational metrics, and prioritize external customer needs
Provide leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports
Manage and coordinate strategic direction for staff
Attract, retain, develop, and motivate top talent
Conduct annual and mid-year reviews, review development plans, and provide performance feedback
Typically report to a Sr. Director or Vice President
Travel overnight 5% to 20% of the time

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
End-to-end ownership of Search, Personalization & Recommendations platforms
Experience leading high-traffic e-commerce systems spanning relevance and ranking, query understanding, personalization logic, and large-scale experimentation
Business-aligned technical strategy and roadmap execution
Experience with A/B testing, incrementality measurement, and multi-armed bandits
Experience overseeing ML-powered ranking and recommendation systems, behavioral data pipelines, real-time inference, feature stores, latency optimization, and resilience guardrails
Experience building and scaling senior engineering organizations
Knowledge of CI/CD, trunk-based development, test automation, DevOps, and SRE practices
Experience partnering with VP+ leaders across Product, UX, Data Science, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, and InfoSec
Experience owning platform budgets and vendor strategy
Knowledge of data privacy, security, compliance, responsible experimentation, and ML governance
Experience leading at a Sr. Manager level or above within a fast-paced, multi-division, national company
Experience defining, communicating, and driving value propositions, success metrics, and outcomes
Experience shaping, aligning, and guiding execution of strategic direction for a domain or significant portfolio segment
Experience communicating, building influence, and developing relationships with functional and technical leaders and vendor partners
Experience selecting and leading strategic vendor relationships or acting as the primary point of contact for strategic partnerships
Experience managing and developing direct reports with their own span of control
Deep market and industry knowledge for a related portfolio segment or domain
Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job
Minimum 8 years of work experience