Technology Director, Search and Recommendations
Core
Leading technical strategy, roadmap, architecture, and delivery of The Home Depot's .com and Mobile App products, including search, personalization, and recommendations platforms.
Role type
Senior IC Technology Director (Search & Recommendations)
Builds
High-traffic e-commerce systems spanning relevance, ranking, query understanding, and large-scale experimentation for Pro and DIY customer journeys.
Domain
Retail E-commerce / Search & Recommendations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Technical strategy & roadmap execution, Search & Recommendations platform ownership, Experimentation & ML at production scale, Senior engineering organization leadership, Executive influence & governance
Preferred skills
End-to-end ownership of Search/Personalization/Recommendations, Business-aligned technical strategy, Experimentation/data/ML at scale, Builder/scaler of senior engineering orgs, Executive influencer with financial ownership
Technologies
A/B testing, incrementality measurement, multi-armed bandits, ML-powered ranking, recommendation systems, unified behavioral data pipelines, real-time inference, feature stores
Responsibilities
Develop and execute strategic plans for .com and Mobile App products; Define and communicate value propositions, success metrics, and outcomes; Recruit, develop, and retain senior managers and staff/principal engineers; Partner with VP+ leaders across Product, UX, Data Science, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, and InfoSec; Establish and nurture strategic vendor relationships; Drive operational excellence and process improvement.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
