Manager, Product Search and Experimentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field.
• 8+ years of product management experience, including experience in product development and systems deployments.

Job Summary

Leads a team of search and experimentation associates in developing customer-centric product experiences measuring outcomes and delivering growth. Manages the execution of product initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Leads and develops a team of search and experimentation analysts through structured coaching, mentorship, and operational guidance.
• Owns the end-to-end experimentation calendar by prioritizing testing initiatives against traffic volume, potential business impact, and resource requirements.
• Establishes statistical standards and governance protocols, covering sample sizes, minimum detectable effect, statistical power, false-positive controls, and guardrail metrics.
• Manages the search product roadmap to ensure backlog prioritization directly reflects customer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Collaborates with business stakeholders, UX designers, and engineering teams to transform inconclusive or winning test results into permanent product enhancements.
• Monitors key performance indicators and analytics dashboards to evaluate product health and pinpoint high-impact opportunities for optimization.
• Facilitates cross-functional alignment and agile delivery practices to eliminate delivery roadblocks and integrate ongoing user feedback.

Nature and Scope

• Solutions require analysis and investigation.
• Achieves planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, business principles, and practical experience.
• Manages a group or team of professional individual contributors and/or indirectly supervises support staff.

Work Environment

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• 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.
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Education and Experience

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field. May require certification. Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.