**Position Purpose:** The Strategy Manager, Finance will play a critical role in leading strategic finance initiatives, delivering economic and financial analysis to support data-driven decision-making, and crafting executive level presentations in support of Home Depot's Orange Apron Media team. Orange Apron Media is The Home Depot's in-house retail media network, built to connect brands with its extensive base of home improvement shoppers across digital platforms and in-store experiences **Key Responsibilities:** + 40% Project Control - Develops an effective plan for controlling project scope, schedule and cost, and monitors project execution to ensure that the plan is being followed. Creates and effectively coordinates documentation to explain changes or potential changes to the baseline and ensures the approved changes are implemented. + 30% Project Communications - Develops an effective plan for communicating project information to the project team and to the project stakeholders. Develops written status reports and scorecards and creates/presents project review documents to senior leadership. + 10% Project Risk Assessment - Leads the definition of project risks and the required mitigation approaches. Monitors project activities for the occurrence of risks and takes timely action to escalate or mitigate the risk. Advises project team members and stakeholders of actions required or completed. + 10% Project Lessons Learned - At the completion of a project or project phase, captures key lessons learned and communicates to peer Project Leaders. Effectively applies lessons learned in subsequent projects. + 10% Project Environment - Shares responsibility with the project leadership for providing a good working environment. Ensures teams are staffed, duties and responsibilities are understood by everyone and that an inclusive environment is maintained. **Direct Manager/Direct Reports:** + Reports to Sr. Manager, Finance + This role 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 eighteen years of age or older. + Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Strong working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint + Prior experience in strategic finance and/or consulting + Experience with leading strategic finance initiatives that drive long-term business growth, capital allocation, and data-driven decision-making across the organization + MBA **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:** + No additional education **Minimum Years of Work Experience:** + 5 **Preferred Years of Work Experience:** + No additional years of experience **Minimum Leadership Experience:** + None **Preferred Leadership Experience:** + None **Certifications:** + None **Competencies:** + Knowledge of accounting principles and practicies, analysis and reporting of financial data. + Knowledge of business and mgmt. Principles involved in strategic planning and resource allocation. + Project management skills; ability to prioritize and mult-task effectively. + Judgement and decision-making skills; considering relative costs, benefits of potential actions. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.