The Home Depot ยท 6 hours ago
Sr Data Scientist, Assortment and Space Planning (OR/Optimization)
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe Home Depot is transforming how merchandising decisions are made through AI-powered solutions and automation. The Sr. Data Scientist plays a key role in building scalable algorithms that impact retail and merchandising by solving complex business problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and delivering insights to enhance customer experience.
E-CommerceHome and GardenHome DecorHome ImprovementRetail
Responsibilities
35% Solution Development - Proficiently design and develop algorithms and models to use against large datasets to create business insights; Execute tasks with high levels of efficiency and quality; Make appropriate selection, utilization and interpretation of advanced analytical methodologies; Effectively communicate insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical leaders and business customers/partners; Prepare reports, updates and/or presentations related to progress made on a project or solution; Clearly communicate impacts of recommendations to drive alignment and appropriate implementation
30% Project Management & Team Support - Work with project teams and business partners to determine project goals; Provide direction on prioritization of work and ensure quality of work; Provide mentoring and coaching to more junior roles to support their technical competencies; Collaborate with managers and team in the distribution of workload and resources; Support recruiting and hiring efforts for the team
20% Business Collaboration - Leverage extensive business knowledge into solution approach; Effectively develop trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams; Provide general education on advanced analytics to technical and non-technical business partners; Deep understanding of IT needs for the team to be successful in tackling business problems; Actively seek out new business opportunities to leverage data science as a competitive advantage
15% Technical Exploration & Development - Seek further knowledge on key developments within data science, technical skill sets, and additional data sources; Participate in the continuous improvement of data science and analytics by developing replicable solutions (for example, codified data products, project documentation, process flowcharts) to ensure solutions are leveraged for future projects; Define best practices and develop clear vision for data analysis and model productionalization; Contribute to library of reusable algorithms for future use, ensuring developed codes are documented
Qualification
Required
Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
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
5 years of work experience
Preferred
PhD in a quantitative field (Operations Research, Computer Science, AI, Engineering, Applied Math, etc.)
6+ years of hands-on experience developing and deploy optimization models into production environments and integrate into scalable data pipelines and decision systems (e.g., via APIs, microservices, or batch pipelines), ensuring reliability, scalability, traceability, and interoperability
Proficient in optimization solvers (e.g., Gurobi, CPLEX, OR-Tools) and modern programming languages (Python, etc) to prototype and productionize solutions
Strong understanding of data structures, and modern cloud ecosystems (GCP, AWS, etc.)
Experience leveraging common simulation approaches and/or reinforcement learning techniques
Proficient with data visualization software (preferably Tableau)
Familiarity with GenAI, LLM and Agentic framework
Comfortable collaborating with front-end developers or building light UI prototypes (e.g., Streamlit, React)
Experience solving retail or merchandising problems such as assortment & space optimization, demand transfer, consumer choice models, demand forecasting
Company
The Home Depot
The Home Depot is a retailer of hardware, consumer goods, and DIY supplies both online and offline while providing home delivery services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2007-07-31Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Ted Decker
Chair, President and CEO
Chip Devine
Senior Vice President
Recent News
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