Director of Data Science - Online Search and Recommendations at Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
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Aug 4, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A people-management role leading a data science team within a large enterprise, with roughly a third of the job devoted to team leadership and talent development, a third to advocating for data science capabilities with business partners, and a third to strategy and operating-model development. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in predictive and prescriptive analytics and a track record of managing data science practitioners and cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
Senior level · 10+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 6, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posted compensation range is listed as '$0.00 - $0.00', which appears to be a placeholder — no real salary data is available.
All technical skills (SQL/BigQuery, Tableau, predictive modeling, NLP, etc.) appear only under 'Preferred Qualifications', not under any hard-requirement section, so all are marked preferred.
The role is primarily a people-management position (Director with direct reports, hiring authority, and budget/operating-model responsibility), which maps best to 11-3021; however, the hands-on data science expertise demanded makes 15-2051 a plausible runner-up.
The title 'Director' is treated as Principal for advertised seniority; however, the actual scope — managing one team within a support business area, reporting to a Senior Director — is consistent with a Senior band rather than Principal.
The minimum education requirement states a bachelor's degree or equivalent; 'equivalent degree' language was interpreted as a hard bachelor's floor since the posting frames it as the minimum knowledge baseline rather than offering experience as a substitute.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): predictive modeling.
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