Come build something different with The Home Depot.

The Home Depot Finance Team is on a multi-year transformational journey to build the future accounting platform that will enable our business growth and strategic goals.  With over $110 billion in annual sales, 400,000 associates, and 2,200 stores, this will be one of the largest tech finance transformations.  The journey is focused on business simplification, process automation, real-time capabilities, and system modernization and consolidation.  The initiative is powered by the latest SAP S/4 technologies, cloud architecture, and modern engineering principles including XP and microservices.

As a Distinguished Engineer, you will be responsible for helping to shape the go-forward direction of the organization; working with senior leaders, vendors, and partners to influence technology roadmaps and the adoption of new technologies across the enterprise.  While this Distinguished Engineer will be a key leader in an IT enable transformation, much of the focus will be on approach, design, and cross-portfolio alignment with other business and IT leaders. In addition, you will teach, mentor, and grow other domain experts within the organization.  MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
30% - Strategy & Planning:

• Works with senior leaders to shape the go-forward vision for the organization from a specific domain perspective
• Works with vendors and partners on the successful strategy, planning, and implementation of critical tooling and platforms
• Participates in and influences development of technology roadmaps across the enterprise
• Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise
• Drives thought leadership and innovation within the organization30% - Support & Enablement:
  
  • Fields questions from product, project and support teams
  • Evangelizes successful usage of tooling and technologies with teams
  • Monitors tools and leads conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams
  • Learns, through reading, tutorials, relationships, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used in other organizations25% - Delivery & Execution:
    
    • Teaches, mentors, grows, and advises other domain experts in the organization (including direct reports, if applicable)
    • Works with vendors and partners on the successful planning and implementation of critical tooling and platforms
    • Understands and articulates the value creation and business proposition to teams and functional partners
    • Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise15% - People:
      
      • Acts as a point of escalation for teams facing extremely complex challenges
      • Participates in and leads learning activities within the organization
      • Connects teams facing similar challenges and problems to encourage consistency
      • Presents at and attends conferences and learns how to apply new technologies and concepts
      • Capable of jumping into a variety of teams to resolve issues
      • Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to direct reports (if applicable)
      • Conducts annual and mid-year reviews, reviewing individual development plans and providing performance feedback (if applicable)
      • Attracts, retains, develops, and motivates top talent (applicable if incumbent has direct reports)
        NATURE AND SCOPE
        
        • This role typically reports to Sr. Director or Vice President and may have a small number of non-manager direct reports with VP approval.ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
          Environment:
          
          • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.Travel:
            
            • Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.Additional Environmental Job Requirements: