Sr.Marketing Project Management Specialist
About the role
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
The Sr. Project Specialist (PMO), Marketing provides strategic program management support for all creative and production initiatives supporting The Home Depot Canada’s marketing department across owned and paid channels. This role, reporting to the Marketing Director, Creative & Production, facilitates the creation and high-level milestone tracking of large, cross-functional campaigns to monitor creative execution tasks and production projects. The PMO enables operational excellence by allocating internal tasks, monitoring campaign health, and ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and aligned with divisional priorities and business objectives. This role does not directly execute creative work but instead drives best-in-class project management practices and governance for the creative and production team.
Key Accountabilities
- Project & Workflow Support
- Oversee the full portfolio of creative and production projects supporting marketing initiatives across owned and paid channels.
- Develop, implement, and enforce project management methodologies, standards, and best practices (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid) tailored to creative and production workflows (internal and external partners).
- Provide guidance to creative and production teams on portfolio health, prioritization, and risk.
- Continuously improve processes to drive efficiency, scalability, and quality in creative project delivery.
- Develop and deliver training programs on project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Project Monitoring & Reporting
- Collect, analyze, and report on project data (timelines, budgets, delivery rates, campaign performance) to provide accurate, actionable insights and ensure accountability.
- Maintain dashboards and reporting tools for leadership and cross-functional visibility.
- Establish and maintain processes for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and resolving issues that impact creative project timelines and budgets.
- Collaborate with team leads to forecast resource needs and resolve allocation conflicts.
Required Skills
- Strategic & analytical thinking; applies metrics or insights to drive improvements
- Highly organized and able to distill information into clear direction for stakeholders
- Strong communication & interpersonal skills, experience with change management
- Project Management Expertise (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid; Workfront, JIRA, etc.)
- Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Competencies
- Action Oriented
- Drives Engagement
- Collaborates
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
- Communicates Effectively
- Manages Conflict
Direct Manager / Direct Reports:
Reports to Marketing Director, Creative & Production
No direct reports
Travel Requirements:
Minimal, as needed for applicable training etc.
Physical Requirements:
Extended computer work
Hybrid Work:
Location Flex
Working Conditions:
Indoor office environment; occasional visits to stores, alternate offices etc.
Minimum Education:
Relevant degree or equivalent experience
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
5+ years of experience in program/project management, PMO, or cross-functional project leadership
Certifications
Accreditation in project management (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) preferred
Other Requirements/Assets:
N/A
About Home Depot Canada
The Home Depot Canada is the Canadian arm of the world’s largest home improvement retailer. The company has 182 stores in 10 Canadian provinces, employing more than 30,000 associates from coast-to-coast.
Our company is the largest home improvement retailer in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Our global expansion demonstrates how The Home Depot combines its vast knowledge of the home improvement industry with the needs, shopping trends and customs of each unique geography to best serve customers.
Based out of our dynamic Toronto-based Store Support Centre, we have many opportunities available for corporate professionals seeking a big challenge with great rewards. Our high-performing team consists of marketing and communication specialists, the industry’s best product merchants, and experts in financial and inventory planning. We also have exciting opportunities within our Supply Chain team including positions at our Distribution Centres.
The Home Depot’s values are the fabric of the company's unique culture and are central to our success. In fact, they are our competitive advantage in the marketplace. Associate pride and our "orange blooded" entrepreneurial spirit are distinctive hall marks of our company.
With our unprecedented growth, there's no better time to build your career at The Home Depot Canada.
Sr.Marketing Project Management Specialist
About the role
With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
The Sr. Project Specialist (PMO), Marketing provides strategic program management support for all creative and production initiatives supporting The Home Depot Canada’s marketing department across owned and paid channels. This role, reporting to the Marketing Director, Creative & Production, facilitates the creation and high-level milestone tracking of large, cross-functional campaigns to monitor creative execution tasks and production projects. The PMO enables operational excellence by allocating internal tasks, monitoring campaign health, and ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and aligned with divisional priorities and business objectives. This role does not directly execute creative work but instead drives best-in-class project management practices and governance for the creative and production team.
Key Accountabilities
- Project & Workflow Support
- Oversee the full portfolio of creative and production projects supporting marketing initiatives across owned and paid channels.
- Develop, implement, and enforce project management methodologies, standards, and best practices (e.g., Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid) tailored to creative and production workflows (internal and external partners).
- Provide guidance to creative and production teams on portfolio health, prioritization, and risk.
- Continuously improve processes to drive efficiency, scalability, and quality in creative project delivery.
- Develop and deliver training programs on project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
- Project Monitoring & Reporting
- Collect, analyze, and report on project data (timelines, budgets, delivery rates, campaign performance) to provide accurate, actionable insights and ensure accountability.
- Maintain dashboards and reporting tools for leadership and cross-functional visibility.
- Establish and maintain processes for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks and resolving issues that impact creative project timelines and budgets.
- Collaborate with team leads to forecast resource needs and resolve allocation conflicts.
Required Skills
- Strategic & analytical thinking; applies metrics or insights to drive improvements
- Highly organized and able to distill information into clear direction for stakeholders
- Strong communication & interpersonal skills, experience with change management
- Project Management Expertise (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid; Workfront, JIRA, etc.)
- Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Competencies
- Action Oriented
- Drives Engagement
- Collaborates
- Customer Focus
- Drives Results
- Communicates Effectively
- Manages Conflict
Direct Manager / Direct Reports:
Reports to Marketing Director, Creative & Production
No direct reports
Travel Requirements:
Minimal, as needed for applicable training etc.
Physical Requirements:
Extended computer work
Hybrid Work:
Location Flex
Working Conditions:
Indoor office environment; occasional visits to stores, alternate offices etc.
Minimum Education:
Relevant degree or equivalent experience
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
5+ years of experience in program/project management, PMO, or cross-functional project leadership
Certifications
Accreditation in project management (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) preferred
Other Requirements/Assets:
N/A
About Home Depot Canada
The Home Depot Canada is the Canadian arm of the world’s largest home improvement retailer. The company has 182 stores in 10 Canadian provinces, employing more than 30,000 associates from coast-to-coast.
Our company is the largest home improvement retailer in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Our global expansion demonstrates how The Home Depot combines its vast knowledge of the home improvement industry with the needs, shopping trends and customs of each unique geography to best serve customers.
Based out of our dynamic Toronto-based Store Support Centre, we have many opportunities available for corporate professionals seeking a big challenge with great rewards. Our high-performing team consists of marketing and communication specialists, the industry’s best product merchants, and experts in financial and inventory planning. We also have exciting opportunities within our Supply Chain team including positions at our Distribution Centres.
The Home Depot’s values are the fabric of the company's unique culture and are central to our success. In fact, they are our competitive advantage in the marketplace. Associate pride and our "orange blooded" entrepreneurial spirit are distinctive hall marks of our company.
With our unprecedented growth, there's no better time to build your career at The Home Depot Canada.