Ashley Haigler
Senior Software Engineering Manager @The Home Depot
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Software Engineering Manager @The Home Depot
Directing a cross-functional organization of 60+(Engineering Managers, Staff/Lead Engineers, QEs, and BAs) with a $7M+ annual labor budget. Responsible for the Store Checkout domain across the U.S. and Canada, maintaining 100% OKR attainment.Enterprise Strategy & Financial Impact• Modernization ROI: Orchestrated the 100% retirement of legacy Tandem/Java dependencies, realizing $34M in annual run-rate savings and modernizing pricing infrastructure supporting $16B in sales.• Revenue Protection: Safeguard $84B+ in annual card sales (46% of THD credit transactions) and $3.3B in B2B payments through high-stability payment architectures and secure rollouts.• Global Transformation: Led an enterprise-wide Promotional Pricing transformation across 8 cross-functional organizations, migrating legacy coupon logic to a new Price Engine and securing $1.5B in annual markdowns.Operational Excellence & Delivery• Velocity Optimization: Transformed organizational output, nearly doubling story point throughput within two quarters; achieved per-person velocity gains of up to 76% despite a 38% headcount reduction.• Cloud & Security Leadership: Directed the delivery of 2,700+ Jira stories and 100+ production deployments to cloud-native (GCP/PCF) services, eliminating PCI data risk and hardening security across Tokenization and Gateway domains.• Resiliency & Quality: Maintain a Zero Sev1/Sev2 incident record across all production pilots by implementing end-to-end observability and rigorous change management standards.Innovation & Talent Development• AI Strategy: Founded and scaled the Store Checkout AI Academy, leveraging LLM-based automation to streamline Change Management processes and reduce MTTR via AI-driven log analysis.• Leadership Bench Strength: Mentored 11+ emerging leaders and engineers, facilitating successful transitions into management roles and championing enterprise programs like the Engineering Returnship.
EDUCATION
University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration- Finance
Pace University
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science
Iona University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management Information Systems
Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Doctor of Science, Computer and Information Sciences- Computing
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ABOUT ASHLEY HAIGLER
I am a transformational technology leader currently overseeing the Store Checkout domain at The Home Depot, where my teams safeguard $84B+ in annual transaction volume. My career is defined by \"driving clarity where others drive complexity,\" whether that involves retiring legacy systems to unlock $34M in annual savings or nearly doubling engineering throughput during lean resource cycles.I specialize in bridging the gap between high-level executive strategy and high-velocity engineering execution. By shifting organizations from reactive \"order-takers\" to proactive \"strategic partners,\" I have consistently achieved 100% OKR attainment across mission-critical, Tier-0 environments. I am deeply committed to building a strong leadership bench, having mentored 11+ emerging leaders, and I am currently leading the charge on integrating Generative AI into our engineering DNA to drive next-level operational efficiency.Core Focus Areas: Strategic Influence | Fiscal Stewardship | Legacy Modernization | High-Velocity Delivery | AI Innovation | Risk Mitigation | Cross-Functional Leadership | Cloud-Native Architecture (GCP)| Change Management
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