Executive HR Team Leader — Lead People & Performance

Target; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 64,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee discount

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target's Executive Team Leader HR role focuses on leading HR strategy, developing talent, and driving people programs across the store. You will coach store leaders, recruit and onboard talent, ensure compliance with employment laws, and foster a guest‑centric, inclusive work culture.

This role also integrates business acumen with hands-on store leadership to support store profitability and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience creating and managing HR strategies and goals; delivering results through your team.
• Ability to read financial reporting and interpret data
• Knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws
• Skills in recruiting, selecting and talent management of hourly team members and leaders
• Ability to support business leaders; coaching and consulting with them in growing the business and selecting and developing their teams
• Ability to influence across levels and partners (e.g. hourly team members, senior leaders)

Responsibilities

• Lead and create a service culture that prioritizes the guest service experience, model, train, and coach expectations to deliver the service standard
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• Drive total store sales, understand your role in sales growth and how your area and team contribute to and impact total store profitability
• Plan, lead and follow-up on organizational and operational change
• Anticipate and identify changes in unique store trends
• Know and assess the competition; leverage guest insights and feedback to drive the business and be the destination of choice for our guests
• Champion a culture where teams love to work and guests love to shop; recognize guest-service behaviors and reward outstanding performance
• Build teams that are committed to continuous learning through ongoing observations and reinforcement of guest-service and sales behaviors
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• Support the leadership team in ensuring equitable experiences, strengthening inclusion acumen, and promoting a culture of inclusivity and belonging that embraces the contributions of all team members
• Engage and educate store team on Target’s community initiatives
• Build relationships that are important to the store’s community to address the most pressing local needs.
• Leverage gift card and volunteer accounts to enhance brand awareness and engage team in volunteerism.
• Take an active role in the development of leaders to be champions of a guest-centric culture
• Lead an open-door culture where team members feel heard and issues are quickly resolved
• Support leadership with creating schedules that fit both the guest and team members needs by teaching leaders the importance of understanding their team members scheduling desires.
• Decrease fluctuations within team member schedules by developing a store staffing strategy that enables store leaders to increase predictability within their current team members hours and identify when external staffing is needed
• Leverage your expertise to guide all store leaders in hiring and onboarding the talent with the right skills and experiences for their team by understanding guests’ and business needs
• Develop a team of HR Experts and Team Leaders (if applicable) who serve the total store team by solving problems, removing roadblocks and engaging each team member in a way that connects them to Target’s purpose
• Effectively plan and manage all team operational and cyclical programs related to culture, pay and rewards and benefits to maximize team member engagement and minimize business disruption
• Develop and coach your team leaders to elevate the skills and expertise of the team
• Establish a culture of accountability through clear expectations and performance management
• Provide service and a shopping experience that meets the needs of the guest
• Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance; lead team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
• As a key carrier, follow all safe and secure training and processes
• Address store needs (emergency, regulatory visits, etc.)
• All other duties based on business needs

Skills

HR strategy

Data analytics

Recruiting

Talent management

Influence

Education

4 year degree

Job description

Target's Executive Team Leader HR role focuses on leading HR strategy, developing talent, and driving people programs across the store. You will coach store leaders, recruit and onboard talent, ensure compliance with employment laws, and foster a guest‑centric, inclusive work culture.

This role also integrates business acumen with hands-on store leadership to support store profitability and guest satisfaction.