Lead Strategist Properties

Target; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee discount

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Target is seeking a Lead Strategist for Properties on the Properties Strategy & Operations team. You will shape and define strategy for Properties and enterprise initiatives, guiding cross-functional teams to deliver strategic outcomes that drive guest preference and financial performance.

You will lead high-impact projects, collaborate with senior leaders, and ensure alignment between Properties and Enterprise work while managing ambiguity and complexity in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience.
• High resilience and personal accountability.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional work beyond scope of job responsibilities.
• Outstanding analytical and communication skills – articulate inputs clearly.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Scope, develop, and activate cross-capability strategic priorities in service of vision and Enterprise LRP.
• Collaborate with Enterprise senior leaders to align and activate strategies.
• Create and lead diverse cross-functional teams across the Enterprise.
• Drive connections and clarity between Properties and Enterprise work while navigating ambiguity.

Skills

Resiliency

Accountability

Collaboration

Ambiguity tolerance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Storytelling

Strategic thinking

Understanding of Target Brand

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

• medical
• vision
• dental
• life insurance
• more
• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Target’s distinctive brand love is infused throughout its many physical locations by the Properties teams. We have a direct and positive impact on the real estate, design, construction and maintenance of our stores, distribution centers and headquarters. Are you ready to help strategically grow Target’s brand through leading-edge design, development, construction and preservation? Can you effectively balance the efficiencies of a large-design build company with the unique challenges and innovative solutions required by individual sites? Then take your place on one of our Properties teams, and help us make the most of Target’s physical assets, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Role

As a Lead Strategist Properties on the Properties Strategy & Operations team, you will play a critical role developing and defining the strategy for Properties and enterprise initiatives guided by Target’s Enterprise strategies. You will identify connected strategic opportunities across our total portfolio of capabilities and lead cross-functional teams to develop actionable solutions that drive guest preference, financial performance, and operational excellence. While your projects will evolve based on the needs of the business, the work will be high scope and impact multiple teams across the enterprise. Key goals will include:

• Scope, develop, and activate cross-capability strategic priorities in service of our vision and Enterprise LRP
• Collaborate and build relationships with Enterprise facing senior leaders to align and activate strategies
• Create and lead diverse cross-functional teams of peers and leaders from across the Enterprise
• Drive connections and clarity between Properties and Enterprise work while navigating ambiguity

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business need.

About You

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience
• High level of resiliency, personal accountability, collaboration and high comfort with ambiguity
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional work beyond scope of job responsibilities
• Outstanding analytical and communication skills – an ability to listen for and filter robust inputs to make quick connections and communicate the most critical points in a clear, simple and actionable way – both written and verbal
• Demonstrated ability to develop and translate strategy to action and adjust strategy based on operational capabilities.
• Demonstrated high sense of curiosity and ability to drive clarity via storytelling
• Ability to stay objective in the face of complexity and opposing viewpoints
• Understanding of the Target Brand

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

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