Strategy Activation Lead: Turn Strategy Into Action

Roundel; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

employee discount

short term disability

long term disability

paid sick leave

paid national holidays

paid vacation

Job summary

Target seeks a Strategy Activation Lead to translate enterprise strategies into actionable activation plans and to align cross-functional teams across portfolios, programs, and workstreams.

You will develop executive-ready materials, facilitate critical discussions, and partner with business leaders to remove barriers and accelerate progress on enterprise priorities. The role blends strategy and execution in a hybrid setup at Target HQ MN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy, strategic operations, enterprise planning, consulting, merchandising, supply chain, digital, or a related business field.
• Strong strategic problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous work, synthesize insights, and develop practical recommendations.
• Experience leading or enabling cross-functional priorities, including activation planning, stakeholder alignment, governance, and decision-making.
• Strong facilitation and executive-ready communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and guide productive discussion through ambiguity or tension.

Responsibilities

• Translate enterprise strategies into clear activation plans, including outcomes, workstreams, ownership, sequencing, governance, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Bring an objective enterprise perspective to clarify priorities, pressure-test choices, surface trade-offs, and align leaders on the path forward.
• Operate across multiple altitudes, connecting enterprise strategy, portfolio priorities, programs, workstreams, stakeholder groups, and decision forums.
• Facilitate cross-functional conversations and working sessions that create clarity, accountability, and momentum.
• Develop executive-ready materials that synthesize inputs, frame decisions, identify risks, and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to remove barriers, resolve ambiguity, and accelerate progress on enterprise priorities.
• Enable business teams to own and sustain the work by building clarity, capability, and alignment without creating dependency.

Skills

Strategic problem-solving

Cross-functional leadership

Facilitation

Influence without authority

Excel

PowerPoint

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Target seeks a Strategy Activation Lead to translate enterprise strategies into actionable activation plans and to align cross-functional teams across portfolios, programs, and workstreams.

You will develop executive-ready materials, facilitate critical discussions, and partner with business leaders to remove barriers and accelerate progress on enterprise priorities. The role blends strategy and execution in a hybrid setup at Target HQ MN.