Talent Acquisition Manager

Filetwigbay; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager with Organizational Development to reshape strategy in Tennessee. The role offers a base salary of $80,000–$113,000, freelance hours, and a path that rewards hands-on leadership with tangible outcomes.

You will shape long-range plans, verify assumptions, run build-versus-buy analyses, and push for margin improvements. The position requires clear communication, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to lead through quick, data-driven

Qualifications

• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• Demonstrated wins in business work somewhere near Chattanooga, TN.
• Experience translating Behavioral Interviewing complexity for a non-technical audience.
• A knack for Talent Management that colleagues quietly come to rely on.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project.

Responsibilities

• Shape the 7-year strategy without turning it into a slide museum.
• Flag the assumption in the plan that everything else quietly rests on.
• Run the numbers on build-versus-buy before Target signs anything.
• Chase down why margin slipped and come back with a fix, not a theory.
• Stress-test the forecast against the TN scenario nobody wants.
• Translate $80,000 - $113,000-range investments into outcomes leadership can point to.
• Rebuild a target that the TN team stopped believing in.
• Liaise with legal and compliance to keep business practices sound.

Skills

Communication

Behavioral Interviewing

Talent Management

Business Analysis

Freelance Project Management

Job description

Target is the kind of place where a Talent Acquisition Manager with Organizational Development can rewrite an assumption that's quietly costing us money. This TN role reads like an upgrade — $80,000 - $113,000, freelance hours, 7 years valued, and a path that does not dead-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape the 7-year strategy without turning it into a slide museum
• Flag the assumption in the plan that everything else quietly rests on
• Run the numbers on build-versus-buy before Target signs anything
• Chase down why margin slipped and come back with a fix, not a theory
• Stress-test the forecast against the TN scenario nobody wants
• Translate $80,000 - $113,000-range investments into outcomes leadership can point to
• Rebuild a target that the TN team stopped believing in
• Liaise with legal and compliance to keep business practices sound

What You'll Bring

• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Demonstrated wins in business work somewhere near Chattanooga, TN
• Experience translating Behavioral Interviewing complexity for a non-technical audience
• A knack for Talent Management that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project

The story of Target is really the story of Chattanooga, TN betting on a hands-on idea about business and being proven right. Our team in TN keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

Expect a $80,000 - $113,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Target easy.

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