Sr Manager Style, Retail Brand Experience (RBX) Design Innovation

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Target is looking for a design leader to shape the future of our in-store brand expression. As Senior Manager, RBX Design Innovation, you’ll play a pivotal role in turning bold, strategic concepts into immersive, scalable retail experiences within our A&A, Home, and Hardlines categories—driven by design excellence, production insight, and forward-thinking innovation . This is a high-impact leadership role, ideal for someone who brings equal parts creative vision and executional rigor. You’ll lead cross-functional collaboration, champion new materials and technologies, and ensure Target’s physical spaces inspire connection and elevate brand relevance. This is more than a design leadership role—it’s an opportunity to shape how millions of guests experience our brand every day. You’ll play a key part in driving in-store innovation at scale, delivering real-world impact, and setting a new standard for physical retail.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead innovation design strategy across physical brand experiences—from concept through prototyping and scalable implementation for an assigned area of business.

• Partner across disciplines (creative, store design, production, and merchandising) to ensure alignment on guest experience, operational needs, and business objectives.

• Oversee prototyping and vendor collaboration—selecting strategic partners, managing review cycles, negotiating terms, and fostering strong relationships to drive cost-effective and high-quality production solutions.

• Advance R&D efforts by identifying emerging trends, sustainable materials, and new vendor capabilities to inform future-ready design.

• Drive executional excellence by ensuring all outputs—from production specs to store training content—enable consistent, high-quality implementation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in environmental, experiential, or retail design

• 3+ years of leadership in team or project management inclusive of leading across multiple teams and partners

• Proven track record leading end-to-end design development for large-scale or complex physical environments.

• Expertise in materials, print production, fabrication methods, manufacturing methods, and vendor management.

• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to translate abstract concepts into actionable design and production plans.

• Skilled communicator and collaborator who can influence across creative, operational, and executive teams.

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.