Lead Program Manager (Remote Eligible)

Job Id: R0000450478

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.

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.

The Target Enterprise Services organization is close to the action when it comes to communication—whether with guests, Target team members, or our business partners and suppliers. From guest service professionals and product designers to procurement and finance professionals, including vendor managers and financial and workforce management analysts, Target Enterprise Services comprises several key and high-visibility areas that elevate and nurture Target’s distinctive reputation. We cultivate loyalty and satisfaction through exceptional service and support. And we foster a culture of responsive, knowledgeable, and committed service—from the inside out—through enterprise services our people can count on.

Target Enterprise Services supports critical enterprise functions including service center operations, procurement, financial operations, and other shared services that enable Target to operate efficiently and effectively.

Within Target Enterprise Services, the Strategy & Enablement (S&E) team includes many of the multidisciplinary capabilities that help Target Enterprise Services translate enterprise strategy into coordinated execution, consistent service delivery and sustainable change, including program management.

As a Lead Program Manager, you’ll lead the successful execution of key programs and initiatives. In this role, you will:

• Lead program and initiative translation into charters, road mapping and project planning while ensuring connections back to objectives and key results (OKRs), including cross dependencies and visibility to conflicting priorities and tradeoffs
• Partner across S&E, inclusive of portfolio, product, data analytics, change management and communications, as well as across TES and the enterprise to manage key stakeholders and create shared direction and clear accountabilities
• Establish program management practices including cross functional and leader routines that improve prioritization, planning, risk mitigation, visibility and decision-making for complex, cross functional initiatives
• Leverage program management professional practices, frameworks and tools. Foster consistency, clarity, and rigor in program expectations, processes, analyses, and problem solving
• Promote a strong, trusting, positive and connected team culture

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

About you:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Strategy, Program Management or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in strategy implementation, large-scale enterprise initiatives and transformation projects, or relevant experience
• Experience managing ambiguous, complex, strategic work at varying levels of details and time horizons
• Experience with program management execution, inclusive of developing and running governance routines, driving risk and decision management, and ability to ensure accountability across leaders and business partners
• Excellent relationship management, ensuing strong working relationships with cross functional teams and leaders while influencing and supporting change management
• Strong facilitation, problem-solving, synthesizing, and driving to solutions, including influencing without authority
• Strong resilience, curiosity and flexibility to work through conflict, setbacks and competing priorities
• Excellent written, oral, communication, networking, and presentation skills, including ability to distill complex topics into clear storytelling and executive updates

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as "Flex for Your Day") work arrangement based on Target's needs.  A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year.  A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location 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.

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.  

Application deadline is : 09/04/2026