Lead Marketplace Ops Analyst - Governance & Compliance

Job Id: R0000424186

The pay range is $92,000.00 - $166,000.00

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:

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.

Right along with Target’s distinctive retail brand, we are constantly improving and innovating our digital shopping experience. If you excel in fast-changing environments and have a passion for retail and the guest shopping experience, you’ll have success in Target Plus™, Target’s growing online marketplace. Here, you’ll collaborate to create and implement the digital strategies that enrich the online experience for third-party marketplace sellers and guests. Your ideas will support scalable growth and create efficiencies for the Target Plus merchandising and operations teams.

Join the Target Plus team as a Lead Marketplace Governance & Compliance Analyst, where you'll lead strategic governance efforts that ensure Target Plus operates as a compliant, safe, and trusted marketplace. This role sits at the intersection of regulatory expertise, operational execution, and seller integrity, ensuring that Target’s marketplace meets regulatory obligations while upholding Target’s brand, values, and guest trust.

As a subject matter expert, you’ll lead regulatory monitoring, policy enforcement, and cross-functional alignment to proactively manage risk and improve seller and assortment governance. You will partner with Legal, Compliance, Product Safety, Partner Services, and multiple operational teams to guide processes and make data-backed decisions that drive marketplace integrity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational liaison with Legal and Compliance to interpret and operationalize evolving federal, state, and international regulations (e.g., INFORM Act, labeling requirements, product bans).
• Maintain marketplace readiness for future regulatory changes, including rule implementation and reporting structures.
• Drive audit readiness, reporting, and compliance program maturity.
• Lead item-level risk oversight (e.g., hazardous materials, age-restricted products, regional restrictions).
• Develop and manage listing policies, item vetting SOPs, and policy enforcement strategies.
• Collaborate with Category Managers and Merchants to uphold assortment standards and curation guidelines.
• Lead issue management and resolution for rules, bans, standards and regulations which impact Target Plus. Ensure stakeholders are informed and aligned on resolution by answering questions, proactively addressing user needs, and recommending changes to business processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in compliance, regulatory operations, governance, or risk management
• Marketplace or e-commerce platform experience preferred
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory environments (e.g., CPSC, INFORM Act, FTC guidelines)
• Proven ability to translate policy into operational frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation skills
• Comfort with data tools (e.g., Excel, Domo, PowerBI) for reporting and decision-making

Key cross-functional relationship

• Compliance
• Legal
• Government Affairs
• Product Safety, Food Safety
• Acquisitions, Onboarding
• Merch Finance and Tech/Product 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.

Benefits Eligibility

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.