Sr. Operations Manager, Owned Brand Strategy & Operations

Job Id: R0000424387

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.

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.

Target Owned Brands:
At the heart of one of the world’s best loved and most recognizable brands is an impeccable Owned Brand organization. We thrive on the magic of discovering that just-right thing, and we infuse everything we do with our passion for delighting our guests. We concept, develop, make and deliver great new products that Target guests expect and deserve. We are uber-savvy trend, style, and market experts who stay ahead of the curve, proactively identifying our market’s needs and exceeding them, every time. Join one of our dynamic and inventive teams to influence the style, performance, quality and value that decisively position Target above the competition. Your input will have a direct and positive effect. Here, you’ll be close to the action of dreaming up and bringing to life the Target-owned brands that surprise and gratify guests, wherever and whenever they love to shop.

A role within Owned Brand Strategy and Operations means you will enable Owned Brands to achieve its ambition and value proposition as an industry leading organization by being:

• Catalysts: Leading strategies, insights and data to bring forth new business development ideas that create “leapfrog” moments for outsized growth
• Optimizers: Create end-to-end connected solutions for people, process, and technology that shore up foundational deliverables and enable strategic growth
• Drivers: Track KPIs and understand learning plans across our brands, projects, and strategies, with a focus on action
• Connectors: Utilize our resources to build a globally connected team that delivers optimal results by acting as a bridge for alignment, communication, and decision making
• Pacesetters: Cultivate a “how might we” mindset based on strategic alignment, effort, and impact while leveraging priorities and continuous experimentation to drive flexibility

As the Sr. Owned Brand Operations Manager focused on technology integration, you will deliver an end-to-end integrated connected & responsive digital ecosystem enabled by technology that is optimized for cost, agility, collaboration, and sustainability.

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

• Define the processes, roles, responsibilities, and interaction models that enable smooth integration of technology within Owned Brand Product Creation.

• Drive connectivity, identify dependencies, and optimize sequencing across key processes that need to be enabled by technology for optimization, within Owned Brands, and across the total enterprise.
• Leverage business subject matter experts to inform technology solution needs
• Partner closely with Product, UX and Engineering teams to align process, design and business requirements with technology solutions
• Establish and Manage stakeholder groups to support prioritization and decision making.
• Own planning and prioritization processes with clear documentation and roadmaps to communicate progress updates to stakeholders.
• Lead change management: communications, training, onboarding, and adoption strategies for new tools and processes.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders within business and product teams on operational implications of strategic decisions related to technology integration.
• Computer skills: MS Office 365 – PowerPoint, SmartSheet, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Miro

About You

• Four year degree or equivalent work experience
• 5-7+ years of relevant experience (i.e. Strategy, Program/Project/Change Management, Product Management)
• Ability to operate in an ambiguous and rapidly changing work environment, working both independently and leading and influencing cross functional teams
• Experience working with Product Management, Engineering, UX
• Ability to facilitate communication between business and technology teams
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills, ability to bring order to unstructured problems, and clearly communicate complex findings to focus on issues and actionable opportunities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including storytelling, succinct presentation, and thoughtful questioning
• Demonstrated success working closely with senior leaders, including influencing without authority
• Outstanding interpersonal skills characterized by effective interactions with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and audiences
• Ability to quickly organize and prioritize complex work and track record of operational excellence
• Respects, appreciates and values diverse voices and approaches
• Committed to creating equitable experiences and fostering an inclusive team

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.

Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc operating company are prohibited from working more than thirty (30) days per calendar year in any of the following states: AL, AR, DE, FL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN and VA. If hired, you will be prohibited from working remotely from any of the states listed above for more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.

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 : 12/19/2025