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Sr Program Manager
Job Id: R0000435126
About us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.
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Overview about TII
At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.
About this opportunity:
The vision of the Process Innovation and Intelligent Automation (PI&A) team is to Scale automated process discovery into an intelligence layer to accelerate process redesign, bridge modernization, and advance automation and agent-powered execution—delivering near-term value and sustained growth for Target.
The Program Manager role reports to the Director – Process Engineering and leads the design, governance, and execution of cross-functional programs that enhance operational effectiveness. This role translates strategic priorities into structured, outcome-driven initiatives with clear goals, milestones, and measurable impact.
Partnering closely with Process Engineers, Product Managers, Support and Business teams, the Program Manager ensures programs are designed end-to-end with optimized efficiency, strong data integrity, and scalable governance models. This individual applies systems thinking and strategic insight to connect dependencies, proactively shaping future-state operating models beyond immediate execution.
The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder influence, and conflict management skills to align diverse teams, manage competing priorities, and drive sustainable results. As a representative of the team in enterprise forums, the Program Manager plays a key role in reinforcing consistency, improving data-driven decision making, and delivering long-term business value.
As a Program manager, you will need to have the experience and skills to:
- Lead and oversee the Project Management Office (PMO) for the PI&A team, ensuring effective governance, execution discipline, and delivery oversight.
- Establish and manage structured reporting systems and databases to monitor, track, and provide visibility into team initiatives and project performance.
- Translate strategic enterprise priorities into actionable plans, defined deliverables, and measurable milestones.
- Drive end-to-end project management activities, ensuring timelines, dependencies, risks, and outcomes are proactively managed.
- Lead the PMO for the Process Mining Center of Excellence (CoE), ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and value realization objectives.
- Engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization, providing clear updates, insights, and recommendations.
- Manage communications and partnerships with vendors and external consultants to ensure alignment, accountability, and successful outcomes.
- Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships to foster collaboration and enterprise-wide alignment.
- Design, implement, and manage enterprise-level programs for PI&A, ensuring scalability, governance, and measurable business impact.
- Collaborate effectively within a team-based environment, contributing to shared goals and continuous improvement.
- Prioritize and coordinate competing initiatives, ensuring optimal resource allocation and alignment with strategic objectives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum of 8 years of work experience preferably in a PMO role
- Excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint, Excel)
- Proficient with Smartsheets, Miro, online collaboration tools
- Ability to effectively deliver outcomes for the activities and objectives listed above
- Experience with being a PMO for transformation teams will be an added benefit
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Competitive benefits
We are proud to provide benefits that support you, your family and your future.
Health and well-being
Target in India (TII) prioritizes our people by offering healthcare support, fitness programs, teleheath benefits (i.e., screenings and consultations) and 24/7 confidential mental well-being telecounseling support.
Financial well-being
Your financial well-being is bright with TII's comprehensive flexible insurance program, National Pension System, learning assistance program, day care support and much more.
Paid time off
TII encourages work-life balance with paid time off like privilege, casual, bereavement and parental leaves that offer support in all stages of life.
Competitive pay
TII knows our people are everything and proudly provides equitable and competitive pay.
Other benefits
From digitalized cafeteria solutions to transportation services to broadband reimbursement, enjoy special everyday perks.
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