Principal Strategist, Enterprise Strategy Development (Remote Eligible)

Job Id: R0000396919

The pay range is $131,000.00 - $236,000.00

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.

Leading the retail revolution as Target’s champions of bold strategic thinking the Enterprise Strategy Development team seeks to drive profitable enterprise growth by exploring new opportunities (e.g., markets, formats, channels, and guest segments), driving strategic focus and accountability, and transforming Target’s business. We accomplish this through our values of building diverse and inclusive teams, connecting across the enterprise to foster relationships, and driving the organization towards bold strategic choices.

As a Principal Strategist in Enterprise Strategy Development, you will lead project teams of business strategists, applying your strengths in project and stakeholder management, strategy development, and executive engagement to shape Target’s long term strategic direction.

This includes:

• Day to day leadership of project teams on strategy consulting-like engagements that identify and seek to harness enterprise or business unit growth opportunities.
• Build an understanding of retail trends, competitors, and consumers to develop new concepts and businesses that meet future needs in the fast-evolving multi-channel retail landscape.
• Become a strategic thought partner to senior executives, influencing decisions in line with business unit and enterprise strategy.
• Build relationships to collaborate cross-functionally and effectively influence without authority to drive business decisions and advance long-term strategic efforts.
• Project manage the coordination and collaboration with partners across other Insights, Strategy and Growth teams to maximize strategic impact of work.
• Provide day to day guidance, coaching, and development opportunities to project team members (Leads and Sr. Analysts).
• Serve as a member of the Enterprise Strategy Development leadership team, proactively identifying and championing opportunities to improve team experiences, resources, and development.
• Champion continuous team improvement including advancing Belonging efforts, fostering connections and relationships across the enterprise, and demonstrating individual drive and initiative.

About you:

• 4-year degree; post graduate degree (MBA) preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience after graduate school in strategic project leadership roles or equivalent of 7+ years of strategic project management experience including assessing business strategies, leading advanced analysis and problem solving, and developing multi-year business strategies.
• 3-4 years of prior experience, inclusive of dedicated engagement/project leadership experience, with a top management consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, etc.) or in a Fortune 100-level corporate strategy group.
• An understanding of industry practices and the competitive retail landscape across channels and segments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic project work, simultaneously managing working team, partner, and senior executive relationships.
• Track record of developing critical stakeholder relationships (VP/SVP-level) across the enterprise to help influence and guide strategic recommendations.
• Directly lead and/or coach project teams through a systematic approach to structured problem solving such as problem disaggregation, data and competitive analysis, financial opportunity sizing, and consumer research.
• Ability to support a team culture of bold strategic thinking and Target’s values of Inclusivity, Connection and Drive; including team member coaching and leader influencing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to tell compelling business and result stories, including facilitating engagement with VP/SVP-level leaders.
• Ability to take risks, challenge the status quo, and work under ambiguous circumstances.

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.Application deadline is : 07/17/2025