The pay range is $89,700.00 - $161,500.00
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.
Lead Growth Manager, Enterprise Growth Initiatives
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
A role within Enterprise Growth Initiatives means helping Target build beyond the core and create future focus for the organization. You will be part of a team of hybrid thinkers, actively leveraging each other’s skills and knowledge, with a bias to deliver timely business impact. From exploration to activation, you will accelerate and validate new concepts that differentiate the guest experience and generate new revenue streams. Whether exploring new business models designed to meet guest needs orcommercializing and integrating new growth back into the organization, you will ensure success by rapidly applying your expertise and fostering an entrepreneurial culture while leveraging the benefit of a large organization’s knowledge and resources.
As aLead Growth Manager, you will work strategically and collaboratively to identify, develop, and incubate new growth opportunities for Target. This could include (but is not limited to):
Drive project workstreams toidentify and develop business cases for innovative solutions that address unmet consumer needswhile ensuring financial viability and operational feasibility.
Leverage primary (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary (desktop) research techniques to evaluate macro trends and broader emerging themes to identify areas of opportunity and consumer needs
Synthesizekey consumer problems or unmet needs from research into insights thatcreate potential paths for new solutions
Collaborativelydevelop new solutionsthrough human-centered design thinking, concepting and ideation techniques to generate bold opportunities and solutions
Definelearning plans and experiments to test critical hypotheses and validate the riskiest assumptions;developprototypes(in various forms and fidelities, from digital to physical) to evaluate desirability of potential solutions as needed
Translate evidence and insights into clear business cases, articulating consumer desirability, financial viability, and operational feasibility for executive decision-making
Develop clear, compelling narratives and presentations for C-suite, board level presentations, and executive briefings
Collaborate, motivate and coordinatewith internal teams, cross-functional partners, and/or external partners to achieve stated goals (e.g., developing prototype, running experiments)
Participate in continuous team improvement including advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, fostering connections and relationships across the enterprise, and demonstrating individual drive and initiative
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
A minimum of 6+ years relevant experience from professions such as management consulting, research, corporate innovation,or creative agency with a focus on identifying, researching, and launchingnew products, services, experiences or businesses
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills; thinks strategically, with an outside-in perspective and eye towards practicalities of execution
Excellent written and verbal communication, particularly PowerPoint presentation skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership
Deep functional expertise in one or more areas (e.g., design thinking, strategy development, human-centered research, financial analysis)
Effectively influence without authority to drive business decisions via active listening and stakeholder engagement
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to read people and connect to multiple audiences; collaborative nature and ability to build long-term partnerships
Respects, appreciates and is curious about differences related to working with others; committed to developing an inclusive team
Proactive communicator, accountable for self and team performance
Strong project manager, able to develop work plans for self and workstream, including multiple milestones that requires active upward management
Humble, curious, roll-up-your sleeves self-starter and jack of all trades with the ability to imagine boldly, communicate effectively, think critically, get scrappy, be entrepreneurial and navigate ambiguity
Thrives in creating structure in ambiguous situations; innate curiosity and desire to learn with a strong inclination to drive for results in unclear spaces
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.
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 : 09/29/2024
