Principal Technical Program Manager - Enterprise Data Strategy

The pay range is $147,000.00 - $264,000.00

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.

JOIN TARGET AS A PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER – ENTERPRISE DATA STRATEGY  

 

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. 

 
Target’s Enterprise Data Strategy organization plays a pivotal role in unlocking the full value of data as a strategic asset—powering better decisions, enabling AI innovation, and driving sustainable growth across the enterprise. Delivering on this mission requires strong orchestration, alignment, and disciplined delivery across multiple business and technology functions. 

 

As a Principal Technical Program Manager – Enterprise Data Strategy, you will lead the end-to-end orchestration of Target’s most critical enterprise data initiatives. You’ll serve as a strategic connector between business vision, product roadmaps, and technology delivery—ensuring that investments in data capabilities translate into measurable business outcomes. 

 

In this role, you will guide enterprise-level planning and delivery for initiatives such as data platform modernization, data governance and quality, metadata and lineage capabilities, real-time data enablement, and AI readiness. Partnering with senior leaders across the enterprise, you will shape and lead the delivery rhythms that drive progress, transparency, and alignment. 

 

You’ll act as a trusted advisor—providing insight into delivery health, surfacing risks, resolving systemic blockers, and championing enterprise-wide accountability for outcomes. By combining strategic vision with operational excellence, you’ll help Target accelerate its transformation into a data-powered enterprise, ensuring that every team can leverage data safely, efficiently, and at scale. 

 

Core Responsibilities 

• Enterprise Orchestration: Drive coordinated delivery of Target’s enterprise data strategy across Data Analytics organizations, Product, Engineering, UX and Data Science, ensuring alignment of business outcomes, technology investments, and delivery execution. 

• Portfolio Leadership: Oversee a portfolio of cross-pyramid data initiatives (e.g., data platform modernization, governance, analytics enablement, and AI readiness), ensuring coordinated sequencing and realization of enterprise value. 

• Strategic Alignment: Translate the enterprise data strategy into actionable delivery outcomes by connecting vision to execution, aligning priorities across pyramids, and managing tradeoffs to achieve strategic business goals. 

• Delivery Cadence & Transparency: Establish and l