Sr. Project Manager, Capability Advancement

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.

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, sustainability 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 helping to democratize sustainability and bringing Target-owned brands that surprise and delight guests, wherever and whenever they love to shop.

Job Overview: Join the Responsible Sourcing & Sustainable Capabilities (RSSC) team and lead the advancement of key capabilities and projects across our portfolio.  Your influence will drive business growth and grow brand love and loyalty through responsible and sustainable products that reflect our values.  And you’ll support business resilience and continuity of supply through responsible and compliant supply chains. 

In this role, you will enable Target Owned Brands to evolve and modernize their capabilities by managing projects that ensure we are compliant, sustainable and responsible at every turn.  You will identify opportunities to drive operational excellence, governance and systems controls, and change management across Owned Brand & Enterprise initiatives. This position focuses on orchestrating cross-functional efforts, centralizing communication, and building scalable processes that unlock productivity, sustainability, and cost optimization. Acting as a capability enabler, you’ll streamline project efforts, build capabilities, and critical process integrations. Leverage your skills, knowledge, and modern tools as you support the delivery of solutions that not only meet but proactively anticipate business needs, aligned with our Target Forward sustainability strategy, regulatory compliance and risk mitigation, and enterprise efficiency.

As a Sr. Project Manager you will deliver:

Capability Development & Maturity

• Assess relevant capability trends and benchmark capability maturity across the Owned Brand model for responsible and sustainable product development and supply chain management.
• Translate standards, policies and SOP’s into system requirements aligned with business and product development models.
• Evaluate system features and functionality to ensure fit-for-purpose against our Responsible and Sustainable capability requirements. 
• Help teams anticipate road-blocks and make informed decisions when trade offs are required.
• Identify risks early and implement mitigation strategies to reduce risks, disruption and maintain momentum.
• Track progress through clear success measures with high visibility - monitoring adoption and assuring accountability.

Process development, optimization and systems requirements

• Work across RSSC experts, OB teams, UX designers and Enterprise Risk to develop and document process, workflows, rules and logic that support the integration of responsible and sustainable standards, policies and commitments in the business and product development model.
• Identify strategic opportunities for efficiency and optimization within compliance processes and business integrations
• Translate RSSC programs, r