Director, Market Research & Analysis

The pay range is $125,600.00 - $226,100.00

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.

JOB LOCATION: MINNEAPOLIS, MN

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.

A role in Financial Planning & Analysis means belonging to a great team of genuine, diverse, courageous and versatile people who put integrity and ethics at the heart of everything they do. Together, you’ll drive outstanding financial results by enabling and accelerating Target’s strategic execution. You’ll nurture influential partnerships with leaders who value your credibility, thanks to the quality and reliability of your insights. To teams across Target, you’ll bring your skills for analytical rigor, creative problem-solving and sound decision-making. You’ll be an active contributor to cross-functional teams. You’ll rise to the challenge of the dynamic retail industry, bringing innovative solutions that have a direct impact on financial and operational direction-setting, merchandising and capital investments and how to best use our resources. All of your good work will help elevate and maintain Target as one of the world’s most recognized and best-loved retail brands. 

As Director, Market Research & Analysis, you will manage Target’s store location and market optimization strategies, delivering critical strategic guidance fueling enterprise growth. Your specialized expertise will guide and shape the Market Research team’s strategic direction, guiding holistic store location strategy and capital planning decisions (new stores and remodel focus). In this role, you will manage market analytic consultation supporting enterprise growth with leadership teams across the enterprise including Capital Planning/Properties Finance, GIS/Spatial Analytics team, Properties – New Stores/Remodel/Design teams, Stores, and Corporate Development. In collaboration with the existing Market Research leadership team, you will take lead on advancing our market framework approach across the New Store & Remodel program, while also guiding new ways to leverage this approach across broader FP&A and enterprise routines to help accelerate sales growth and drive market share.

You will lead a team of regional market experts, fostering an environment of trust, innovation, accountability, open communication, and personal development, ensuring that each team member has the support and training they need to maximize their performance. You will guide and continue to evolve the team’s market-specific strategic consultation and new store sales forecasting for locations across the country, evaluating the importance of store location attributes, interpreting strategic tradeoffs, competitive positioning, site dynamics, market trends, demographic and economic indicators. You will have the opportunity to drive increased efficiencies and value across team capabilities, assessing current run state and exploring new ways of working to expand scope of impact across FP&A and the broader enterprise.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.​

About you:

• Four-year degree or equivalent work experience
• 10 + years business experience in retail market research/real estate strategy
• Excellent leadership skills, with ability to inspire, set strategic vision and manage changing prioritie