Director Counsel - Regulatory (Customs & Trade)

The pay range is $168,000.00 - $303,000.00

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Job Title: Director Counsel – Regulatory (Customs & Trade)

Classification: Exempt

Date: May 2026

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.

Within Target Legal Affairs, the Regulatory team supports business and compliance partners across a wide range of regulatory areas. This position focuses on customs and international trade matters impacting Target’s global sourcing and import operations.

As Director Counsel – Regulatory (Customs & Trade), you will serve as a lead legal advisor supporting one of the largest retail importers in the United States. You will counsel business and compliance partners on complex, high-impact trade matters in a rapidly evolving global environment.

You will operate as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and cross-functional partners, providing strategic, practical guidance on tariffs, trade remedies, and duty optimization strategies, while helping the business navigate risk, cost, and operational considerations. This role requires strong collaboration and partnership across teams, with an emphasis on building relationships and influencing outcomes across the enterprise.

• Provide strategic, risk-based, compliance-focused legal advice on U.S. customs and international trade matters impacting import and export operations, including classification, valuation, country of origin, free trade treatment, tariff application, and related considerations
• Advise business partners on tariffs and trade remedies, including antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD), and help assess sourcing implications, risk exposure, and mitigation strategies
• Counsel on and help structure duty mitigation and recovery programs, including tariff engineering, protests, and other lawful strategies, balancing financial benefit with legal and reputational risk
• Partner closely with Global Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Compliance teams to integrate legal guidance into business decisions, including new sourcing strategies, international expansion, and cross-border initiatives
• Serve as a key advisor to Finance, Accounting, and Tax partners on tariff-related financial exposure, recoveries, and related considerations
• Provide counsel in connection with government inquiries, audits, investigations, and enforcement actions, and help manage related strategies in coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel
• Build and maintain effective relationships with government agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Commerce, and the International Trade Commission, as well as external advisors
• Monitor and interpret evolving global trade laws, tariff regimes, and geopolitical developments, proactively advising senior leaders on business impacts
• Develop and deliver clear, practical guidance, training, and tools to support consistent application of trade compliance requirements across the enterprise
• Provide strategic oversight of trade and customs litigation, including evaluating opportunities to initiate actions, directing case strategy, and managing outside counsel and potential recoveries

Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About You:

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school
• Admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; eligible for admission to the Minnesota bar
• 7+ years