Lead Program Manager - Energy Strategy & Portfolio Optimization

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

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Target’s distinctive brand love is infused throughout its many physical locations by the Properties teams. We have a direct and positive impact on the real estate, design,
construction and maintenance of our stores, distribution centers and headquarters. Are you ready to help strategically grow Target’s brand through leading-edge design, development, construction and preservation?

Can you effectively balance the efficiencies of a large-design build company with the unique challenges and innovative solutions required by individual sites? Then take your place on one of our Properties teams, and help us make the most of Target’s physical assets, both in the U.S. and overseas.
 

A role in Property Management means the opportunity to maximize the performance and longevity of Target’s assets while delivering value, reliability and brand integrity. Leverage and stretch your skills, whether your

focus is electrical and plumbing, fire and security, smart buildings, HVAC and refrigeration, waste management and recycling, donations programs, or energy programs. Here, your work will exceed the needs of both Target guests and team members, delivering a holistically positive and pleasing experience, every time they walk through our doors.
 

As a Lead Program Manager – Energy Strategy & Portfolio Optimization on our Energy team, you will lead enterprise energy rate strategy and spend optimization across Target’s
~$800M annual energy portfolio. This role will report directly to the Head of Enterprise Energy & Sustainability and would be accountable for leading, defining and advancing enterprise energy strategy, establishing governance frameworks, and driving disciplined financial and operational performance. You will develop data-driven business cases and executive-ready \recommendations that align energy procurement strategy, resiliency investments, and utility partnerships with Target’s sustainability commitments, risk management priorities, and expense optimization objectives. This includes oversight of key external relationships and associated contractual frameworks.

You will also lead the evolution of our Strategic Utility Partner initiatives (Target Power Partners), strengthening engagement models, formalizing communication routines, and
advancing innovation strategies that deliver measurable operational and financial outcomes. This includes influencing utility stakeholders, aligning on grid modernization and electrification efforts, and enhancing resiliency-focused collaboration. In addition, you will shape the long-range plan (LRP) roadmap for onsite storage and distributed energy capabilities. This includes evaluating storage economics, defining enterprise resiliency value propositions, and partnering cross-functionally to establish scalable deploy