Sr. Manager, Talent

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.

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. 

As Sr. Manager for Talent Partnerships, you will be a part of our Creative Collaborations team where our role is to bring incremental value to – and reflect the values of our brand, business and guest by working with inspiring, inclusive and resonant partners. You will be responsible for leading the talent strategies within Talent and Influence with external partners ranging from emerging talent to celebrity. You will leverage these external voices as authorities in Beauty, Home, Style and Food & Beverage. 

 

Grounded in business strategy, you will take a deeply human approach to talent partnerships and ensure that all partnerships are mutually beneficial and are authentically connected to Target’s brand and business priorities. You will cultivate and nurture relationships ensuring ROR – the value of return on relationships. You will lead the talent curation process and talent strategy development anchored in our business objectives that enables our talent to deeper engage with our guests. Your talent and culture expertise will provide unique, unintuitive insights that will fuel big ideas and innovation. In partnership with the leader of talent and experiential will inspire a shared vision that will shape the future of best-in-class talent relationships here at Target. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description.  Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. 

About you

• 8-10 years experience in Cultural, creative & brand strategy, or marketing planning 

• Deep Experience working with agents, PR reps and talent managers.

• Strong negotiation skillset and ability to close high stakes celebrity deals.  

• Strong Cultural Acumen – must know who topical/emerging and what talent is will be breakthrough 

• Ability to cultivate and nurture relationships over time.  

• Must have established relationships in the industry  

• Experience with social media tools, platforms and metrics while understanding the impact of leveraging talent.  

• Proven leader