Lead Specialist Corp Security

The pay range per hour is $25.19 - $45.34

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 Title and Job Code: Lead Specialist (Corporate Command Center)

Classification: L3

Date:  April 2025

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.

To match the signature style and passion of Target’s distinctive retail brand, Target Legal Affairs is a dynamic and deeply knowledgeable team of experts. Whether specializing in law, government affairs, employee relations, risk, compliance, ethics, security or food safety, we use our expertise and influence to advocate for Target, support Target’s business and mitigate risk for the company. We work with both internal and external entities on key issues that affect Target’s ability to productively, ethically and securely conduct business. Through our understanding of Target’s business models and operations, we help facilitate Target’s growth, and provide guidance that leaders rely on to make appropriate, well-informed decisions. Simultaneously, we help protect the business by applying our comprehensive understanding of risk and the law on issues that impact our brand, guests, team members, stores, distribution centers and corporate locations.

Here, you’ll enjoy working autonomously with a healthy work-life balance. Your passion for learning the business, collaborating with others and building relationships with senior leaders and key business partners that you support will be essential to tackling the ever-changing legal and risk-based challenges we face in a dynamic and fast-paced retail environment.

Team Overview:

A role within Corporate Security means working with a team dedicated to protecting the Target team, guests, property, and brand.  You will use our comprehensive understanding and management of evolving security risks to protect our Target community throughout the world.  You may support Target's Crisis and Threat Management, Preparedness and Continuity, Forensics, Intelligence, Physical Security and Safety, Executive Services, or Operations teams.

Position Overview:

The primary focus of this position in Corporate Security is to monitor for ongoing threats to Target and generate situational awareness across the organization by utilizing established crisis response procedures. Through leveraging an array of internal and external resources, you’ll analyze all-source information and make initial decisions on escalation based on established best practices. You’ll also work collaboratively with Crisis Management Leadership to monitor, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all incidents and crisis events that may impact Target.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Researches, collects, and analyzes information and intelligence to prompt risk awareness & trend insights.
• Makes initial decisions on response and escalation for incidents and events that may impact core assets such as team members, guests, operations, facilities, reputation, and the communities served.
• Uses defined communication practices to provide credible, consistent, and timely threat detection and awareness for key enterprise partners.

• Works collaboratively with C3 Leadership