Sr Manager Investor Relations

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:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. 

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.    

A role in Investor Relations means supporting ongoing communications with shareholders, equity analysts, internal partners, and other key external stakeholders, helping them to better understand Target’s strategic plans, financial goals and business performance.  The Investor Relations team is responsible for developing relationships and building trust with the financial community, while creating communication materials that highlight Target’s future topline and profit performance, reiterate our unique and differentiated strategy, and provide confidence in Target as a sound investment positioned to deliver sustained, long-term growth.

As a Sr Manager – Investor Relations, you will:

• Support the quarterly earnings process, including drafting an earnings press release, preparing leaders for live Q&A sessions, assembling other materials as needed to support the earnings process, and helping manage the internal and external review processes of all earnings materials.
• Research sell-side consensus estimate changes and routinely provide updates to senior leadership.
• Review and summarize equity analyst research and other media articles.
• Model Target from an external investor/analyst point of view, to help anticipate questions or areas of focus from the investor community based on historical trends, publicly shared guidance, and other macrotrends in retail.
• Summarize shareholder activity and ownership changes periodically to senior leadership.
• Organize store tours and other investor events with field leadership, sell-side analysts, and other parties.
• Attend conferences with senior leaders of Target while helping to summarize themes and conversations from those events.
• Draft a bi-weekly newsletter that summarizes news in the IR space for key internal business partners and senior leadership.
• Respond to investor inquiries to answer questions about Target’s performance and strategy.

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 college degree, preferably in finance or business-related area. MBA a plus.
• 6+ years finance experience and/or business experience
• Strong analytical aptitude and critical thinking skills
• Exceptional written and oral communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment, react quickly to change, embrace ambiguity, and show strong executive presence.
• Strong sense of professional curiosity and self-motivation to learn a complex area and understand the many aspects of how Target runs its business.
• Ability to build rapport and credible relationsh