The pay range is $125,600.00 - $226,100.00

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.

Fueling the continued success of one of the world’s most beloved and recognized brands is a distinctly capable, creative, and innovative Marketing, Media and Social Commerce organization. Target is well known for inspiring and surprising guests, and we pride ourselves on connecting them to the products and experiences they expect and deserve from Target. We study our guests to discover new needs and insights, and then craft every interaction to build brand love. We are market experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding of our business objectives, guest segments and behaviors, strategies, and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring success. Our commitment to partner

ing both internally and with external agencies gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to exciting and unique promotional marketing. Leveraging our collective assets and fostering a healthy, supportive, and open team culture, we deliver a holistically gratifying experience that guests can only get at Target.

Target has a long-standing heritage in discovery and strives to maintain its unique competitive position as consumers shift to digital and socially led shopping. To achieve its ambitions, Target must lead at the intersection of digital, physical, and social. As Director of Social Commerce Strategy & Operations, you will help define and activate our strategy across all elements of the social commerce landscape – driving financial and brand growth through partnerships with platforms, creators, and other affiliate partners. Your primary focus will be shaping the next iteration of our creator affiliate program- which includes developing and maintaining a robust understanding of the creator industry and landscape, designing a differentiated program strategy and features, working across the enterprise to implement a measurement framework that translates program results to business outcomes, and building a team to support continued growth and iteration of the program. This role requires a bold leader with strong business acumen, strategy and operations expertise, and a track record of delivering results in dynamic and evolving settings. You will collaborate closely with senior leaders across the organization, fostering innovation, and implementing strategic direction to support the companys purpose and growth strategies. Your entrepreneurial mindset will be essential in building an entrepreneurial culture while leveraging the resources and knowledge of a large organization.

Key Responsibilities

Establish Target’s position on creator affiliates, inclusive of building and maintaining existing relationships and creating a new, differentiated, unified engagement model and experience
Develop and help execute a multi-year vision and growth strategy for creator affiliates that will position Target to win, in alignment with existing marketing, digital, social and media channel activations and plans
Develop a keen understanding of evolving Target guest needs, anticipate changes in guest behavior, competitors, and market segments to translate into effective future looking strategies
Establish a measurement and insights framework for our relationship with creator affiliates, with an ability to translate program results into retail outcomes and support broader strategic direction
Build a strategy & operations team to support this scope of work, with a culture that exemplifies the core Target values of connection, inclusivity, and drive
Serve as a thought leader to educate the broader organization on affiliates and the creator network as a growth driver for Target

About You

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
3+ years of direct people management experience
10+ years of experience in Media/Tech Strategy & Operations, Merchandising, Management Consulting, or equivalent experience in an organization
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, demonstrating a bias for action to drive business results
Strong analytical problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to analyze and synthesize complex information into actionable insights and recommendations
Proven project management skills with experience leading cross-functional initiatives
Track record of continuous improvement – leveraging experiences and setbacks to drive professional growth
Excellent written and oral communication skills

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as Flex for Your Day) work arrangement based on Targets needs.  A Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location thats not a Target location, does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year.  A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.

Application deadline is : 02/10/2025