Lead Growth Manager

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 . A role within Enterprise Growth Initiatives means helping Target build beyond the core and create future focus for the organization. You will be part of a team of hybrid thinkers, actively leveraging each other?s skills and knowledge, with a bias to deliver timely business impact. From exploration to activation, you will accelerate and validate new concepts that differentiate the guest experience and generate new revenue streams. Whether exploring new business models designed to meet guest needs or commercializing and integrating new growth back into the organization, you will ensure success by rapidly applying your expertise and fostering an entrepreneurial culture while leveraging the benefit of a large organization?s knowledge and resources. As a Lead Growth Manager, you will work strategically and collaboratively to identify, develop, and incubate new growth opportunities for Target. This could include but is not limited to: Drive project workstreams to identify and develop business cases for innovative solutions that address unmet consumer needs while ensuring financial viability and operational feasibility Leverage primary (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary (desktop) research techniques to evaluate macro trends and broader emerging themes to identify areas of opportunity and consumer needs Synthesize key consumer problems or unmet needs from research into insights that create potential paths for new solutions Collaboratively develop new solutions through human-centered design thinking, concepting and ideation techniques to generate bold opportunities and solutions Define learning plans and experiments to test critical hypotheses and validate the riskiest assumptions; develop prototypes (in various forms and fidelities, from digital to physical) to evaluate desirability of potential solutions as needed Translate evidence and insights into clear business cases, articulating consumer desirability, financial viability, and operational feasibility for executive decision-making Develop clear, compelling narratives and presentations for C-suite, board level presentations, and executive briefings Collaborate, motivate and coordinate with internal teams, cross-functional partners, and/or external partners to achieve stated goals (e.g., developing prototype, running experiments) Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description.?Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. About You: A minimum of 6+ years relevant experience from professions such as management consulting, research, corporate innovation, or creative agency with a focus on identifying, researching, and launching new products, services, experiences or businesses Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills; thinks strategically, with an outside-in perspective and eye towards practicalities of execution Excellent written and verbal communication, particularly PowerPoint presentation skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership? Deep functional expertise in one or more areas (e.g., design thinking, strategy development, human-centered research, financial analysis) Effectively influence without authority to drive business decisions via active listening and stakeholder engagement Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to read people and connect to multiple audiences; collaborative nature and ability to build long-term partnerships Respects, appreciates and is curious about differences related to working with others; committed to developing an inclusive team? Proactive communicator, accountable for self and team performance Strong project manager, able to develop workplans for self and workstream, including multiple milestones that requires active upward management Humble, curious, roll-up-your sleeves self-starter and jack of all trades with the ability to imagine boldly, communicate effectively, think critically, get scrappy, be entrepreneurial and navigate ambiguity? Thrives in creating structure in ambiguous situations; innate curiosity and desire to learn with a strong inclination to drive for results in unclear spaces Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description.?Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. About You: 6+ years related experience, including corporate innovation or agency with experiment-driven/entrepreneurial environment helping launch new products, services, experiences or businesses Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to think strategically with an ability to execute. Excellent communication, active listening, critical thinking,?and presentation skills, with experience presenting to executive leadership Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to read people and connect to multiple audiences; collaborative nature and ability to build long-term partnerships Ability to create structure in ambiguous situations; innate curiosity and desire to learn with a strong inclination to drive for results in unclear spaces This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as 'Flex for Your Day') work arrangement based on Target's needs.? A Remote work arrangement means the team member works?full-time from home or?an alternate?location that's 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 member's 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. Benefits Eligibility Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E 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 [email protected]. Application deadline is : 02/24/2025 Target is one of the world?s most recognized brands and one of America?s leading retailers. We make Target our guests? preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop. We'll contact you if you're selected for next steps. In the meantime, follow us at A Bullseye View for the latest news. Our Benefits We care about and invest 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.