HR Policy & Workplace Standards Sr. Business Partner

The HR Policy & Workplace Standards Sr. Business Partner role at Target involves serving as a subject matter expert and trusted consultant on complex performance management and workplace practices matters. You will partner with leaders, HR teams, Employee Relations, and Legal to assess risk, influence decision-making, and drive fair, consistent, and compliant outcomes across the enterprise.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading performance management practices across HQ functions to support consistent, risk-informed decisions
• Using case trends to identify inconsistencies and emerging risks and recommending improvements to decision quality and team member experience
• Equipping leaders, HR partners, and cross-functional stakeholders to apply performance management policies and workplace expectations through practical guidance, coaching, and education
• Guiding sensitive and complex performance management matters, engaging HR, Employee Relations, Legal, and business leaders as needed to address risk and reach consistent, defensible outcomes
• Maintaining current expertise in employment law, workplace practices, and industry trends
• Leading or contributing to cross-functional initiatives that strengthen performance management, operational consistency, and team member experience

Requirements include:

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in employee relations, HR consulting, workplace practices, performance or case management, or a related discipline
• Familiarity with related HR disciplines such as accommodations, leave, investigations, hotline, or EEO processes
• Strong consultation, influence, and communication skills
• Ability to deliver ongoing work while building and improving processes, tools, and guidance through stakeholder feedback
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess case histories, identify trends and risks, and recommend sound decisions and improvements to performance management and team member experience

This position offers a hybrid/flex work arrangement, with work duties performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location and virtually. The pay range for this role is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00 per year, with comprehensive health benefits and programs, 401(k), employee discount, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation offered to eligible team members.