Description
As a Principal, Technology Strategy, you will serve as Chief of Staff to a Technology Senior Vice President during a transformational time for Target and the Tech team.
You will act as a strategic advisor and execution partner, ensuring the SVP's portfolio is aligned to enterprise priorities and positioned to deliver measurable impact.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Shaping annual and multi-year strategy, clarifying trade-offs, sequencing, and resource allocation decisions
- Translating strategy into clear priorities, milestones, and measurable outcomes
- Establishing and managing a strong operating rhythm across the portfolio
- Ensuring transparency on performance, risks, and dependencies
- Building deep domain expertise within your assigned Technology portfolio
- Engaging credibly with senior technical leaders and translating complex technical topics into clear, enterprise-ready narratives
Target offers a range of benefits, including comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), employee discount, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
Requirements:
- College degree or equivalent experience, combined with 8+ years of experience in Strategy, Technology, Operations, Consulting, or related fields
- Proven ability to operate at senior levels within a complex, matrixed organization
- Strategic thinker with strong operational discipline and bias for action
- Exceptional communication skills, including executive storytelling and structured problem solving
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority
- Strong judgment, high accountability, and comfort with ambiguity