Lead UX Designer, Emerging Experiences

Minneapolis, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 128000 - 231000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The pay range is $128000.00 - $231000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and 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 benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at Target:

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.

Target UX is a group of design content research and accessibility practitioners and experts with a passion for improving and innovating our digital experiences for Targets guests team members and partners. Here we pride ourselves on designing tangible inspiring and impactful solutions that serve all aspects of our business and being a part of the team means you will play a critical role for Targets digital experience by increasing ease simplicity value and delight for every touchpoint.

About the team

The Emerging Experiences team focuses on future-forward guest experiences that are seamless inspiring and full of possibility. We imagine whats next for Targets digital and physical touchpointsand bring those ideas to life through immersive high-fidelity storytelling.

This team works across the ecosystemcollaborating with product engineering brand stores and enterprise strategyto prototype the future and make it real. Were here to create clarity in complexity. At Target design isnt just how something worksits how it feels. Its how we bring joy to everyday life through moments of clarity emotion and care.

About the role:

As a Lead Product Designer within our Emerging Experience teamyoull be at the forefront of Targets evolving digital experience shaping it for our guests and contributing to business growth. Youll bring ideas to life through interactive prototypes and storytelling. Youll contribute to UX sprints and future-visioning efforts by designing thoughtful high-quality prototypes that help teams explore whats possible and align around what matters.

Youll apply your creative and technical skills to test assumptions express ideas with emotional clarity and support the delivery of best-in-class experiences for our guests. Youll work within a team environment that values experimentation inclusivity and care for both the work and the people doing it.

As a Lead on the Target UX team you will play a crucial role in driving the product development process ensuring that our designs align with user needs business objectives and technological feasibility.

Responsibilities:

Participate in cross-functional design sprints to explore new guest experiences and technologies
Contribute to the development of future-state journeys and conceptual models through product design prototyping and visual storytelling
Effectively facilitate multiple cross functional working teams and collaborate across multiple design and product teams
Create design deliverables representative of the design process phase such as wireframes user flows UI design and prototypes
Guide design process and mentor junior designers
Hold design work to a high standard of craft including accessibility user research information architecture interaction design visual design
Contribute to a culture of curiosity collaboration and human-centered practice

About you:

7 years experience as a product designer with a strong portfolio showcasing successful product design work
Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools (i.e. in Figma Principle Framer Cursor Lovable)
Experience working in design sprints early-stage concepting or innovation labs
Advanced strategic problem-solving systems thinking and collaboration skills
Ability to balance creative exploration with practical delivery
Proven ability to effectively use data and insights to set your direction and communicate your approach
Excellent communication and storytelling skillsable to bring others along through your work
Comfortable working in ambiguity contributing to complex challenges and collaborating across teams
Passionate about inclusive design and creating joyful purposeful experiences at scale

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 worksfull-time from home oran alternatelocation 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.

Benefits Eligibility

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Application deadline is : 01/28/2026

Required Experience:

The pay range is $128000.00 - $231000.00Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and addition to your pay Target cares about and invests in you as a team member so that you can take care of yourself and you...