Sr Engineering Manager Workforce Management

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About Target Tech:

Every time a guest enters a Target store or they experience the impact of Targets investments in technology and innovation.Werethe technologists behind one of the most loved retail brands delivering joy to millions of our guests team members and communities.

AboutPyramid:

Human Resources is a portfolio within Target Tech that powers the full team member lifecyclefrom hire to retire. HR Product Engineering designs and delivers modern scalable technology that supports experiences acrossWorkforce ManagementPayroll Benefits Compensation Enterprise Staffing Team Member Experience Strategic Workforce Planning. Our teams partner closely with HR business leaders to solve complex challenges through automation data insights and user-centricdigital solutions that serve 400000 team members across stores supply chain and headquarters.

About Team:

As part of Targets Workforce Management portfolio this team delivers enterprise-scale solutions that power timekeeping forecasting and scheduling for more than 400000 hourly team members. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead product teams focused on implementing and extending UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) Workforce Management capabilities including forecasting scheduling and core timekeeping.

In parallel the team builds strategic extensions beyond the UKG platform to meet Targets scale and experience needs. This includes internally developed solutions such asSmartClocks a custom open-source-based time capture platform designed for high-volume real-time store operations. The team combines UKG capabilities with custom engineering including Java and Spring Boot services to enable seamless integrations enhance user experiences and deliver differentiated capabilities. This leader will help shape architectural direction ensure interoperability across systems such as Workday and contribute to a modern decoupled workforce management ecosystem.

About SEM:

The Sr. Engineering Manager (SEM) leads a team of engineers responsible for building integrating and operating Workforce Management solutions that support critical functions such as time capturelaborforecasting and workforce scheduling. This includes ownership of both UKG platform capabilities and custom-built extensions such asSmartClocksand supporting services to deliver a cohesive and scalable end-to-end solution. This roleoperatesin close partnership with other engineering leaders across the Workforce Management domain collectively delivering integrated end-to-end solutions at enterprise scale.

This roleoperateswithin a broader ongoing modernization of Targets Workforce Management platform and ecosystem. The SEM is expected to deliver scalable well-integrated solutions aligned with evolving architectural direction. Success in this role requires balancing UKG platform capabilities with targeted open-source development exercising strong technical judgment on where to extend versus adopt and delivering reliably in a complex highly integrated environment. The SEM partners closely with Product HR stakeholders and vendor teams andrepresentsthe team in cross-functional planning and architecture discussions. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape how workforce technology evolves at enterprise scale.

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

Four-year degree or equivalent experience

10 years of experience in software development and team management

Expertisein Java programming languages

Experience evaluatingnew technologiesandparticipatingin decision-making considering factors such as viability within Targets technical environment compliance requirements approved tech status maintainability and cost of ownership

Proven ability to deliver high-performance scalable repeatable and secure solutions with broad impact

Experience leading functional design and architecture discussions with an understanding of process flows and system diagrams to support design decisions

Provides technical oversight and coaching to others in resolving technical issues

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Targets needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members core rolewill need to beperformedboth onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtuallydepending 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. Clickhereif you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.