Director, Strategy, Innovation & Partnership

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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 Targethere.

Fueling the continued success of one of the worlds most beloved brands is Targets Guest Engagement organization a creative insight-driven team focused on inspiring and surprising guests. We deeply understand our guests and business priorities translating insights into meaningful interactions that build long-term loyalty and brand love.

Within theLoyalty teamyou will lead enterprise strategy for Target Circle promotional events and priority audience plans driving measurableguestand business impact. This role sits at the center of enterprise collaboration connecting Marketing Merchandising Digital and Experience teams to deliver integrated guest-centric activations that advance both program and enterprise goals.

Targets Loyalty team is seeking aDirectorto lead strategy innovation and partnerships for our loyalty ecosystem. This roleis responsible forshaping the future of loyalty at Targetdefining where we play how we differentiate and how we expand value for our guests through new capabilities and partnerships.

Leading a small high-performing team you will bring an external lens on competitors industry trends andemergingmodels translating insights into actionable strategies that drive long-term growth and guest engagement.Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Loyalty Strategy & Enterprise Alignment

• Define and evolve the long-term strategy and roadmap for the loyalty program

• Ensure alignment with enterprise priorities across merchandising marketing and digital

• Identifywhere loyalty can uniquely drive guest growth engagement and differentiation

Innovation & Future-Focused Growth

• Lead the innovation agenda for loyaltyidentifyingnew capabilities experiences and business models

• Drive test-and-learn initiatives to pilot and scale new program features

• Bring forward forward-looking perspectives to future-proof the program

Competitive & Industry Intelligence

• Monitor competitive loyalty programs and broader industry trends

• Translate insights into strategic recommendations that strengthen Targets market position

Partnerships & Ecosystem Expansion

• Define and execute partnership strategy to expand the value of the loyalty ecosystem

• Identify evaluate and prioritize partnerships (e.g. financial retail experiential digital)