Director, Enterprise Strategy Development

Role Overview

• Lead multiple project teams on strategy consulting-like engagements that identify and seek to harness enterprise or business unit growth opportunities
• Provide bold vision, sound strategic judgment, day-to-day team leadership and development, structure, and project management through often ambiguous bodies of work in support of new growth opportunities within and outside Target’s core businesses
• Understand retail trends, competitors, and consumers to develop new concepts and businesses that meet future needs in the fast-evolving multi-channel retail landscape
• Become a strategic thought partner to senior executives, influencing decisions in line with business unit and enterprise strategy
• Collaborate cross-functionally and effectively influence without authority to drive business decisions and advance long-term strategic efforts
• Be responsible for long-term development of and advocacy for Direct Reports
• Coach and develop project team members (Principals, Leads, and Sr. Analysts)
• Act as a core member of the Enterprise Strategy Development leadership team, prioritizing resources, setting overall team direction, and representing the team’s professional and inclusive culture
• Directly lead and/or coach teams through a systematic approach to structured problem solving such as problem disaggregation, data and competitive analysis, financial opportunity sizing, and consumer research

Requirements

• 4-year or advanced degree as well as post graduate degree (MBA preferred)
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience after graduate school in strategic project and people leadership roles or equivalent of 10+ years of strategic management experience including people leadership, assessing business strategies, leading advanced analysis and problem solving, and developing multi-year business strategies
• 4-5 years of prior experience, inclusive of executive-level dedicated engagement/project leadership experience with a top management consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, etc.) or in a Fortune 100-level corporate strategy group
• 5+ years of people management experience required, including leading and coaching leaders of people, with demonstrated success in motivation and leadership
• An understanding of industry practices and the competitive retail landscape across channels and segments
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple, disparate projects at the same time, simultaneously managing working team, partner, and senior executive relationships
• Track record of developing and owning critical stakeholder relationships (VP/SVP/EVP-level) across the enterprise to help influence and guide strategic recommendations
• Ability to champion a team culture of bold strategic thinking and Target’s values of Inclusivity, Connection and Drive; inclusive of hiring, training, coaching, and influencing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and leading strategic dialogue for SVP/EVP-level leaders
• Ability to take risks, challenge the status quo, and work under ambiguous circumstances

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation