Sr. Manager Data Analytics-1

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.  Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.     A role in Merchandising Capabilities means partnering with Merchandising, technology, data science and analytics leaders to co-create solutions that maximizes business value and enables key strategies that are critical to the enterprise and for the experiences we create for our guests.  Truly an owner and expert of your product and underlying processes, you will set the vision, align on the roadmap and mobilize teams to deliver needed outcomes. Given most strategies have a business impact, you will also serve as a trusted resource to guide other enterprise partners in their solutions to ensure the success and integrity of end-to-end deliverables.  As a Sr. Manager, Data Analytics in Merchandising , you will be accountable for setting the vision, strategy, roadmap, and quality expectations for data, reporting, analytics , automation, and AI capabilities for a specific business function within our Merchandising organization. You will serve as an advocate of our data-driven culture and a trusted advisor to business leaders , helping identify where analytics and AI can create the greatest business value. In partnership with your team of Data Analysts , you will translate business priorities into a portfolio of scalable solutions, ensure measurable outcomes, and build an effective analytics ecosystem that informs and influences decisions . You will build a high-performing team through talent pipeline planning, hiring, coaching, setting clear expectations , capability development , and performance management. You will partner closely with Merchandising, Product Management, Data Science, Technology, and other analytics teams to align solutions, address capability gaps , and democratize trusted data and insights. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.  As a Sr . Manager , Data Analytics for Target's Merch Data Analytics team you'll : Lead an analytics team that supports our world-class Merchandising leadership with data, insights, automation, and AI capabilities that enable faster, smarter , and more scalable decision-making. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their priorities and roadmaps, translate business problems into a clear portfolio of work, and hold the team accountable for delivering measurable business outcomes . Set the vision , strategy, and roadmap for data, reporting, analytics , automation, and AI capabilities for the business area , and prioritize work based on business value , urgency , scalability , and strategic alignment . Provide thought leadership in the application of data and analytics, helping business leaders identify opportunities where insights, automation, Generative AI, AI agents, or agentic AI can materially improve decisions and outcomes. Translate complex and ambiguous business problems into a portfolio of scalable analytical and AI-enabled solutions , defining clear success measures and ensuring the team remains focused on business outcomes rather than isolated technical deliverables. Guide and challenge the team's analytical and solution-design approach , establishing expectations for technical quality, scalability, maintainability , and appropriate use of statistical, analytical , and AI methods. Ensure the team has the capability to work effectively with large-scale datasets and