The pay range is $115,000.00 - $206,000.00
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JOIN TARGET AS A LEAD DATA ANALYST - STORE OPERATIONS / SPIDA TEAM (Stores Performance, Insights, Data and Analytics)About us: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
About the role:The
Stores Performance, Insights, Data & Analytics Team rapidly develops and deploys new innovations to improve existing processes and enable new capabilities that drive productivity, create a great Guest and Team Member experience. We are looking for exceptional people who are proactive, curious, creative, independent, innovative, practical, and comfortable with ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, and can build and execute effective plans to address? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams.
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Stores Performance, Insights, Data & Analytics Team leverages business experience, thought leadership, and analytical acumen to elevate problem solving for Stores. The
Stores Performance, Insights, Data & Analytics Team provides an ideal opportunity to work within a highly collaborative team managing complex solutions. A role on our team means being central to the innovation within Target Stores.
As a Lead Data Analyst, you will play an important role in developing and supporting data and analytical needs related to capabilities in our stores. You'll be working in a dynamic and challenging environment where new technologies are deployed constantly, and processes are evolving quickly as these operations mature. Here, you'll leverage data, statistics, and visualization to create actionable insights that deliver value across all Target functions. Our savvy reporting and analytics pros use market-leading tools and data automation to make a positive impact that's felt across the business. You'll be part of a team of analysts supporting Stores through active exploration of data, technologies and the application of mathematical techniques that enables actionable business insights to include the development of metrics, reports and statistics. A very critical role you'll play is sharing out these insights through training/communication opportunities with end users to gather feedback, apply learned insights and testing in partnership with business users. Along the way you'll be applying best practices for data wrangling, analysis and visualization by sharing well documented solutions with others (clients, peers, etc.) while upskilling on new and emerging technologies with a continuous improvement mindset. In addition, active participation in team meetings and contributing to agile ceremonies. A role within our team means being a part of the team that enables faster, smarter, and more scalable decision-making to compete and win the modern retail market!
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:- Develop and implement metrics, reports, visualizations, and statistical analyses to support business objectives.
- Collaborate with business partners to understand their needs and translate them into analytical solutions.
- Design, execute, and document data analyses and coding projects while adhering to data management principles and best practices.
- Apply the scientific method to design tests, conduct experiments, and generate actionable insights from observational data.
- Build and maintain robust database architectures, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.
- Stay up-to-date with new and evolving technologies, incorporating them into workflows to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Provide training and guidance to team members and stakeholders on reporting tools, data visualization, and analytical best practices.
- Understand dependencies within Business Intelligence (BI) systems and ensure seamless integration across tools and platforms.
- Partner with Store Operations and other domain teams to enhance processes and support decision-making through data-driven insights.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About you:- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Math, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience).
- 5 plus years of experience with data visualization and statistical analysis at scale
- Proven track record in developing metrics, reports, and visualizations while documenting code and adhering to best practices in data management.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as SQL, Python, R, or similar
- Experience with data visualization platforms such as Tableau, Power BI or equivalent tools
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability present complex data insights clearly and effectively
- Ability to learn, teach and apply advanced reporting and analytical tools and methodologies to teams
- Experience with Store Processes and domain expertise a plus
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member's core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, 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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
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Application deadline is : 02/26/2026
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