Sr. Communications Manager - Business Strategist

About the role

The Enterprise Communications team builds confidence, pride and advocacy for Target, connecting and counseling companywide to move our $100-billion business forward. Using our wide-reaching access and influence, we shape Target’s culture and protect and strengthen its reputation, and we help to drive traffic, sales and guest loyalty.

Responsibilities

• Maximize the impact of Communications by translating business and leadership insights into strategic, creative and actionable plans, and driving excellence in execution
• Partner closely with client lead and executive communication leads, as well as business partners, to understand business priorities, key initiatives, enterprise interdependencies and leadership philosophy
• Translate insights into clear, comprehensive and actionable briefs
• Activate Communications partners in line with Communications workflow to compile comprehensive plan
• Oversee execution, managing timing and action and ensuring quality and timeliness of all deliverables
• Understand Communication measurement techniques, tracking and reporting against KPIs
• Partner with agencies to bring outside counsel and expertise to bear on Communications plans and execution
• Invest in and maintain relationship for maximum effectiveness
• Contribute to a positive team culture by demonstrating behaviors consistent with Target’s values of Inclusivity, Connection and Drive
• Engage directly with key internal and external stakeholders, including agencies
• Contribute to a reliable, sustainable operating cadence across your team and contribute to Communications and pyramid-wide operating routines
• Consistently demonstrate behaviors aligned to Target’s values of Inclusivity, Connection, and Drive

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 8 years of professional communications experience
• Strong team player, highly effective at collaborating and influencing internal partners, inclusive of senior leadership, and build strong relationships across large, matrixed organization
• Strong business acumen
• Storytelling mindset
• Highly organized with the ability to independently adapt, prioritize and successfully manage multiple tasks or projects in response to changing, ambiguous or competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functionally, manage scope and resources, develop goals and deadlines, and drive alignment between deliverables and strategic intent

Qualifications

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong understanding of corporate communications strategies and tactics
• Experience with agency coordination and execution

Benefits

Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Pay

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.

Schedule

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.