Principal Solution Designer Enterprise Data Strategy

The pay range is $163000.00 - $294000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and addition to your pay Target cares about and invests in you as a team member so that you can take care of yourself and your family. 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 benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at TARGET AS A PRINCIPAL SOLUTION DESIGNER ENTERPRISE DATA STRATEGY

About us :

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As a Principal Solution Designer you will design the technical solutions that bring Targets enterprise data strategy to life. You will translate the enterprise vision for a modern cloud-native AI-enabled data ecosystem into practical architectures and solution designs that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Your work will ensure Targets data platform is not only technically robust but also designed for trust usability and scaleempowering teams across the enterprise to access understand and act on data with confidence. You will partner closely with architect and engineering leaders to design solutions that modernize Targets data foundation simplify complexity and accelerate innovation.

This role is ideal for a strategic problem solver who can connect architecture to executionbridging data strategy technical design and business enablement. As a bridge between architecture engineering product and experience you will connect long-term strategy to practical design. As the Principal Solution Designer you will translate vision into end-to-end solution designs and technical roadmapsensuring strategy becomes reality through scalable high-quality and business-aligned solutions.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Solution Design and Architecture :

Lead end-to-end solution design for the modern cloud-native data platform ensuring alignment with enterprise architectural principles and technology direction - b alanc ing speed scalability and cost efficiency.

T ranslate the enterprise data strategy and architectural blueprints into actionable scalable and secure solution designs across ingestion storage processing analytics and AI / ML activation layers.

Embed architectural patterns that support real-time event-driven and AI-augmented solutions.

Partner with data scientists product and engineering teams to power real-time predictive and prescriptive insights.

Platform Modernization and Delivery :

Partner with engineering teams to deliver designs with excellence reliability and measurable business impact.

Advance Targets data ecosystem through interoperable reusable and observable solutions.

Drive adoption of GenAI-enabled capabilities and automation within the modern data platform.

Data Quality and Governance by Design :

Embed governance metadata and lineage standards into every solution to enhance trust compliance and discoverability.

Design for self-service analytics and consistent data experiences across business domains.

Partner with governance teams to uphold enterprise standards for data quality and responsible AI.

Collaboration and Mentorship :

Partner with enterprise architects and senior leaders to ensure alignment with long-term strategy.

Mentor solution designers and engineers elevating solution quality and design thinking across the org.

About you :

4 - year degree or equivalent experience. Continuing education to maintain thorough knowledge of technical domains along with staying current in latest technologies

1 2 years of experience in solution architecture and technology development with deep expertise in data platforms cloud ecosystems and enterprise-scale integrations

4 years of experience in strategic planning and setting technical direction

Proven track record driving large-scale cross-functional data modernization initiatives from concept to delivery

Experience influencing enterprise architecture data governance and / or product strategy across multiple teams or domains

Strong systems thinking and ability to balance business value technical feasibility and user experience in design decisions

Executive presence and storytelling ability to simplify complex architecture for senior audiences

Strong understanding of modern data architecture patterns (data mesh data products event streaming AI / ML enablement)

Demonstrated experience designing cloud-native systems with a focus on scalability resilience and security

Deep knowledge of data governance metadata management lineage and quality practices at scale

This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid (known internally at Target as Flex for Your Day) work arrangement based on Targets needs. A Remote work arrangement means the team member worksfull-time from home oran alternatelocation thats not a Target location does not have a desk at a Target location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. A Hybrid / Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team members core role may be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location 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.

Benefits Eligibility

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Application deadline is : 12 / 18 / 2025

Required Experience :

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 163000 - 294000