Principal Technical Program Manager Enterprise Data Strategy

The pay range is $147000.00 - $264000.00

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 TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER ENTERPRISE DATA STRATEGY

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 .

Targets Enterprise Data Strategy organization plays a pivotal role in unlocking the full value of data as a strategic assetpowering better decisions enabling AI innovation and driving sustainable growth across the enterprise. Delivering on this mission requires strong orchestration alignment and disciplined delivery across multiple business and technology functions.

As a Principal Technical Program Manager Enterprise Data Strategy you will lead the end-to-end orchestration of Targets most critical enterprise data initiatives. Youll serve as a strategic connector between business vision product roadmaps and technology deliveryensuring that investments in data capabilities translate into measurable business outcomes.

In this role you will guide enterprise-level planning and delivery for initiatives such as data platform modernization data governance and quality metadata and lineage capabilities real-time data enablement and AI readiness. Partnering with senior leaders across the enterprise you will shape and lead the delivery rhythms that drive progress transparency and alignment.

Youll act as a trusted advisorproviding insight into delivery health surfacing risks resolving systemic blockers and championing enterprise-wide accountability for outcomes. By combining strategic vision with operational excellence youll help Target accelerate its transformation into a data-powered enterprise ensuring that every team can leverage data safely efficiently and at scale.

Core Responsibilities

Enterprise Orchestration : Drive coordinated delivery of Targets enterprise data strategy across Data Analytics organizations Product Engineering UX and Data Science ensuring alignment of business outcomes technology investments and delivery execution.

Portfolio Leadership : Oversee a portfolio of cross-pyramid data initiatives (e.g. data platform modernization governance analytics enablement and AI readiness) ensuring coordinated sequencing and realization of enterprise value.

Strategic Alignment : Translate the enterprise data strategy into actionable delivery outcomes by connecting vision to execution aligning priorities across pyramids and managing tradeoffs to achieve strategic business goals.

Delivery Cadence & Transparency : Establish and lead consistent enterprise delivery cadences that bring visibility to milestones risks dependencies and progress. Create executive-level scorecards and dashboards that measure speed-to-value and delivery health.

Dependency & Risk Management : Proactively identify and resolve systemic blockers impacting enterprise data programs ensuring cross-team accountability and timely delivery.

Metrics & Value Realization : Define and manage delivery success metrics demonstrating measurable impact such as improved data quality reduced delivery cycle time and accelerated data availability for analytics and AI.

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

About y ou :

Four-year degree or equivalent industry experience

10 years of experience leading large-scale technology or data program delivery in complex organizations

Proven experience orchestrating enterprise-level data or analytics initiatives across multiple business and technology functions

Deep understanding of data ecosystems including cloud data platforms data governance data quality and AI / ML enablement

Expertise in delivery management frameworks agile and scaled agile practices and enterprise planning and orchestration methods

Strong ability to connect business strategy to technical execution ensuring measurable business outcomes and data-driven decision enablement

Demonstrated experience in driving change across organizational boundaries and influencing senior leaders without direct authority

Proven ability to design and operationalize enterprise cadences reporting and transparency mechanisms for large cross-functional programs

Leadership presence with a track record of accelerating speed-to-value and improving delivery outcomes across complex portfolios

Passion for shaping how Target delivers on its enterprise data strategyempowering teams to harness data as a strategic asset through disciplined delivery collaboration and continuous improvement

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 :

Manager

Key Skills

Marketing,Data Visualization,Tableau,Customer Segmentation,Microsoft Powerpoint,Investment Banking,Strategic Planning,Financial Modeling,Customer relationship management,Management Consulting,Google Suite,Analytics

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 147000 - 264000