About us:

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.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about TII

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

A role with our Marketing and Digital Analytics and Insights group means being a part of the team that enables faster, smarter and more scalable decision-making to compete and win the modern retail market!  Here, you’ll leverage data, statistics and visualization to create the 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.  If you’re a lead analyst who can work on autonomous teams, integrate the latest practices with your approach, write code to handle massive scale, simplify complex decisions by providing flexible, fast and sustainable decision-making solutions, then you’ll be very successful in our BIA team!

As a Director in DSA you’ll take the lead as you…

Support the business with timely insights and data products that inform and optimize decisions across functional areas including, Product Management, UX, Technology, Marketing, and Merchandising.Partner with functional leadership (i.e. Product Management, UX, Technology, Digital Merchandising, and Marketing) to influence, create and execute product roadmap.Influence business leaders, peers and technology partners to mature data foundations, analytics capabilities and mathematical applications that drive the business.Manage multiple resources and analytic projects concurrently to ensure successful completion, including timeliness, quality and impactEvangelize the use of analytics and data scienceDemocratize data and insights as you strive to deliver self-service tools to your partners and enable them to make better decisions quickerDeliver executive level business case presentations that successfully communicate the team’s workLead best practices in experimental design and test & learn activitiesTranslate company strategy into analytic workstreams that support the businessRaise the collective bar of the team through problem identification, developing solution options, and delivering effectivelyLead a team of BI professionals and statistical analysts providing strategic guidance on projects and development guidance, which help build Target’s future leaders. Actively mentors team members focused on modeling, reporting, and analytics to be user-centric in delivering high quality resultsCreate an environment where data and analytic professionals can develop their skills and grow their careers through taking on increased responsibility and adding value to the organizationProvide thought leadership in how we measure a business area from the code that we use to collect data all the way to the application of the insights you derive from reports and analysis based on that data - to hold products and businesses accountable for results against goals and objectivesEffectively communicate, story tell and educate business leaders by leveraging data, insights, testing and measurement plans

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

About you:

BS degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics or other related quantitative field8+ years’ experience delivering analytics in developing BI solutions including: analysis, design, coding, testing, and report building across a variety of domainsDigital – funnel optimization (Search, browse, checkout), experimental design, incrementality analysisMerch – Content effectiveness, category performance, quantification forecasting, brand support, brand launches, etc.Marketing - Traffic2+ years of leadership, management, and team mentoring experienceStrong executive-level client facing skills and the ability to communicate complex analytical concepts with confidence to a non-technical executive audienceUnderstand the Product model and ability to work and lead an Agile teamExperience in the Hadoop ecosystem and data visualization tools (DOMO, Tableau, PowerBI) and automation tools6+ years of experience with Web Data i.e. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics (or similar)6+ years of experience with SQL – advanced SQL skills a mustStrong Experience in designing and reporting of A/B testing.Strong MS-Excel and PowerPoint skillsGood understanding of data structures and the designing of algorithmsGood understanding of mathematical concepts and ability to grasp complex mathematicsKnowledge of at least one programming language including Python, R, SQL, Java/Scala, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

MS in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Economics or other related quantitative fieldStrong analytical skills including model development, hypothesis design and testing, and the ability to teach analytical concepts to othersExperience leading projects involving complex BI requirements, a variety of business stakeholders, and a team of BI professionals with a variety of skillsExperience building data governance frameworksProven track record of learning new tools and technologiesExperience developing future leaders in a data rich environment

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