Description:
JOIN US AS A LEAD ANALYST - TESTING AND MEASUREMENT

About us:

Behind one of the world's best loved brands, is a uniquely capable and brilliant team of data analysts, scientists, product owners and engineers. The Testing and Measurement team drives continuous innovation and business growth through experimentation using testing and measurement philosophy for Target stores, Target.com and Target Mobile. The Testing and Measurement team plays a key role in identifying, testing and measuring the top growth opportunities at any given time. We're here to help Target improve guest experience, whether guests shop in store, on Target.com or on Target mobile apps.

A role with Target's Testing and Measurement team is a chance to help develop our in-house strength for getting the maximum value from Target's many data assets. We see data as a product, and as an opportunity to experiment, to refine our approach to new guest experiences. This is how we bring to life what wasn't possible yesterday, and generate new revenue sources for Target in the process. Our purpose is to accelerate testing across the enterprise to fuel the continuous innovation that we believe is the key to exceeding guest expectations in Target stores, on Target.com and on Target Mobile. Together, we positively impact changes across various initiatives, processes and interdependencies that require exceptional data collection, testing, measurement and analysis - ultimately leading to quicker and more meaningful decision-making at Target.

About this career:

• Partner Consultation
  • You'll work closely with business, analyst, scientist, product and engineering teams on how to use testing and measurement methods to achieve defined goals and objectives in the best possible way
  • You'll help your partners synthesize test results, and any additional data or analysis, into storylines to communicate compelling narratives to decision makers and key stakeholders
  • To do this, you should have the ability to tell a persuasive story about a problem, the solution, the impact and the value of implementing the solution
  • You'll partner closely with our testing and measurement product managers to identify gaps in the current in-house product offerings through client engagement, as well as comprehensive usage and feature analysis
  • This requires someone passionate about data, testing, measurement, feature experimentation and its application to improve both business strategies, as well as our in-house testing and measurement solutions
• Product Development
  • You'll use your knowledge to help determine priorities for the in-house testing and measurement product development roadmap
  • You'll work with the testing and measurement product managers to design in-product experiments, analyze the results and provide feature recommendations
  • You'll define data to be collected for measuring the success of new testing and measurement product features, then work with engineering on feature instrumentation and tracking
• Improve Decision Making
  • You'll democratize data and insights as you deliver self-service dashboards to your partners
  • You'll design and build your self-service dashboards using a mixture of analytical and visualization techniques
  • Your dashboards should enable your partners to make better business decisions and deliver better product outcomes more quickly
  • Your dashboards should also hold all business and product teams accountable for results against their established goals and objectives
  • This requires strong problem solving skills and working knowledge of query optimization on large data sets
  • You'll work with all data and analysis completion in our Hadoop ecosystem
• Job duties may change at any time due to business and product needs

About you:

• BA/BS in a quantitative field Statistics, Mathematics, Compute Science or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of work experience in testing, analytics, consulting, product or data engineering
• Proficient with digital and/or brick and mortar A/B and multivariate testing (design, execution and analysis)
• Adept at predictive modeling
• Advanced SQL experience writing complex queries
• Hands on experience with analytics tools: Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Python, R, Domo and/or equivalent technologies
• Able to support conclusions with analytical evidence using descriptive stats, inferential stats and data visualizations
• Experience working with Product teams and business leaders to develop product roadmaps and feature development
• Intellectually curious, high energy and a strong work ethic
• Ability to collaborate well with others to find solutions for complex problems
• Extensive problem solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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