Description:
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America's leading retailers.

Target's distinctive brand love is infused throughout its many physical locations by the Properties teams. We have a direct and positive impact on the real estate, design, construction and maintenance of our stores, distribution centers and headquarters. Are you ready to help strategically grow Target's brand through leading-edge design, development, construction and preservation? Can you effectively balance the efficiencies of a large-design build company with the unique challenges and innovative solutions required by individual sites? Then take your place on one of our Properties teams, and help us make the most of Target's physical assets, both in the U.S. and overseas.

A role with our Property Analytics team means you will support and advance the data and analytics capabilities related to Target Properties' strategic initiatives to drive returns on capital spend in stores and reduce program expenses. As a part of the Properties Analytics team, our analysts work closely with business owners as well as technology and data product teams staffed with product owners and engineers. They support all Properties strategic initiatives with data, reporting and analysis. Properties teams rely on this team of analysts to bring data to support decision making.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Sr. Data Analyst your responsibilities will be exploring data, technologies, and the application of mathematical techniques to derive business insights. Data analysts spend their time determining the best approach to gather, model, manipulate, analyze and present data. You will work within an agile environment which requires active participation in ceremonies and team meetings. In this role, you'll have opportunities to continuously upskill to stay current with new technologies in the industry via formal training, peer training groups and self-directed education.

This role specifically will support Target's new store program. Your curiosity and ability to roll up guest level insights will be critical. You will support the new store team who are focused on opening stores, driving sales and making our locations profitable. Insights you deliver will impact decisions made around marketing, location selection and product mix at these unique locations. You will need creativity, grit and analytic knowhow to develop these insights and tell the story behind the data. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of work experience in data analytics or masters level education in business analytics, data science, etc.
• Utilize tools (Python, R, SQL) to build insights and solutions off varying data storage platforms (Hadoop, Postges, Oracle, etc.)
• Experience developing metrics, reports, visualizations and/or statistics while documenting code and adhering to data management principles
• Advanced proficiency in at least 1 visualization tool (i.e. Tableau, Domo, Power BI) with willingness and ability to learn additional visualizations tools

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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