Sr Guest Engagement Analyst; Target Circle (Full-Time Remote or Hybrid)

Description: About Us:As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It's how we care, grow, and win together.As a Loyalty Guest Engagement Sr. Analyst for the Loyalty team, you will lead in delivering upon the Circle our ambition. You will work closely with partner teams to enable seamless Circle strategic rewards and experiences plans inclusive of program benefits, earn and redeem eco-system, personalized content, early access, and promotions. In this role you will collaborate with the Enterprise Strategy, PPCOE, Data Sciences, Merchant, Roundel, Finance, and Product teams to ensure all rewards are meeting both guest expectations and business objectives to deliver on Circle Ambition. Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

• Partners with broader strategic design roles to develop strategy for loyalty benefits and rewards across all dimensions of guest value ranging from functional to emotional.
• Partner to drive the evolution and strategy creation of gamification within loyalty. This role will be responsible for developing the gamification business strategy, which will set the course for future deployment and activations utilizing gamification.
• Gamification role will lead the integrated roadmap, capability enhancements, business case evaluation, and strategic vision and intent of gamification
• Complete robust financial and guest analysis & testing to provide outcome scenarios for large strategic changes
• Set goals that continually raise the bar for Target's loyalty and financial success within Gamification.
• Monitor results and communicate to stakeholders on necessary actions to achieve goals.
• Represent and drive loyalty integration within key company strategies, including major seasonal events, and strategic initiatives.
• Lead cross functional work that spans multiple teams within marketing, operations, PPCOE, Merchants, Product, Digital, Stores, & Data Sciences

To achieve these outcomes, your role will need to engage in the following activities:

• Lead with the guest
• Creating compelling guest and business cases to support the engagement strategy in fulfillment of Target Circle Strategy.
• Aggressively prioritize the efforts of guest engagement strategy creation, testing, insights, and guest learnings to ensure the opportunities with the highest potential are always making progress.
• Maintain daily interaction with key stakeholder to ensure success of Target Circle
• Build strong, trusted relationships through regular collaboration with PPCOE Strategy, Marketing Loyalty, Finance, and Merchandising DMMs, Stores, Digital Partners technology teams, including product owners, engineers, and data sciences analytics teams
• Report and develop weekly action plans on KPI results and on drivers of variance
• Analyze root cause using both internal and external reporting tools and drive strategy adjustments as required.
• Deliver guest and financial metrics in support of Target Circle

About you

• 4-year degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years related work experience (merchant, vendor, shopper marketing)
• A master collaborator who is able to inspire trust and confidence with a range of partners
• Management of financial performance
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-Starter, ability to work independently, strong initiative
• Strong planning and organizational skills

This position may be considered for a Full-Time Remote or Hybrid work arrangement based on Target's needs. A Hybrid work arrangement means the team members core role will be a blend of virtual and onsite at a Target location. A Full-Time Remote work arrangement means the team member works full-time from home or an alternate location that's not a Target location, does not have a desk at their primary HQ work location and may travel to HQ up to 4 times a year. Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada residents $65,600-$118,100. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond.

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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