Loyalty Strategy Lead, Program Strategy
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Fueling the continued success of one of the world’s most beloved and recognized brands is a distinctly capable, creative and innovative Marketing organization. Target Marketing is well known for inspiring and surprising guests, and we pride ourselves on connecting them to the products and experiences they expect and deserve from Target. We study our guests to discover new needs and insights, and then craft every interaction to build brand love. We are market experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding of our business objectives, guest segments and behaviors, strategies and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring success. Our commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to exciting and unique promotional marketing. Leveraging our collective assets and fostering a healthy, supportive and open team culture, we deliver a holistically gratifying experience that guests can only get at Target.
As a Loyalty Strategy Lead, you will be part of the larger Loyalty Strategy and Growth team. You’ll lead high-impact strategy development and execution across loyalty pillars, benefits, or experiences, always balancing guest relevance with financial performance and operational feasibility. The Strategy and Growth team leads strategy for Target Circle, assesses future growth territories, manages business performance outcomes, designs new benefits and partnerships, and brings new members into the program to drive program growth. This team plays a critical role in bringing the Circle vision to life both short- and long-term.
As a Loyalty Strategy Lead, you will:
Lead Loyalty long-range strategy, assessing and prioritizing future growth territories
Develop and drive strategies that advance the loyalty program and deliver measurable guest and business impact.
Shape program pillars, benefits, or guest experiences, with a guest-first mindset, while balancing financial and operational considerations.
Set goals that continually raise the bar for Target’s loyalty and financial success.
Galvanize partners around Target to deliver against key deliverables or results.
Monitor business and competitive trends to influence strategic decisions.
About You:
4-year degree or equivalent work experience
8+ years of previous Loyalty, Marketing, Merchandising, or related business experience
Strong financial acumen, including retail and cost accounting metrics
Strategic thinker comfortable with ambiguity and bold decision-making.
Skilled in using data and insights to influence and drive alignment.
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills. Builds trust across teams.
Proven leadership, planning and organizational skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills
Self-Starter, with strong initiative and problem-solving skills.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, 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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.
Benefits Eligibility
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In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [email protected].Application deadline is : 06/23/2025
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