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Sr Consultant, Corporate Affairs Intelligence
Classification: Exempt
Date: June 2026
About Us:
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
In Corporate Affairs, you'll have the opportunity to play a critical role in enhancing and protecting Target's brand and enabling growth across the business. With a broad range of complementary capabilities in Communications, Stakeholder Management, Reputational Risk, and Intelligence & Operations, this team helps Target manage the needs and expectations of our team, guests, media, communities, elected officials, and other stakeholders.
This role supports the Corporate Affairs (CA) Intelligence team by gathering, analyzing, and sharing insights that help inform decisions, identify risks, uncover opportunities, and strengthen Target's reputation. The Analyst monitors and analyzes information across reputation, risk, stakeholders, issues, and emerging trends to provide timely, actionable intelligence for Corporate Affairs teams and leaders.
The Sr Consultant is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the CA information hub, ensuring information is accurate, current, and accessible. The role conducts ongoing monitoring across media, social, stakeholders, and other intelligence sources to identify emerging issues, shifts in sentiment, and relevant trends important to Corporate Affairs planning. It also supports deeper analysis through landscape assessments, issue analysis, and intelligence reports, translating data and observations into clear insights and recommendations.
In addition, the Analyst supports function-specific intelligence needs, including reputation and risk monitoring, media analysis, and stakeholder intelligence. The role partners across Corporate Affairs and the broader enterprise to gather inputs, connect information from multiple sources, and contribute to enterprise insights and reporting routines. Success in this role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to communicate complex information in a clear and actionable way.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About You:
3-5+ years of experience leading process improvement and systems initiatives that drive operational efficiency and business results.
Strong written, verbal, and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Experienced in conducting research, analyzing complex challenges, and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
Highly organized and adaptable, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced, evolving environments.
Proven success working in highly matrixed organizations, partnering across teams to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority.
Skilled at navigating ambiguity by creating structure, defining requirements, and developing solutions amid changing priorities.
Experience leading and contributing to cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems and deliver results.
Demonstrated creative problem-solving skills with a balance of strategic thinking and execution.
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.
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