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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. 

We are seeking a detail-oriented and innovative Senior Data Analyst to join our Data & Analytics Team, supporting Target Enterprise Services (TES). This role goes beyond traditional data analysis, requiring a proactive individual who can uncover process inefficiencies, develop impactful tools, and design metrics that empower decision-making and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will play a hands-on role in analyzing data, prototyping models, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, build, and enhance the effectiveness of multiple data products. You’ll deliver actionable insights, build scalable tools, and mentor team members, all while driving analytics that shape business decisions.This role is designed for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys tackling complex challenges, and can balance analytical rigor with creativity.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. 

Key Responsibilities:

Data Analysis & Process Improvement

• Identify and analyze process gaps using data exploration, intuition, and investigative techniques.

• Conduct deep-dive analyses to uncover inefficiencies and propose data-driven solutions to business problems and workflows.

• Perform trade-off analyses to guide decision-making and improve overall organizational performance.

• Apply AI-enabled analysis techniques to accelerate high-quality analysis, transform unstructured and immature data sources into scalable insights, identify emerging themes, and pressure-test hypotheses while applying strong analytical judgment, validation, and responsible use practices.

Tool Development & Forecasting

• Build prototype statistical models and algorithms to enhance forecasting accuracy and operational effectiveness.

• Support development of topic modeling and sentiment analysis capabilities, bringing structured metadata to unstructured open text sources

• Develop user-friendly tools and dashboards to serve up actionable insights to service center and enterprise partner teams.

• Ensure analytical solutions are scalable and integrated into team workflows for lasting impact.

Metric Design & Reporting

• Create KPIs, metrics, and calculations that accurately measure performance and shape desired behaviors across the Service Center Organization.

• Partner with enterprise analytics teams to ensure cohesiveness and consistency across the reporting portfolio.

• Regularly review and refine metrics to reflect evolving business needs and priorities.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with analysts and stakeholders across data and analytics teams to align on goals, methods, and outputs.

• Act as a thought leader by sharing domain knowledge, best practices, and analytical techniques to elevate team performance.

• Support the alignment of insights with business goals by fostering strong cross-functional relationships.

Business Insights & Communication

• Translate complex analytics into clear, actionable business insights tailored to stakeholders’ needs.

• Effectively communicate findings through compelling presentations, data visualizations, and storytelling.

• Provide guidance on trade-offs between competing priorities and decisions using a data-driven approach.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, with a track record of solving complex business problems.

• Advanced skills in tools and programming languages such as SQL, Python, R, and data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Power BI).

• Practical experience leveraging large language models and AI prompt engineering to help analyze and categorize data

• Proven experience in developing metrics, KPIs, and reporting frameworks.

• Ability to translate data into actionable insights and effectively communicate findings to stakeholders.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify root causes and recommend solutions.

• Ability to work across both modern and immature data.

• Excellent collaboration skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.

• Continually updates knowledge of new and evolving technologies via formal training and self-directed education to continue to raise individual and team performance.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with service center analytics.

• Experience building statistical models or algorithms to improve forecasting.

• Knowledge of systems like GCP, Looker, Power BI, and Git.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support junior team members in analytics.

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

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.