Business Partner, Executive Development

Target•Minneapolis, MN

2d•$58,100 - $104,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Target Human Resources is well known for its signature ability to build the very best teams, and we infuse our work with Target’s distinctive retail brand by continuously experimenting, evolving and innovating. With the chance to positively impact nearly 400,000 people worldwide in our stores, distribution centers and headquarters, you will be a strategic partner to both the leaders and team members who elevate and nurture the Target guest experience. As a Business Partner, Executive Development you will operate at the intersection of your team and senior leaders across Target. At the core you are expected to leverage cross-functional teams in order to deliver a superior leader experience, and in a way that supports strategic organizational goals and senior leader success. You will be helping further Target’s strategies in playing a key role with great execution of our senior leaders development experiences. You will be performing your role with minimal direction. You are expected to have a good understanding of the programs you support and design “how” work is accomplished by planning, organizing, executing and monitoring project plans/processes in addition to serving as the single point of contact & relationship manager for our senior leaders and facilitators on the team.

Requirements

2+ years of work experience in project management, communicating with senior leaders and working across complex systems & processes
Onsite availability for relevant development offerings
Ability to build & edit within workflow management systems (Smartsheets, Sharepoint, Slack) and data / reporting tools (Smartsheets, Excel, Greenfield)
Ability to manage and execute multiple priorities across a variety of partners and vendors. This includes attention to detail, time management and maintaining level of service.
Demonstrated experience building & maintaining relationships with executives, a client-service mindset
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills across all settings, ability to tailor message as appropriate
Resourceful and able to work independently & fill-in gaps of information
Demonstrated flexibility in your approach and adapt to changing priorities & requirements
Bringing innate curiosity to drive process improvements, while maintaining solid business judgment and firm prioritization

Nice To Haves

Some familiarity with development assessments, such as StrengthsFinder, MBTI or KornFerry 360, is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Program manage Executive Development programs, acting as operations expert for each assigned program throughout the execution lifecycle.
Define, clarify and execute processes leveraging appropriate workflow management tools (e.g. Sharepoint, Smartsheet, Slack).
Maintain confidentiality in all executive interactions, including handling of confidential assessment data, visibility to potential ratings, informal conversations among executive leaders.
Apply discretion to decisions and work output using operations knowledge and external vendors to drive process improvements, maintain accountability to deliverables and handle secure data transfers.
Collect, review & publish program dashboards for facilitators, by leveraging relevant data sources including qualitative / quantitative evaluations and participant roster tracking.
Track pipeline & operational health of all assigned programs, through appropriate workflow management tools.
Create & maintain process documentation, prepare & share status reports with appropriate stakeholders at key milestones.
Recommend process improvements to deliver a superior leader experience.
Build and maintain relationships with executives + admins across the enterprise.