Lead Tech Operations Program Manager - Strategy Activation

Target • Brooklyn Park, NC

1d • $95,000 - $171,000 • 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. Learn more about Target here . Target Tech creates and operates the tools, t ech nology, science, and systems that enable every part of Target’s business and creates compelling and joyful experiences for our team members and guests. Our success is rooted in our diverse and talented team employing architectural discipline, agile execution, innovation, and operational excellence. While we create new capabilities to drive engagement, efficiency, and growth, we also prioritize investing in our t ech nology ecosystem to keep it reliable, performant, and secure. We believe empowering our team to solve problems, fostering continuous learning and innovation, and building strong team connections enables us to deliver more, faster, and with higher quality. And with more joy. Use your skills, experience, and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals . Within the strategy and operations team in Tech , w e believe that well-designed rituals, moments, and forums are critical levers for activating strategy at scale within Tech . When those moments are intentional, they align teams, reinforce what matters most, and accelerate execution. As a Lead Tech Operations Program Manager, you will :

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale events, executive forums, strategy communications, or cross-functional program management within a complex, matrixed, t ech nology-driven organization.
• Demonstrated ability to confidently facilitate moments with senior leaders and executives in both large and small settings, ensuring clarity, focus, and forward momentum.
• Demonstrates a strong learning mindset and external awareness by actively learning from industry leaders, peer organizations, and cross-functional partners, and translating those insights into stronger strategies and execution.
• Proven experience leading complex, enterprise-scale events, forums, or programs with senior executive stakeholders.
• Strong ability to design moments that drive alignment, clarity, and behavior change at scale.
• Proven ability shaping narratives and framing messages in service of strategy
• Strong judgement and presence when working with senior leaders and high-visibility moments.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and influence without authority across levels, teams, and disciplines.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect t ech work to enterprise outcomes.
• Experience working closely with t ech nology teams and quickly building context on t ech nical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the year-round Tech Events Strategy, ensuring every major forum directly advances tech priorities, strengthens leader readiness, and makes measurable progress visible across Tech through by showing example s of wins, bold experimentation and misses , and momentum.
• Design and lead Tech-wide strategy forums and flagship rituals including All Team Huddles, Demo Days, showcases , and leadership sessions, turning them into high-impact activation moments that create shared clarity, reinforce priorities, and drive aligned action.
• Design events as strategy activation moments and ensur e leaders and teams leave with clarity on key priorities, changes and next steps.
• Coach Tech portfolios to build executive-ready Demo Day showcases for Target Leadership Team , including storyline development, demo curation, and end-to-end experience design.
• Shape clear, outcome-oriented narratives that help leaders and teams understand how t ech nology work connects to enterprise priorities.
• Support leaders in framing strategy, progress, and expectations effectively in high-visibility moments.
• Translate complex t ech nology initiatives into simple, relatable stories that resonate with t ech nical and non- t ech nical audiences.
• Identify opportunities to elevate Targe t Tech ’s most impactful work through select internal and external forums tied to major moments and milestones.

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level