Senior Manager, Roundel Learning

Target•Minneapolis, MN

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Roundel is Target’s entry into the media business; an advertising sell-side business built on the principles of first party (people based) data, brand safe content environments and proof that our marketing programs drive business results for our clients. We operate with the ethos of trust and transparency and that media works best when it works in everyone’s best interest. At the very root of that, Roundel is here to drive business growth for our clients, and redefine “value” in the industry by solving core industry challenges vs. copy current industry methods of operation. We are here to drive a key growth initiative for Target and to lead the industry to a better way of operating within the media marketplace. Roundel Learning is responsible for creating an engaging culture of growth for our advertising clients and retail media team members around the world. We equip Target’s fastest growing business segment, Roundel, to surpass our goals by investing in the development and growth of every team member through intentionally designed, hands-on, accessible, relevant learning experiences and rich career development programming. As a Sr. Manager, Learning you will drive best-in-class learning plans for our advertising business. You are a seasoned and dynamic learning, go-to-market, or retail media professional with in-depth project management experience, excellent communication practices, and strong relationship building/influence skills. You will develop train the trainer curriculum to equip our SME’s to successfully equip the broader team & our external advertising clients. You will partner with the Roundel Instructional Designers to develop engaging learning curriculum, certifications, course content, and compelling learning activities that maximize speed to competency and tie to Roundel’s business objectives You will develop learning solutions for the most complex learning needs facing the broader org and our external clients. You own taking new digital marketing concepts, trends, products, process, and technology and making them easy for the team to understand and represent in market. Given the dynamic nature of the Roundel business, a curious spirit is required as new products and solutions are constantly evolving. The Sr. Manager, Learning will partner with digital marketing experts, go-to-market, product, sales, and media teams to create an organized intuitive learning curriculum for complex topics that equips internal team members to deliver excellent client service and drive advertising revenue!

Requirements

8+ years of corp. learning & development, go-to-market, or media experience w/ a focus in retail media, digital marketing, advertising, martech or adtech preferred
Earned a four-year bachelor degree or higher preferably specialized in Education, Business, Marketing, or Psychology, or equivalent work experience
Demonstrated ability to distill complex information into simplified, digestible content supporting business goals
Expert at applying adult learning theory/research (ADDIE, Kirkpatrick, etc.) to the practical business needs of an org.
Advocated for your learners and built strong relationships with subject matter experts
Strong negotiator who influenced key stakeholders in a complex organization and ability to work through ambiguity to push work forward
Rich history of leading various digital advertising, marketing, martech/adtech, or data sciences curriculum, course, lesson, and content development projects

Responsibilities

Drive strategic learning initiatives to upskill US Roundel team members
Lead Roundel’s US Onboarding Experience
Innovate and elevate Roundel Learning’s proficiency (certification) programs
Lead Roundel’s 5A consultative sales program and drive sales leadership development
Champion identifying metrics/insights that show the quantifiable impact of your learning initiatives have on business results