Senior Data Analyst - TES Data and Analytics

About the role

The pay range is $88,000.00 - $158,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.

Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.

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.

Additional information

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 lo cation 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.