Target · 14 hours ago
Lead Tech Operations Program Manager - Tech Enablement
7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$95K/yr - $171K/yr
6+ years expTarget is a leading retail company that focuses on creating joyful experiences for families. As a Lead Tech Operations Program Manager, you will influence the use of learning platforms and drive adoption plans that enhance the workflows of engineers and data scientists.
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Responsibilities
Partner with peers to influence the evolution and effective use of internal and third-party learning platforms and tools, ensuring they support real technical workflows and adoption needs
Partner with tech priority owners to design and drive adoption plans that change how engineers and data scientists work day to day and represent the Tech persona with enterprise priority owners, ensuring adoption practices meet the needs of the Tech team
Translate Target’s tech strategy into real, sustained change in how engineers and data scientists work. This role shapes approaches early, activates them through execution, and ensures adoption sticks by designing for how technologists learn, work, and evolve
Build and maintain strong working knowledge of modern engineering, data science, UX, product, and AI practices relevant to Target Tech and identify industry experts, practitioners, and partners to engage in targeted learning sessions, demos, and forums
Actively participate in technical cross-functional teams and working groups to stay close to practitioner needs, and translate those discussions into updated onboarding materials, targeted training, and adoption resources that support agreed-upon practices and ways of working across Target Tech
Help define and evolve role expectations for engineers, data scientists, tech practitioners, in a mature, AI-first operating environment
Contribute domain insight to shared career architecture, skills frameworks, and role expectations that reflect how work is changing
Partner with senior technical leaders and HR to help define the workforce of the future, specifically what strong performance looks like in human and agent collaboration and modern delivery models, and help shape the ways of working for Tech
Partner with enterprise, product, and UX teams to shape learning and adoption experiences grounded in real technical needs and practitioner reality
Help surface, codify, and share emerging best practices by translating learnings from pilots, exemplars, and industry insight into reusable guidance and examples
Stay current on industry trends, evolving tools, and best practices to inform workforce and adoption decisions
Qualification
Required
Four-year degree or equivalent experience
6+ years of experience driving technical enablement and adoption within a technology organization, including experience working directly with engineers, data scientists, product, or UX teams. Background may include technical program management, engineering operations, tech strategy, workforce strategy, or capability development in a complex, matrixed environment
Strong understanding of modern technology practices, including the software development lifecycle, engineering and data science workflows, and evolving industry trends, with the ability to stay current and engage credibly with engineers and data practitioners
Experience with software engineering tools (GitHub, Jira)
Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly to varied audiences
Experience operating within Tech organization or in a role that requires rapidly learning and applying new technologies
Demonstrated ability to pilot tools, identify best practices, and translate technical learnings into clear guidance for others
Ability to influence without authority by credibly representing technical perspectives in decisions about skills, roles, and learning investments, driving alignment and adoption through clarity and strong cross-functional partnership
Structured, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality outcomes
Comfortable engaging with UX practitioners, and product partners
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
Company
Target
Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
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EVP and Chief Financial Officer
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EVP and COO
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