Director, Issues & Campaign Management (hybrid in ...

Director, Issues & Campaign Management (hybrid in Minneapolis) Job Overview As Director, Issues & Campaign Management, you will focus on the issues and opportunities that have the potential to impact Target's business, team, guests, and stakeholders and develop and deploy campaigns to mitigate risk and promote business goals. You will be an integral leader in the Reputation & Risk (R&R) program, which is the company's central structure for preparing for potential reputation risks and responding to materialized risk events and will work with internal business partners from Corporate Affairs and across the enterprise. Responsibilities Develop and lead an enterprise-wide program for issues-based campaigns, which includes those driven by internal and external factors. Create a programmatic approach to using data and insights to identify issue and activism trends and better prepare for risk developments. Lead complex project development and execution across the company in order to protect Target's reputation and help support business goals. Convene and lead cross-functional working groups to address complex issues, manage internal partners, coordinate execution of actions and facilitate alignment across teams. Develop and maintain relationships across business functions and with key partners and subject matter experts, leveraging diverse perspectives, sources, and expertise to identify, explore and respond to developing risks in a proactive and agile manner. Support and influence business decisions and provide risk-based planning and decision support to business functions and senior leaders. Represent the Risk & Reputation team on a variety of internal working groups, providing sound strategic counsel and valuable insights and analysis. Ongoing monitoring, tracking and reporting on a portfolio of topics, including the ability to summarize and communicate about trends and potential impacts to a variety of internal audiences. Create and maintain a positive team culture by demonstrating behaviors consistent with organizational values of Inclusivity, Connection, and Drive. About You Four-year degree, or equivalent experience 8-10 years of directly related experience in issues management, crisis management, communications, reputation management, public policy Excellent written, oral and facilitation communication skills; experience conducting research; ability to distill complex topics into clear and concise analysis or recommendations Ability to work in team situations and to contribute to cross-functional activities Highly organized and efficient, able to work in a fast-paced, highly sensitive area and manage multiple tasks at the same time; strong sense of urgency and priority Bias for action and strong ability to execute with minimal oversight: coordinate, prioritize, put forth recommendations, establish goals, ensure timelines are met and resources are being used wisely Ability to innovate and engage in continuous improvement of our program and processes Demonstrated curiosity, creative problem solving and leadership skills 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 location 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. Benefits Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more. 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. For more information on benefits eligibility for this role, visit here . Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-03-05