About us:
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.
Product teams at Target are accountable for delivering business outcomes enabled through technology and analytics products that are intuitive, scalable, maintainable, and highly reliable. Each product team operates with a single, shared backlog that integrates product, technology, and design work to drive clarity, focus, and impact.
Role Overview:
As a Sr Product Manager, you will operate within the product model and collaborate closely with your product team and key stakeholders to define a clear strategy and establish measurable business objectives (OKRs) for your product. You will develop deep expertise through continuous discovery, gathering customer feedback and relevant data to understand value drivers, inform priorities, and guide strategic direction and desired outcomes.
In partnership with engineers, UX designers, data scientists, and business stakeholders, you will lead the delivery of impactful, customer-centric product solutions.
You will serve as the voice of the product for your team and stakeholders, ensuring needs are clearly understood and thoughtfully addressed. You will own and continuously refine the product backlog, including writing user stories and defining acceptance criteria, while prioritizing work to maximize business and customer impact.
You will foster an environment that encourages open dialogue and diverse perspectives, while inspiring others to pursue ambitious goals and uphold high standards aligned with Target’s direction. You will promote a strong sense of urgency and effectively leverage resources to navigate and overcome obstacles.
Core responsibilities of this role are described below. Duties may evolve based on business needs.
Roles and Responsibilities
Define and communicate a clear product vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned to business objectives
Establish and track measurable OKRs to evaluate product success and drive accountability
Lead product discovery efforts, including customer research, stakeholder interviews, and data analysis
Translate business and customer needs into well-defined user stories with clear acceptance criteria
Own and prioritize the product backlog to ensure focus on the highest value initiatives
Partner closely with engineering, UX, and data teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions
Drive data-informed decision making through experimentation, metrics tracking, and performance analysis
Communicate product plans, progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and leadership
Identify dependencies, manage risks, and proactively address blockers
Continuously assess market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities
About you:
Four-year degree or equivalent experience
6+ years of Product Management experience or equivalent domain experience
Strong technical aptitude and demonstrated customer empathy
Experience working in an agile environment
Proficiency in writing use cases, business requirements documents, and applying data-driven prioritization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Prior eCommerce/retail industry experience
Prior experience building discovery-based software applications
Experience in building 0-1 products, A/B Testing and finding product market fit
MBA preferred
Useful Links:
Life at Target- https://india.target.com/
Benefits- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits
Culture- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/diversity-and-inclusion
Skills Required
- Four-year degree or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of Product Management experience or equivalent domain experience
- Strong technical aptitude and demonstrated customer empathy
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Proficiency in writing use cases and business requirements documents
- Ability to apply data-driven prioritization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Prior eCommerce/retail industry experience
- Prior experience building discovery-based software applications
- Experience building 0-1 products, A/B testing, and finding product-market fit
- MBA
Target Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Target and has not been reviewed or approved by Target.
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Healthcare Strength — Health benefits are accessible to hourly team members at relatively low hour thresholds and include no‑cost, 24/7 virtual medical care and expanded mental‑health support. This breadth is positioned as a relative strength compared to typical retail offerings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting and options like Roth 401(k) and stock purchase. These features strengthen long‑term savings for a wide range of roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support includes paid family leave, backup care, and reimbursements for adoption and surrogacy. These resources complement paid time off and holidays for eligible team members.
Target Insights
What We Do
Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more. Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.
