Lead UX Product Designer - Emerging Experiences

Welcome to Target: Where Design Meets Innovation

At Target, we're on a mission to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. As a leader in the retail industry, we're committed to delivering exceptional guest experiences that exceed expectations. Our UX team is at the forefront of this mission, driving innovation and improvement in our digital experiences. We're now seeking a talented Lead UX Product Designer - Emerging Experiences to join our team and help shape the future of retail.

About Our UX Team

Our UX team is a dynamic group of design, content, research, and accessibility practitioners and experts who are passionate about improving and innovating our digital experiences. We pride ourselves on designing tangible, inspiring, and impactful solutions that serve all aspects of our business. As a Lead Product Designer within our Guest Experience team, you'll play a critical role in delivering best-in-class digital shopping experiences for our guests.

About the Role

As a Lead UX Product Designer - Emerging Experiences, your mission is to deliver innovative and impactful digital experiences that drive engagement, loyalty, and delight for our guests. You'll leverage and develop frameworks for UX sprints, deliver functional proof of concepts, and launch new experiences in partnership with product, engineering, and other cross-functional peers and leaders. Your focus will be on deeply understanding human needs, changes in consumer trends and behavior, business opportunities, and Target's brand potential to develop actionable, multi-horizon strategies for new experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and contribute to UX strategy and vision for product experiences across digital platforms, influencing investment, collaborations, and the balance of new vs. iteration
• Lead UX sprints for discovery, co-creation, future-visioning, and functional proof of concept delivery for emerging experiences in partnership with product, engineering, and other cross-functional peers and leaders
• Investigate new opportunities using both qualitative and quantitative research methods and deliver artifacts leveraging design strategy and service design methods
• Align internal stakeholders, accelerate experimentation, and enable us to innovate more rapidly while scaling UX learnings and best-practices across teams
• Create deliverables representative of both exploratory and go-to-market design phases, such as wireframes, user flows, UI design, and prototypes
• Guide design process and mentor junior designers, holding design work to a high standard of craft, including accessibility, user research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design, and service design
• Advance a culture of human-centered practice within UX, product, and engineering teams and build a network of relationships to enable your vision in service of our guest experience and Target as a whole

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll need to be a seasoned UX professional with a strong portfolio showcasing successful product and service design work. You should thrive at the intersection of design strategy, scaled solutions, and craft, with expert skills in UX, product, and service design, as well as structuring and planning work, and owning the design process.

Essential Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience as a senior or lead product designer with a strong portfolio showcasing successful product and service design work
• Expert skills in UX, product, and service design, as well as structuring and planning work, and owning the design process
• Advanced expertise in design strategy and service design methods (i.e., co-creation sprints)
• Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools (i.e., Figma)
• Advanced strategic problem-solving, systems thinking, and collaboration skills
• Proven ability to effectively use data and insights to set your direction and communicate your approach
• Ability to balance the need for near-term solutions and long-term vision
• Expertise in communicating how design connects to, serves, and improves business outcomes
• Exhibit a growth mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a retail or e-commerce environment
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and trends in UX design
• Experience with design systems and accessibility guidelines
• Strong understanding of human-centered design principles and methodologies
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present design concepts and solutions to non-design stakeholders

Career Growth Opportunities and Learning Benefits

At Target, we're committed to helping our team members grow and develop in their careers. As a Lead UX Product Designer - Emerging Experiences, you'll have access to a range of learning and development opportunities, including training programs, mentorship, and career coaching. You'll also have the chance to work on high-impact projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to the development of our UX strategy and vision.

Work Environment and Company Culture

Our work environment is dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced, with a focus on innovation and creativity. We're committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity, diversity, and belonging, where everyone feels valued and respected. As a team member, you'll be part of a vibrant community that's passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences and making a positive impact on our communities.

Compensation, Perks, and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package, commensurate with experience, as well as a range of benefits and perks, including comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), employee discount, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Our pay range for this role is $126,600.00 - $227,900.00, and we're committed to providing a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects your skills, experience, and contributions to our team.

Conclusion

If you're a talented and ambitious UX professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. As a Lead UX Product Designer - Emerging Experiences at Target, you'll have the chance to make a real impact on our business, drive innovation and growth, and contribute to the development of our UX strategy and vision. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of retail. Apply now and take the first step towards an exciting and rewarding career with Target!

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