Sr Designer, Business Integration + Strategy, Inclusive Product Design

The pay range is $95000.00 - $171000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on include labor markets and in some instancesmay include education work experience and 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 benefits for eligible team members include 401(k) employee discount short term disability long term disability paid sick leave paid national holidays and paid competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at Designer Inclusive Design & Culture

Classification: Exempt L6

Date: September 2026

About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350000 team members worldwide Target is an iconic brand and one of Americas 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 our culture 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 is how we care grow and win together.

About the Team:

Targets Inclusive Design & Culture team is made up of designers researchers accessibility practitioners and inclusion experts who are passionate about creating better experiences for guests team members and partners. We work to ensure products services and systems are intentionally designed to meet the needs of people across a broad range of identities abilities cultures and life experiences.

Our work goes beyond removing barriers. We create meaningful experiences that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities we serve. By joining our team you will play a critical role in increasing accessibility relevance and delight for all families while helping shape the future of inclusive design at Target.

About the Role:

As the Senior Designer Inclusive Design & Culture you will help advance Targets commitment to inclusive and socially responsible design. You will lead inclusive design strategies across Owned Brand product design and packaging with a focus on culture and race gender and sex aging and cognitive and physical accessibility.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Inclusive Design & Culture you will partner across the enterprise and collaborate with external experts to develop and embed inclusive practices that influence products experiences and business decisions. You will serve as a strategic leader educator and advocate helping teams build inclusive design capabilities while driving meaningful business and community impact.

• Business Leadership: Serve as a champion for inclusive and social design practices across the organization. Act as a trusted expert on inclusion cultural insights emerging trends and social risk. Lead the development of learning experiences tools and resources that help teams strengthen cultural competency inclusive mindsets and anti-racist design practices.

Support teams throughout the design process by providing research insights and strategic guidance during discovery and concept development. Leverage data and measurement tools to track progress against inclusive design goals learning objectives and behavioral outcomes.

• Team Leadership: Build strong partnerships across a diverse network of stakeholders to develop strategies and programs that drive meaningful outcomes. Navigate complex matrixed environments while influencing leaders at multiple levels of the organization.

Create the conditions for teams to thrive by providing advocacy clarity insights design direction and operational support. Foster a culture of collaboration trust and inclusion while coaching team members and partners to strengthen their inclusive design capabilities and confidence.

• Industry Leadership: Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external partners including affinity groups professional organizations academic institutions medical experts and community organizations. Connect social and cultural insights to business priorities and help drive collective action.

Represent Target at industry events conferences and community engagements to stay informed on emerging trends and best practices. Partner with teams across Corporate Social Responsibility Multicultural Marketing Risk & Reputation and Human Resources to ensure alignment with broader enterprise and multicultural strategies.

About You:

You bring deep expertise in design inclusion and organizational change along with a passion for creating products and experiences that work for everyone. You are a strategic thinker collaborative leader and effective storyteller who can influence across teams and drive meaningful impact.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in product design social design community leadership or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience building inclusion programs and developing organizational capability.
• Experience advancing design practices within complex matrixed or global organizations.
• Ability to balance immediate business needs with long-term strategic goals.
• Strong visual verbal and written communication skills with a data-informed approach to storytelling.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and influence decision-making across all phases of the design process.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo embracing change and advancing accessibility and inclusion initiatives.

This role works inn office 4 days per week from our Downtown MN campus. This role is not eligible for remote work arrangements.

Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc operating company are prohibited from working more than thirty (30) days per calendar year in any of the following states: AL AR DE FL IN IA LA MD MS MO NC OK PA SC TN and VA. If hired you will be prohibited from working remotely from any of the states listed above for more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.

Benefits Eligibility

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Application deadline is : 09/19/2026