Director Corporate Development

The pay range is $147,000.00 - $264,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In 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 selves. 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. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

A role in Corporate Development means being a part of a dynamic team that works across the enterprise to deliver growth opportunities including investments, acquisitions and partnerships. You will build a proactive pipeline of acquisition and partnership opportunities and drive the execution of deals. You’ll also support internal partners and build relationships with external partners to expand and enhance Target’s presence. 

As the Director, Corporate Development, you will be responsible for evaluating and executing the company’s acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, partnerships and divestitures that support and accelerate Target’s strategy. Specifically, you will lead and perform valuation analyses and develop financial models to support business cases in partnership with internal and external partners. You will also lead a wide range of initiatives to identify potential external partners to further engage with.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• Four-year degree, preferably in Finance, or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of corporate development, investment banking, private equity, and/or other transaction experience
• Experience developing business cases with complete financial models
• Comfort with ambiguity and is a solution-oriented, innovative and creative problem solver; a self-starter who can work independently and effectively prioritize initiatives/business needs the broader team is working on
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interpret complex information and tailor communications to a range of audience; synthesizing and clearly communicating highly complex findings to focus on the critical issues and actionable opportunities
• Provide direction and thought leadership to the broader team
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust and respect with peers, team members and leadership; including ability to influence team members and business partners to address complex business challenges
• Strong decision making, project management, financial analysis and structuring skills, including discounted cash flow modeling and in-depth understanding of financial statements
• MBA/CFP/CPA/MA preferred

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. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.

Benefits Eligibility

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