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Target Lead Product Designer - Guest UX in Bangalore, India
*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. At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy and that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from diverse backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.
Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values diverse backgrounds. We believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. At Target, inclusion is part of the core value. We aim to create equitable experiences for all, regardless of their dimensions of difference. As an equal opportunity employer, Target provides diverse opportunities for everyone to grow and win
Pyramid Overview:
Join the Digital - Guest Experience Design team and collaborate with a group of design, research, and accessibility enthusiasts and experts who have a passion for improving and innovating our digital experiences for Target’s guests, team members and partners. We pride ourselves on designing tangible, inspiring and impactful solutions that serve our guests, team members and business. Being a part of the team means you will play a critical role for Target’s digital experience by increasing ease, simplicity, value, and delight wherever possible.
Team Overview:
Target’s Global UX team is a group of design, content, research, and accessibility practitioners and experts, with a passion for improving and innovating our digital experiences for Target’s guests, team members, and partners. Here, we pride ourselves on designing tangible, inspiring, and impactful solutions that serve all aspects of our business– and being a part of the team means you will play a critical role for Target’s digital experience by increasing ease, simplicity, value, and delight for every touchpoint.
*Role Overview: *
As a Lead Product Designer within our Guest UX team, you’ll be at the forefront of Target’s evolving digital experience, shaping it for our guests and contributing to business growth. You will build a best-in-class digital shopping experience for our guests on Target’s website, mobile web, and native apps. We currently have multiple open roles focusing on certain aspects of the guest shopping experience that may include areas such as account, post-purchase, discovery and inspiration, design systems, and category-specific experiences within our full-funnel digital experience.
As a Lead on the Target UX team you will play a crucial role in driving the product development process, ensuring that our designs align with user needs, business objectives, and technological feasibility.
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
Use your influence to identify and pursue user-centric outcomes within and across products
Effectively facilitate multiple cross functional working teams and collaborate across multiple design and product teams
Create design deliverables representative of the design process phase – such as journey maps, wireframes, user flows, UI design and prototypes
Guide design process and mentor junior designers
Investigate using both qualitative and quantitative research methods
Hold design work to a high standard of craft, including accessibility, user research, information architecture, interaction design, visual design
Advance a culture of human-centered practice within UX, product, and engineering teams
Build a network of relationships to enable your vision in service of our guest experience and Target as a whole
*About you: *
10+ years experience as a product designer with a strong portfolio showcasing successful product design work
You thrive at the intersection of design strategy, scaled solutions, and craft
Expert skills in UX and product design, as well as structuring and planning work, and owning the design process
Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools (i.e., in 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
You balance the need for near-term solutions and long-term vision
You are an expert in communicating how design connects to, serves, and improves business outcomes
Exhibit a growth mindset