Director Tech - Target India
Target · Posted Nov 4
General merchandise, apparel, grocery, and home goods retail services
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About the role
Target is a Fortune 50 retailer, and this role sits within Target India's technology organization supporting Legal, Risk, Compliance, Digital Trust, Safe & Secure. The portfolio spans custom-built products, AI-enabled and agentic capabilities, cloud platforms, and third-party SaaS solutions, with a focus on trust, security, privacy, and responsible AI. The Director of Technology leads engineering teams and external partners, drives AI-native strategy and product culture, and reports to the VP Engineering for Finance Tech, HR Tech, Legal & Compliance, Safe & Secure.
What you will do
- As Director of Technology for Legal, Risk, Compliance, Digital Trust, Safe & Secure, you will lead a complex and evolving portfolio of technology products that help protect Target, our team, and the trust of our guests.
- This is an opportunity to shape the next generation of technology across these critical enterprise capabilities—applying AI- native and agentic approaches where they create meaningful value, while selecting the right technology and architecture for each problem.
- You will lead engineering teams, technology platforms, and external technology partners to build secure, resilient, intelligent, and scalable solutions.
- Your portfolio will span custom-built products, AI-enabled capabilities, cloud platforms, and third-party SaaS solutions.
- You will drive strategic initiatives, identify and adopt emerging technology practices, build a strong product culture and ways of working, and foster a high-performing team environment.
- This role requires close collaboration with teams across the enterprise, especially in Legal, Risk, Ethics, and Enterprise Security.
- You will operate in areas where trust, security, privacy, compliance, and responsible technology practices matter deeply.
- You will help teams innovate quickly while applying the engineering rigor and controls appropriate to the risk and criticality of each product.
- As the Director of Technology, you will advocate and articulate Target’s technology vision, create enduring products that align with business outcomes.
- You’ll drive change, support critical business priorities, and foster a culture emphasizing agility, continuous improvement, rapid innovation, and calculated risk-taking.
- Talent acquisition, development, and retention will be central to your role.
- You will build a diverse, high-performing team and champion a culture of collaboration, care, growth, and inclusion.
- This role reports directly to the VP Engineering, Finance Tech, HR Tech, Legal & Compliance, Safe & Secure.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Four-year degree or equivalent experience
- 15+ years of related experience, including 5+ years in software engineering and 5+ years in leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience leading AI-native technology strategies and delivering AI- enabled products into production, including experience evaluating where generative AI, agentic AI, machine learning, automation, or traditional engineering approaches are most appropriate.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to align technical strategies with overall business objectives
- Strong understanding of responsible AI engineering practices, including security, privacy, data governance, model risk, observability, human oversight, and controls appropriate for enterprise-scale AI solutions.
- Proven ability to communicate complex technical solutions effectively to non- technical stakeholders
- Significant experience leading third-party technology ecosystems, including evaluating SaaS and emerging technology providers, influencing supplier roadmaps, managing technical relationships and performance, and making effective build/buy/partner decisions.
- Experience in building and leading Agile teams that adopt modern CI/CD practices
- Experience managing global teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of effectively engaging senior leadership
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Target
Target Corporation operates an extensive chain of general merchandise and discount retail department stores across the United States. The company provides a broad assortment of owned and national brand products, including apparel, electronics, beauty items, groceries, and home goods. Through its physical stores and digital platforms, Target focuses on delivering style, design, and value to help consumers discover the joy of everyday life.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 415000+ employees
- Founded
- 1902
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Chair of the Board
Jim Lee
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prat Vemana
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Product Officer
Mark Weinstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Guest Experience Officer
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