About This Opportunity
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 500 company, and one of America's leading retailers. Target has a great culture and is one of the best places to work. A brand known for its inclusive and collaborative work environment, Target is a preferred choice for our guests (customers) and team members alike.
Target in India is an extension of our headquarters and a fully-integrated part of our global team. We have over 5,000 team members in Bangalore engaged in work that supports business areas across technology, marketing, human resources, finance, merchandising, supply chain, analytics, and reporting.
Right on pace with Target's distinctive retail brand, Target Finance and Accounting are transforming for the better. In Finance, you'll be an integral voice in discussions that lead to Target's unparalleled shopping experience. Your analysis and recommendations will be directly applied to critical business decisions, from sales to merchandising and beyond. Within Finance, you'll enjoy the interesting challenges of the competitive retail space. You'll see your contributions come to life in virtually every area of this dynamic enterprise. And you'll grow and be challenged in your career while having a healthy balance with life outside of work.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
At Target in India, our US Sales and Use Tax Team is part of the engine powering compliance with the many tax rules and regulations governing our business operations. This team works closely with their colleagues in the US to navigate the complex world of indirect tax laws, meticulously preparing filings, reports and payments that keep our business running efficiently.
The Tax Analyst will be responsible for assisting on various aspects of the sales and use tax functions managed at Target In India. This role primarily supports the sales and use tax compliance process by preparing and filing accurate sales and use tax returns, handling payments, reconciling general ledger accounts state-wise, gathering documentation to support sales tax audits etc. This role will also focus on the below areas -
Working within Tax, your mission will be to drive value-added work and support our core retail business goals. Our tax team focuses on all aspects of tax reporting including enhancing productivity and efficiency of core compliance through process and technology, monitoring tax risk and opportunities across all tax disciplines, engaging and educating Finance and the broader organization regarding tax considerations, and prioritizing team resources to support key work streams.
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Benefits
Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
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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. 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 voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.
About the Team Supply Chain Network Optimization (SCNO) is a global team and part of Integrated Operations Planning & Network steering within Global Supply Chain and Logistics. We are at the forefront of defining and enabling an efficient, reliable and best in class supply chain. This team uses a wide variety of engineering and advanced applied mathematical techniques (5Why's, ML, AI, OR, MILP, DES,) techniques to study and solve niche problems in supply chain across the entire value chain (Purchasing, transportation, Multi echelon inventory, last mile and process optimization) to enable the best guest experience and profitable growth for Target.
About the Role
As a Lead Operations Research Scientist in SCNO, you will tackle complex supply chain challenges, develop a deep understanding of problem complexity, and drive cutting-edge solutions. This role requires strong experience working with large data sets, advanced programming skills, and a solid foundation in statistics, probability theory, machine learning, AI, simulations, and operations research.
You will be expected to work effectively on high-visibility problems that come with inherent risks,
roadblocks, and constraints, while collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders. You will also be accountable for planning and delivering team projects, ensuring alignment across teams, and driving measurable impact.
Key responsibilities include:
Actively engaging with cross-functional stakeholders to understand and frame business
problems.
Building a deep understanding of problem complexity, addressing both breadth and depth.
Finding, gathering, analyzing, and processing large data sets efficiently by developing robust and scalable programs.
Developing and applying advanced operations research techniques, AI, and machine learning to solve business challenges.
Running complex simulations, conducting scenario analyses, and employing optimization
methods.
Planning and developing project charters with clearly defined milestones and success metrics.
Ensuring cross-functional alignment, removing blockers, and accelerating project delivery.
Communicating insights effectively through clear and concise data storytelling to influence
decision-making.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs
About You
8+ years of professional experience with a bachelor's or master's degree (5+ years for a PhD) in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or a related field.
4+ years of experience with programming in Python, PySpark, R, SQL and open-source data science tools.
4+ years of experience applying advanced data science and operations research techniques.
Hands on experience with AI and machine learning, including working with large language models and modern ML frameworks.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to address business challenges creatively.
Skilled in cleaning, transforming, and analyzing large datasets to generate insights.
Passionate about continuous learning and empirical research, with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Retail and supply chain experience is a plus.
Team-oriented with the ability to collaborate effectively across locations and time zones.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Why Work with Us at Target?
Work on advanced analytics and data science projects that directly impact Target's global supply chain, including inventory and capacity planning, transportation efficiency, and purchasing
strategies.
We support your professional growth through learning and development opportunities, powering you take courses in Data Science, Supply Chain, Operations Research, and other subjects.
We value diversity and inclusion, fostering an environment that contributes to positive customer experiences.
We offer flexible work schedules and arrangements, allowing team members to succeed both at work and in their personal lives in a hybrid setting.
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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.
About the role
As a Principal Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will provide technical leadership and set the long-term architectural direction for how data is managed, governed, and observed across Target. This role is focused on influence at scale - shaping platforms, standards, and engineering practices that enable teams across the enterprise to build trusted, reliable, and compliant data products.
You will operate at the intersection of architecture, engineering excellence, and organizational alignment, ensuring the data platform foundation can support the scale, complexity, and regulatory needs of a large omni-channel retailer.
What you'll do
Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for Target's Data Platform.Influence platform strategy across multiple teams and domains by setting standards, patterns, and best practices for data management, governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, and observability.Partner closely with engineering leaders, product managers, and data teams to align platform capabilities with business and regulatory requirements.Evaluate trade-offs holistically across systems, balancing scalability, reliability, usability, and operational excellence.Lead design reviews for complex, cross-cutting initiatives and guide teams toward cohesive, long-term solutions.Mentor senior and staff-level engineers, raising the overall bar for technical decision-making and platform thinking.Serve as a technical thought leader, anticipating future needs and evolving the platform to support Target's long-term data strategy.About you:
Deep experience designing and evolving large-scale data platforms in complex enterprise environmentsStrong background working with data warehouses, data lakes, and distributed data systemsExpertise in data management and governance, including metadata, lineage, data quality, and observabilitySolid understanding of data fundamentals and distributed systems architectureHands-on experience using Python, Scala, and/or Java to build and operate data pipelinesStrong SQL skills and experience with relational databases, NoSQL systems, modern data warehouses, and data lakesExperience designing batch and streaming data processing systems with a focus on reliability and scalabilityProven experience building and operating cloud-based data platforms on AWS, GCP, and/or AzureAbility to define long-term architectural vision and influence technical direction across teamsStrong systems thinker who evaluates trade-offs across scale, performance, reliability, and usabilityExperience leading design reviews and mentoring senior and staff-level engineersClear communicator who can explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical partnersCollaborative leader with strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills Read Less