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Job Title: Executive Services Lead Consultant
Classification: Exempt
Date: August 2025
About Us:
Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers. 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.
To match the signature style and passion of Target’s distinctive and beloved retail brand, Target Legal Affairs is a dynamic and deeply knowledgeable team of legal pros, each with valuable expertise from several disciplines. Whether specializing in government affairs, policy, risk management, regulatory compliance, ethics or employee and labor relations, this team advocates for Target and its business plans in communities across the nation and works across the entire company to provide internal clients with cohesive guidance. We are committed to being internal experts to both internal and external entities on key issues that affect Target’s ability to productively do business. We focus on defining, investigating, anticipating and ultimately mitigating risk in all its forms. We apply our grasp of brand law by overseeing, maintaining and ensuring correct, consistent and authorized use of Target’s signature Bullseye logo, assets and other trademarked material. We help protect Target and its subsidiaries by applying our comprehensive understanding and interpretation of the laws that govern our stores, distribution centers and corporate locations.
Here, you’ll enjoy working autonomously with a healthy work-balance. Your passion for learning the business and building relationships with the senior leaders and key business partners that you support will be key to tackling the ever-changing legal challenges we face in a dynamic and fast-paced retail landscape. From brand and patent law to contract development and negotiations, you’ll be challenged and gratified by a role with Target Legal Affairs.
A role within Corporate Security means protecting our Target community by managing physical security risks that have the potential to impact our team members, guests, and operations. Here, you may support our mission by generating intelligence & awareness, ensuring protective security, providing incident response, or guiding recovery & continuity procedures in the event of incidents or crises.
The Executive Services Lead Consultant is responsible for delivering executive protection and support services that ensure the safety, productivity, and privacy of the CEO, executive leadership team, and board of directors. The Lead Consultant designs, implements, and oversees comprehensive security programs, processes, and strategies, while maintaining the tools and resources required for effective execution. By building strong relationships with key stakeholders, the Lead Consultant drives continuous improvement and proactively identifies opportunities to enhance the program and manage security risks.
Utilize security risk management to ensure the safety, productivity, and privacy of the CEO and executive leadership team
Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks with potential to adversely impact executive leadership or significant corporate events
Serve as executive security risk subject matter expert, advocate for appropriate, balanced, and reasonable risk mitigation strategies
Create, document, and implement routine and threat-based logistical and safety plans
Deliver relevant safety and logistical information and recommendations to senior leadership
Lead projects within team; participates in projects across Corporate Security
Work closely with cross-functional teams and builds and maintains strong partnerships with key internal and external partners
Maintain and publish up-to-date business support calendar
Conduct investigations, risk assessments, and manage executive related threats
Assist with the development and updates of policies and procedures; work within policies and procedures to maintain productive business operations
Obtain third party security services as required and manage relationship with vendors that support executive leadership
Provide executive security at headquarters through proactive monitoring, executive floor staffing, and coordinating with onsite security teams
Perform comprehensive residential security assessments utilizing CPTED strategies
Respond to medical emergencies and coordinate with medical director and emergency medical services personnel
Travel extensively domestically and internationally
Achieve and maintain advanced training and certifications in areas including protective operations, medical response, firearms, use-of-force, and protective driving
Maintain a high level of physical fitness and professional appearance
REPORTING/WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to the Director, Executive Services & Threat Assessment Teams
A successful candidate will have a proven track record of strategic thinking, creative problem solving and driving meaningful results.
About You:
Bachelor’s degree
Experience working in a private-sector multi-national, matrixed organization
Strong ability to engage, effectively communicate with, and influence senior leadership
Demonstrated business acumen
Ability to balance operational and security needs with business and cultural goals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a highly collaborative team environment
Self-motivated and able to work remotely with little or no direct supervision
Strong interpersonal skills
Unquestioned personal and business integrity with proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information; excellent judgment, discretion, and decision-making ability
Excellent problem-solving ability
Experience leading programs, projects or people
Proficiency in standard office software programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and PowerPoint)
Proven decision-making ability under stress and during emergency situations
EMT-B certification or ability to achieve one within first year
4 years of experience as a licensed peace officer; ability to meet the qualifications required for certification as an Armed Security Officer (ASO) in accordance with the DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP)
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time
Must be available to support a work schedule that will vary from week to week, to include nights, weekends and holidays
DESIRED REQUIREMENTS
Master’s degree / MBA
Paramedic certification
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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