The pay range is $132,000.00 - $238,000.00
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 Target:
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
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 in Target's digital experience by increasing ease, simplicity, value, and delight for every touchpoint.
About the Role:
As a Lead UX Researcher - AI Enablement, you will set the research direction for how Target understands and improves AI-enabled and agentic experiences. This role focuses on tools and workflows used by technical and product practitioners, while flexing to other enterprise team member experiences as priorities evolve.
You will lead foundational and applied research across products, platforms, pilots, and live experiences. Your work will clarify user needs, adoption barriers, and the conditions that support confidence, human oversight, and responsible use. You will turn evidence into decisions about what to build, how to improve it, and how to scale it.
You will partner with UX, Product, Technology, Data Science, and business teams to connect human-centered insights with behavioral and operational data. You will influence portfolio decisions, mentor other researchers, and strengthen how Target learns about emerging AI experiences.
Responsibilities:
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
About You:
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 performedboth 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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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.
Application deadline is : 09/17/2026
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