Director, Enterprise Sustainability Strategic Initiatives(Remote Or Hybrid)

The pay range is $135,000.00 - $243,000.00

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.

Director, Enterprise Sustainability Strategic Initiatives

Classification: Exempt

Date: April 2026

About us:

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.

At Target, we are committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship, and growth that creates value for all stakeholders. We offer opportunities to grow your career, to learn and lead, and to make meaningful contributions in support of Target’s mission and business priorities.

The Enterprise Sustainability team supports Target’s long-term success by integrating environmental and social considerations into enterprise strategy, decision-making, and execution. The team partners across the company to align sustainability priorities with business objectives, financial rigor, and external expectations.

Bring your passion and expertise to help Target leverage its size and scale for broader good.

The Director, Enterprise Sustainability Strategic Initiatives is an enterprise-facing leader responsible for shaping and advancing Target’s sustainability strategy in partnership with leaders across the company and key external stakeholders, while leading a team to drive execution of strategic initiatives.

Rooted in deep sustainability expertise, this role translates complex environmental and social priorities into clear, actionable business strategies. In addition to shaping enterprise sustainability strategy, the role is deployed across priority domains such as circularity, resilience, and sustainable innovation, and other cross-functional efforts supporting teams in developing strong strategic framing and robust business cases that maximize business value and sustainability impact.

The role leads complex, cross-functional initiatives, framing strategic options and tradeoffs while aligning stakeholders toward informed, timely executive decisions. Working closely with the Vice President of Enterprise Sustainability, the Enterprise Sustainability leadership team, and partners across the enterprise, this role advances key priorities and elevates strategic rigor through stronger enterprise thinking and integration.

This position requires deep subject matter expertise in sustainability, combined with strong business acumen, to navigate complex issues and translate them into clear, business-relevant strategies. Other responsibilities include:

  • Shaping and advancing Target’s enterprise sustainability strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities, financial considerations, and critical external stakeholder expectations
  • Translating external sustainability, policy, and market trends into forward-looking strategic insight, surfacing risks, opportunities, and implications for enterprise decision-making and long-term value creation
  • Framing ambiguous or emerging sustainability issues, define problem statements, assess options and tradeoffs, and drive alignment toward decisions that balance ambition, financial realities, and execution pathways
  • Leading high-priority, cross-cutting strategic initiatives that span multiple sustainability priorities and business functions, including circularity, resilience, sustainable innovation, and others as required
  • Partnering with Corporate Strategy, Finance, and business teams to embed sustainability into enterprise strategy, planning, and investment decisions, driving clarity, focus, and enterprise alignment across initiatives
  • Translating sustainability priorities into clear business cases and strategic narratives that enable informed tradeoffs and investment decisions
  • Preparing executive and Board-ready materials that clearly articulate sustainability strategy, imp
Back to blog

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...