Lead Ux Designer, Emerging Experiences

Target Target · Retail · Minneapolis, MN

Lead UX Designer for Target's Emerging Experiences team, focusing on future-forward digital and physical touchpoints. Responsibilities include participating in design sprints, developing future-state journeys, creating prototypes, and mentoring junior designers. Requires 7+ years of product design experience and proficiency in design/prototyping tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in cross-functional design sprints to explore new guest experiences and technologies
  2. Contribute to the development of future-state journeys and conceptual models through product design, prototyping and visual storytelling
  3. Effectively facilitate multiple cross functional working teams and collaborate across multiple design and product teams
  4. Create design deliverables representative of the design process phase – such as wireframes, user flows, UI design and prototypes
  5. Guide design process and mentor junior designers

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years experience as a product designer
  • Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools (i.e., in Figma, Principle, Framer, Cursor, Lovable)
  • Experience working in design sprints, early-stage concepting, or innovation labs
  • Advanced strategic problem-solving, systems thinking, and collaboration skills
  • Ability to balance creative exploration with practical delivery
  • Proven ability to effectively use data and insights to set your direction and communicate your approach
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills
  • Comfortable working in ambiguity, contributing to complex challenges, and collaborating across teams

Nice to have

  • Passion for inclusive design and creating joyful, purposeful experiences at scale

What the JD emphasized

  • strong portfolio showcasing successful product design work
  • Advanced proficiency in product design and prototyping tools
  • Experience working in design sprints, early-stage concepting, or innovation labs
  • Advanced strategic problem-solving, systems thinking, and collaboration skills
  • Proven ability to effectively use data and insights to set your direction and communicate your approach
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills