Item Data Quality Analyst

• Drive continues improvement for Data Quality Excellence of the Enterprise.
• Lead the creation and execution of the end to end data quality process.
• Create, Monitor and Analyze DQ Performance metrics.
• Measure Data completeness, accuracy, timeliness, and relevancy through-out the enterprise.
• Develop Enterprise DQ strategies by identifying the most impactful data quality areas to focus on, set prioritization within these areas, and partner with cross functional teams to understand business or guest impact.
• Create and Maintain Strong partnerships with Cross Functional Teams.
• Metadata Rule Governance
• Establish criteria for Global Data Quality System rules and enforce to ensure the rules are consistent and sustainable.
• Manage the Rule Governance process.
• Challenge partners when Rule Governance best methods are not being followed.
• Define, Create, and Maintain Data Quality rules to address the DQ business and guest facing needs within Data Quality System.
• Review existing Data Quality System rules and analyze data results to ensure that rules are still viable and pulling intended results.
• Tools and Processes – Data Quality System (Metadata Tool) and Product Catalog tools.
• Partner with Product teams on testing of new UI requirements and technology enhancements within Data Quality System.
• Identify opportunities with new requirements and strategize with product team on how to correct before implementation.
• Identify item issues preventing maintenance or desired guest facing experience and partner with Product teams to quickly correct issues.
• Develop an expertise level of knowledge of item processes, system connections (Item, Inventory, Pricing), and the team member interaction model.
• Pro-actively communicate best methods that need to be implemented within the Enterprise Item based on data quality patterns and trends you are seeing.
• Take on advanced roles & responsibilities, including special projects as assigned.
• Identify impacted stakeholders and create engagement strategy for Data Quality Manage the timely resolution and response of all data quality inquiries.

• Proven self starter
• Root cause analysis
• Experience working with large systems of complexity
• Data Analytics
• Preferer SQL or other basic programming experience
• Fundamental understanding of Data Governance and Data Quality principles

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.

The pay range is $58,100.00 - $104,600.00

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As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide,

Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.

Right along with Target’s distinctive retail brand, we are constantly improving and innovating our digital shopping experience. Are you ready to excel in the fast-changing retail environment? Are you a customer service enthusiast who’s curious about the guest and can see the shopping journey through their eyes? Then you’ll have success on the Digital Strategy & Platform team, whose goal is to offer guests a seamless online shopping experience across our platforms—including Target.com and the store network’s fulfillment capabilities. Here, you’ll collaborate to create and implement the digital strategies that enrich the online experience through the right mix of personalization, simplicity and intuitiveness. Your ideas will support Target in complementing the beloved in-store shopping interaction with a convenient, reliable and instantly gratifying digital experience.

The data entered into our item setup systems can make or break a positive experience for our guest. It’s the mission of the Data Quality team, using best in class data governance checks, to reduce and improve friction points for our guest on Target.com and in stores. As an Item Data Quality Analyst, you would join a global industry leading team, specializing in data management and governance. You would focus on large data quality initiatives, handling data remediation and help guide Target towards a preventative state for data quality issues in the future.

The Item Data Quality Analyst (IDQA) will lead the Data Quality (DQ) strategy within the Enterprise Item Data Governance team. The IDQA will create and analyze DQ performance metrics and drive teams to take action on DQ priorities affecting the entire enterprise.

The IDQA is responsible for governance and prioritization of Data Quality and the Metadata Data Quality System, by maintaining a strong focus on both operational and guest facing data quality in order to improve the guest experience and drive enterprise excellence.

Additionally, the IDQA is responsible for providing leadership in special projects aimed at solving chronic item data quality problems by way of identifying roadblocks, system changes, process improvements, and best methods.