Target
Lead UX Product Designer / Prototyper(Remote Or Hybrid)
Target, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Lead UX Product Designer / Prototyper (Remote Or Hybrid)
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Lead UX Product Designer / Prototyper (Remote Or Hybrid)
role at
Target .
Pay range: $126,600 - $227,900.
Target offers comprehensive benefits including health, 401(k), paid leave, and more. Learn more about benefits: https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits
About Target Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Target UX is a group of design, content, research, and accessibility experts who improve digital experiences for guests, team members, and partners.
About The Team The Emerging Experiences team focuses on future-forward guest experiences that are seamless, inspiring, and full of possibility. They prototype the future and bring ideas to life.
About The Role As a Lead UX Designer with a focus on experience prototyping and design technology, you’ll blend strategy and craft to bring clarity to complexity, use prototyping as a tool for alignment and experimentation, and lead cross-functional design sprints.
Responsibilities
Build high-fidelity prototypes that use interaction, motion, sound, and visuals to test concepts and drive alignment.
Use rapid prototyping, testing, and signal gathering to evaluate desirability, feasibility, and impact of new experience concepts.
Contribute to the evolution of Target’s prototyping practice by exploring new tools and methods.
Mentor designers in prototyping practices, experimentation methods, and storytelling craft.
Lead cross‑functional design sprints exploring emerging behaviors, tech opportunities, and business possibilities.
Translate fuzzy opportunities into experience models, service blueprints, and future‑state journeys.
Design with an eye toward scale, creating systems, patterns, and interaction models for digital and omni‑channel platforms.
Partner with senior leaders across product, UX, marketing, and stores to shape strategy through design.
Contribute to a strong design culture that values inclusivity, expressiveness, systems thinking, and guest‑centered innovation.
About You
7+ years of experience in UX, including several in a senior or lead capacity.
Proven track record using prototyping to explore, align, and influence at multiple fidelities, using tools and generative AI (e.g., Figma, Principle, Framer, Cursor, Lovable; markup or development skills a plus).
Fluency in design systems, UX patterns, and modern interaction paradigms across devices.
Strong communication and storytelling skills.
Experience driving cross‑functional efforts and co‑leading with product and engineering.
A passion for inclusive design, accessibility, and delivering joyful experiences that connect with real human needs.
Highly Relevant Experience
Experience in motion design, animation, or sound design for interactive experiences.
Familiarity with GenAI tools as part of ideation or prototyping workflow.
Experience leading design sprints or early‑stage product development in large orgs or startups.
Portfolio Guidance To be considered, please include a portfolio that demonstrates high‑fidelity prototyping, experience strategy or vision work, and examples of how your work drove alignment, influenced decisions, or shaped outcomes across teams.
Remote / Hybrid Work Arrangement This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid arrangement based on Target’s needs. Remote work means working full‑time from home or an alternate location. Hybrid means core work can be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending on the role requirements.
Benefits Eligibility Benefits eligibility information: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com for accommodation needs.
Application Deadline Application deadline is 11/25/2025.
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Lead UX Product Designer / Prototyper (Remote Or Hybrid)
role at
Target .
Pay range: $126,600 - $227,900.
Target offers comprehensive benefits including health, 401(k), paid leave, and more. Learn more about benefits: https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits
About Target Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Target UX is a group of design, content, research, and accessibility experts who improve digital experiences for guests, team members, and partners.
About The Team The Emerging Experiences team focuses on future-forward guest experiences that are seamless, inspiring, and full of possibility. They prototype the future and bring ideas to life.
About The Role As a Lead UX Designer with a focus on experience prototyping and design technology, you’ll blend strategy and craft to bring clarity to complexity, use prototyping as a tool for alignment and experimentation, and lead cross-functional design sprints.
Responsibilities
Build high-fidelity prototypes that use interaction, motion, sound, and visuals to test concepts and drive alignment.
Use rapid prototyping, testing, and signal gathering to evaluate desirability, feasibility, and impact of new experience concepts.
Contribute to the evolution of Target’s prototyping practice by exploring new tools and methods.
Mentor designers in prototyping practices, experimentation methods, and storytelling craft.
Lead cross‑functional design sprints exploring emerging behaviors, tech opportunities, and business possibilities.
Translate fuzzy opportunities into experience models, service blueprints, and future‑state journeys.
Design with an eye toward scale, creating systems, patterns, and interaction models for digital and omni‑channel platforms.
Partner with senior leaders across product, UX, marketing, and stores to shape strategy through design.
Contribute to a strong design culture that values inclusivity, expressiveness, systems thinking, and guest‑centered innovation.
About You
7+ years of experience in UX, including several in a senior or lead capacity.
Proven track record using prototyping to explore, align, and influence at multiple fidelities, using tools and generative AI (e.g., Figma, Principle, Framer, Cursor, Lovable; markup or development skills a plus).
Fluency in design systems, UX patterns, and modern interaction paradigms across devices.
Strong communication and storytelling skills.
Experience driving cross‑functional efforts and co‑leading with product and engineering.
A passion for inclusive design, accessibility, and delivering joyful experiences that connect with real human needs.
Highly Relevant Experience
Experience in motion design, animation, or sound design for interactive experiences.
Familiarity with GenAI tools as part of ideation or prototyping workflow.
Experience leading design sprints or early‑stage product development in large orgs or startups.
Portfolio Guidance To be considered, please include a portfolio that demonstrates high‑fidelity prototyping, experience strategy or vision work, and examples of how your work drove alignment, influenced decisions, or shaped outcomes across teams.
Remote / Hybrid Work Arrangement This position may be considered for a Remote or Hybrid arrangement based on Target’s needs. Remote work means working full‑time from home or an alternate location. Hybrid means core work can be performed either remote or onsite at a Target location depending on the role requirements.
Benefits Eligibility Benefits eligibility information: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com for accommodation needs.
Application Deadline Application deadline is 11/25/2025.
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