Sr Prjt Mgmt Analyst

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About us: As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful. Overview about TII At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations. About the Role As a Senior Project Management Analyst you will lead complex, high-visibility marketing projects and experiences from brief through execution and closure. At the core, you are a Senior Project Manager responsible for defining how work gets accomplished—bringing structure, clarity and momentum to projects through strong planning, stakeholder management, operational rigor and execution excellence. Your specialization will be in events, experiential initiatives, productions and on-ground activations. You will translate creative and business ideas into executable experiences, connecting strategy with production realities and ensuring every element comes together seamlessly—from initial scoping and feasibility through vendor engagement, production, logistics, onsite delivery and post-event evaluation. As a Senior Project Management Analyst you will: Project & Program Management • Lead projects end-to-end, from intake, brief and scope definition through planning, production, execution, measurement and closure. • Translate business and creative objectives into clear project plans, milestones, timelines, dependencies, ownership and execution frameworks. • Manage multiple large-scale, high-priority projects simultaneously while ensuring quality, timelines and business objectives are protected. • Serve as the single point of contact for assigned initiatives, connecting Marketing CFTs, business partners, agencies, production partners and other stakeholders. • Lead project kick-offs, briefing meetings, working sessions, creative reviews, production reviews, readiness checks and post-project retrospectives. • Establish clear stakeholder communication rhythms and maintain project documentation, status reports, dashboards, action trackers and decision logs. • Bring structure to ambiguity and independently close information gaps required to move work forward. Events & Experiential Execution • Project manage events, experiential marketing programs, brand activations, employee experiences, conferences, exhibitions, launches, large-format gatherings and other physical or hybrid experiences from concept to execution. • Convert event concepts and creative ideas into comprehensive execution plans covering production, venue, infrastructure, guest experience, branding, logistics, staffing and operational requirements. • Assess event and experiential concepts for execution feasibility, identifying production requirements, dependencies, operational constraints and potential risks. • Develop detailed event workback plans covering pre-production, production, onsite execution and post-event closure. • Coordinate event logistics including venue requirements, layouts, movement plans, registration or attendee journeys, hospitality, transportation, equipment and other execution needs as relevant. • Own onsite project management for priority programs, acting as the central coordination point for production teams, agencies, vendors and internal stakeholders. Production Management • Lead the operationalization of creative concepts into executable physical and experiential environments. • Partner closely with creative teams and production partners on elements such as stage and environment design, fabrication, branding, signage, installations, audio-visual requirements, lighting, content integration and experience touchpoints, as applicable to the program. • Establish production schedules covering design development, approvals, fabrication, testing, installation, rehearsals, show/event execution and dismantling. • Facilitate production reviews and ensure creative intent is appropriately translated into final execution. • Coordinate technical, creative and operational stakeholders and ensure dependencies across teams are understood and resolved. • Maintain quality-control standards throughout production and onsite implementation. Agency, Vendor & Partner Management • Work effectively with external event agencies, experiential partners, production houses, fabricators, venues and other specialist vendors. • Develop clear scopes of work and ensure agency/vendor deliverables are connected to overall project expectations and timelines. • Drive partner accountability through structured reviews, action tracking and escalation where necessary. • Coordinate vendor timelines and dependencies across multiple partners and workstreams. • Evaluate partner performance after significant p