Lead Cybersecurity Analyst - Payment Fraud Strategy

The pay range is $115,000.00 - $206,000.00Pay 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 .JOIN TARGET AS A LEAD CYBERSECURITY ANALYST – PAYMENT FRAUD STRATEGYAbout 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. As a Lead Cybersecurity Analyst, Payment Fraud Strategy, you will help shape Target’s enterprise approach to payment fraud risk. This role owns the strategic direction for the Payment Fraud Strategy Area, helping Target maintain a future ready payment fraud defense that enables omni channel growth, protects guest trust, and supports smart fraud investment decisions.This role is responsible for setting strategy, aligning partners, connecting work to measurable outcomes, identifying risks and gaps, and ensuring Theft, Fraud & Abuse delivers measurable payment fraud results for the business.About the role:As a Lead Cybersecurity Analyst, Payment Fraud Strategy, you will:Own and evolve the Payment Fraud Strategy Area, including the vision, strategic priorities, roadmap, OKRs, operating rhythms, and executive level narrativePartner with execution owning teams to ensure fraud work across Target.com, stores, Circle Card, and emerging payment experiences is aligned to the enterprise fraud strategy and measurable business outcomesTranslate fraud trends, business priorities, guest experience considerations, and risk signals into clear strategic direction for partners and leadersCreate visibility into progress against payment fraud outcomes, including fraud dollars as a percentage of sales, fraud prevented, manual review effectiveness, model performance, and false positive reductionIdentify strategic gaps, risks, dependencies, duplicative efforts, and investment needs across the payment fraud ecosystemAlign cross functional partners across Cybersecurity, Payment Operations, Product, Technology, Data Science, Finance, Stores, Digital, Legal, Compliance, and vendor teamsShape roadmap priorities and modernization decisions by connecting fraud trends, business outcomes, partner work, and investment needs into a clear strategic directionSupport executive communication by clearly articulating strategy, progress, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendationsEnsure payment fraud strategy supports secure business growth, low friction guest experiences, profitable sales, and protection of guest trustMaintain a forward looking view of emerging payment fraud risks, including account takeover, synthetic identity, real time payments and refunds, cross channel fraud, scams, agentic commerce, and new payment experiencesPartner with owning teams on fraud capability evaluations, proof of concept learnings, data opportunities, and modernization themes to ensure they ladder back to enterprise strategyBuild trusted relationships with business and technology partners, helping teams understand fraud risk, make informed tradeoffs, and stay aligned to Target’s broader payment fraud objectivesCore responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.About you:4 year degree or equivalent experience7 plus years of experience in cybersecurity, fraud strategy, payment fraud, financial crimes, risk management, product risk, or a related fieldDemonstrated understanding of fraud threats, payment ecosystems, chargebacks, digital fraud, identity fraud, account takeover, scams, card fraud, or cross channel fraud patternsExperience developing strategy, aligning and influencing partners/roadmaps and connecting enterprise work to measurable outcomesAbility to analyze fraud trends, performance metrics, control effectiveness, and operational outcomes to influence decisionsExperience partnering with cross functional teams such as Cybersecurity, AI, Data Sciences, Product, Tech, Finance, Operations, Legal, Compliance, or external vendorsStrong communication, storytelling, written, verbal and presentation skillsAbility to lead down, across, and up to persuade, negotiate and drive desired outcomesStrong problem solving skills, sound judgment and ability to navigate ambiguityAbility to build trust with business partners while challenging assumptions and escalating risk when neededThis 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.Benefits EligibilityPlease paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: with Disabilities Act (ADA)In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to View email address on click.appcast.io. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.  Application deadline is : 08/20/2026SummaryLocation: 7000 Target Pkwy N,NCD-0375 Brooklyn Park,MN 55445Type: Full time