Director of Threat Detection Operations

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Director of Cybersecurity – Threat Detection Operations
, you will lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Target’s enterprise threat detection capabilities. This role oversees the people, technologies, and processes responsible for detecting cybersecurity threats across Target’s environment.

You will evolve Target’s detection engineering capabilities to ensure timely, high-confidence identification of malicious activity. This includes expanding detection coverage, improving signal quality, operationalizing threat intelligence, and enabling rapid investigation and response in partnership with our CSIRT team.

You will establish operational standards, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure detection capabilities align with enterprise risk priorities. This leader works closely with CSIRT, Threat Intelligence, Insider Threat, Security Engineering, and broader Target Tech teams to strengthen visibility, automate workflows, and enhance Target’s overall defensive posture.

• Lead and evolve enterprise threat detection capabilities to identify malicious activity across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Lead the Threat Detection Operations function, including design, development, and continuous improvement of detection capabilities.
• Oversee security logging coverage and data pipeline integrity to ensure reliable and comprehensive threat visibility.
• Drive the development, tuning, and lifecycle management of detection use cases aligned to enterprise risk priorities and emerging threats.
• Partner closely with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Insider Threat, Security Engineering, and technology teams to operationalize intelligence and improve detection outcomes.
• Establish operational metrics and performance standards that measure detection coverage and program maturity.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration.
• Champion automation and orchestration to scale detection operations and increase engineering efficiency.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to cybersecurity and technology leadership on detection strategy, threat trends, and defensive readiness.

• Develop and execute long-term strategy for the Threat Detection Operations program, aligning detection capabilities to evolving threats and enterprise risk priorities.
• Drive the…