The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Target is hiring a Learning & Development Manager in San Buenaventura, CA.

• Role description

  The Learning & Development Manager we're after at Target reads Delegation the way most people read headlines: quickly, and between the lines. This maker-minded role offers $134,000 - $201,000, full ownership of Socratic Method projects, and the support of a team that ships together.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Defend the Nearpod fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
  • Convert Socratic Method chaos into a backlog someone can actually work
  • Write the People Management runbook the next hire wishes they had
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable CA regulations
  • Turn ambiguous Inquiry-Based Learning requests into shipped, measurable outcomes
  • Own your mistakes loudly and your wins quietly

  What You'll Bring

  • Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
  • Comfort being accountable for a deadline-driven outcome in a freelance role
  • The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
  • The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
  • Comfort with a Target pace that rarely sits still
  • A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output

  Target doesn't sell general so much as guarantee it, a craft-obsessed distinction the San Buenaventura, CA team takes personally. Inclusion isn't a slogan here; it shapes how we hire, promote, and run every meeting.

  We anchor everything in $134,000 - $201,000, then add mentorship, benefits, and the freedom to flex your freelance schedule around real life.

  Updated within the day, the Learning & Development Manager position keeps welcoming resumes.

  We hire for hunger as much as resumes, so if that's you, the Learning & Development Manager role is open.

• Required skills

  • Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
  • Nearpod
  • Seesaw
  • Gamification
  • Socratic Method
  • Edpuzzle
  • Special Education
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Classroom Management
  • Delegation
  • People Management
  • Goal Setting

• Benefits & perks

  • Discounts on company products
  • New hire onboarding stipend
  • Relocation assistance
  • Fitness class subsidies
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Travel discounts
  • Home Office Setup
  • Tuition reimbursement

• Apply before 2026-08-06

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.