Assets Protection Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) - Mission Viejo, CA (Starting Summer 2025) at Target

The pay range per hour is $26.75- $27.75.

Pay 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 https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits 

ALL ABOUT TARGET

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.​

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.  

As part of our collaborative and guest-obsessed team, you help us create an experience that makes guests say, “I love Target!”  When you work at Target, you’re helping every family discover the joy in everyday life.  You’re working alongside a dedicated team that brings their passion and pride to all that they do. You will deliver a destination shopping experience by providing a safe and secure environment for our guests and mitigate shortage risks in order to drive sales.

ALL ABOUT ASSETS PROTECTION

The AP teams’ function is to provide a safe and secure environment for our team members and guests and meet financial goals of shortage and profitability in a Target store. AP teams will do this by leading a physical security and safety culture and responding to crisis events, investigating and resolving theft, creating awareness and educating team members on operational shortage priorities.

As an AP Executive Intern, you will get a valuable, realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader – Assets Protection role (Assistant Store Manager – Assets Protection) over a defined period of time. During our summer program, you will work closely with a mentor while learning the AP business area and other team functions within our stores.

At Target, we believe in our leaders having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of an AP Executive Intern can provide you with skills and experience of:

• Managing a safe and secure culture, including crisis response, a strong safety environment and crowd management planning, providing support to both guests and team members
• Creating strategic AP strategies and goals and delivering results through your team
• Identifying strategic resolutions of external theft and fraud, and apprehending individuals attempting to cause a loss, in accordance with Target policy
• Managing the identification and resolution of internal investigations
• Recruiting, selecting, and talent management of hourly team members and leaders

As an AP Executive Intern, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:

• Through the training you receive from the ETL-AP mentor take initiative to learn how to be an AP leader by seeking out opportunities for growth and development; continuously learn throughout the internship experience
• Provide new ideas and recommend solutions to business or team opportunities
• Commit to learning Target’s expectations of leaders and use them to personally develop by asking questions and seeking feedback
• Actively participate in internship program training activities, developmental opportunities and events.
• Demonstrate willingness to take risks; step out of comfort zone and take on new assignments
• Partner with store leaders regarding TM performance by teaching, coaching, training and delivering timely performance feedback
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety, and compliance; lead the team to work in the same way and hold others accountable to this commitment
• Influence and validate a safe and secure culture by driving physical security and safety processes; lead store response and emergency crisis situations and create plans for in-store events
• Educate store leaders and teams on emergency preparedness and physical security procedures
• Identify shortage risks in key divisions and work with other leaders to develop tactics that will reduce shortage and drive profitable sales
• Support the identification and resolution of internal investigations
• Identify theft and shortage trends in your store, and develop proactive strategies to prevent shortage and theft
• Educate and influence store teams on operational shortage priorities
• Support the prevention, identification and resolution of external theft incidents and investigations
• Work a schedule that aligns to guest and business needs based on safe and secure and theft patterns (this includes early morning/overnight shifts, evening and weekends)
• Model the safety culture in store by recognizing safe behaviors and identifying and resolving safety hazards and unsafe behaviors
• Demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance. Lead and hold the team accountable to work in the same way
• Work in a safe manner at all times to benefit yourself and others; identify and correct hazards; comply with all safety policies and best practices. 
• All other duties based on business needs

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We might be a great match if:

• Working in a fun and energetic environment makes you excited… We work efficiently and as a team to deliver for our guests
• Providing service to our guests that makes them say “I LOVE TARGET!” excites you… That’s why we love working at Target
• Leading teams who are stocking, setting and selling Target product sounds like your thing… That’s the core of what we do
• You aren’t looking for Monday thru Friday job where you are at a computer all day… We are busy all day (especially on the weekends), making it easy for the guest to feel welcomed, inspired and rewarded

The good news is that we have some amazing training that will help teach you everything you need to know to be a Stores Executive Intern. But there are a few things you need from the get-go:

• Meet any state or local licensure and/or other legal requirements related to the position
• Previous retail or security experience preferred, but not required
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong business acumen
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity
• Manage conflict, lead and hold others accountable
• Learn and adapt to current technology needs
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analysis, decision making, financial and quantitative analysis
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Relate well with and interact with all levels of the organization
• Manage workload and prioritize tasks independently
• Welcoming and helpful attitude

We are an awesome place to work and care about our teams, so we want to make sure we are clear on a few more basics that we expect:

• Access all areas of the building to respond to guest or team member issues
• Interpret instructions, reports and information
• Act in accordance with company policy
• Climb up and down ladders as needed
• Scan, handle and move merchandise efficiently and safely, including frequently lifting or moving merchandise up to 10 pounds and occasionally or moving merchandise up to 40 pounds
• Ability to communicate on multiple frequency devices and operate handheld scanners, and other technology equipment as directed
• Flexible work schedule (e.g., nights, weekends and holidays); reliable and prompt and regular attendance necessary

Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Target will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco, City of Los Angeles, and County of Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances, and CA state law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.