Store Assets Protection Executive Intern (Store Leadership Intern) -Santa Monica - Hawthorne, CA (Starting Summer 2026)

Assets Protection Executive Intern

The job of Assets Protection (AP) teams is to keep our guests, team and brand secure and lead through crisis events. They protect profitable sales by mitigating shortage risks, preventing theft and fraud to ensure product is available for our guest. They also build relationships inside and outside of Target including store leaders and law enforcement.

As an AP Executive Intern, you will get a valuable, realistic preview of the Executive Team Leader Assets Protection role 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.

As a 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 security 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. Educate store leadership on merchandise protection best practice and audit execution in partnership with key partners. Identify shortage risks in key areas 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). Support store safety culture through modeling and recognizing safe behaviors, identifying and correcting hazards in partnership with store leaders, holding team accountable to following safety expectations, assisting with incident response, and reporting / investigating injuries timely and accurately. Owns safety program management routines such as Monthly Safety Meetings / Observations. Lead an instore security culture by focusing on deterrence, response and resolution in order to improve physical security processes. Lead merchandise protection strategies across the total store; including ordering, storage and application as directed by best practices. Demonstrate inclusivity by valuing diverse voices and approaches, being authentic and respectful, and creating equitable experiences. Demonstrate how to engage with guests when assistance is needed, engage with guests in a welcoming way, and help solve their specific needs. 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.

This may be the right job for you if : You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with. You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success. You are open to working a flexible work schedule with varying hours, days or shifts (including nights, weekends, holidays and other peak shopping times).