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Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data® platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth—powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set.
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What will you be doing?
Sr. Director for various and unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S. (HQ: Chicago, IL). Manage team in fast-paced, client-facing environment to consult with clients to apply and maximize insights gleaned from syndicated/liquid data, including store data analysis, household purchase behavior analysis, and supply chain opportunities. Deliver insights and identify opportunities to expand and extend client projects, exceed assigned revenue working with internal product leads. Achieve favorable data contract terms including for data governance and data protections. Work as a strategic partner with clients managing multiple projects. Identify and address business opportunities. Structure and manage teamwork flow as well as lead deck development and delivery. Oversee product development roll outs and client training on products; product enhancements (User acceptance training). Tie contractual and ad-hoc solutions to critical client business issues. Participate in the development and management of the Client Engagement Model. Communicate and coordinate client solutions across functions and incorporate internal subject matter experts into client relationships. Lead teams to deliver client's analytic insights needs and provide team development opportunities. Present complex consumer insights and marketing intelligence concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Lead people development and intra-team client projects. Supervise Analysts and directors. Technical environment: syndicated data (POS, retail data, customer and panel data); salesforce and similar CRM tools; industry-wide terms and core industry analytic data approaches/reports; dashboards and data visualization tools.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Marketing Analytics or Business or related field plus 7 years of progressive experience as a Director, or with marketing analytics required. Required skills: Must have previous CPG experience with: Expertise with syndicated data (POS, retail data, customer & panel data) and extracting demonstrated meaningful insights; Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills from associate to executive leaders, with a client-first mindset; Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment and manage multiple marketing and retail analytics projects priorities effectively; Experience in leading teams to deliver against client's analytic insights needs and provide team development opportunities. Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing business opportunities; Presenting complex consumer insights and marketing intelligence concepts to technical and non-technical audiences; Managing contract negotiations and process to secure renewals and managing data governance & protections; Identify sales opportunities based on client needs and provide aligned product/services recommendations; working with internal product leads. Understanding and ability to manage or support financial inputs using salesforce or similar CRM tool; product development roll outs & training clients on products; product enhancements (User acceptance training). Demonstrated experience with industry-wide terms and core industry analytic data approaches/reports. Creating dashboards with KPIs using data visualization tools. Telecommuting permitted.
Circana Behaviors
As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:
Location
This position can be located in the following area(s): Various and unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S. (HQ: Chicago, IL)
Prospective candidates may be asked to consent to background checks (in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice ) Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission.
The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The salary range for this role is $219,357/yr - $221,000/yr +Benefits.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
An offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice. Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission.
You can apply for this role through the Circana careers website or Intranet site for internal candidates. This role is subject to AI-assisted screening. Circana uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess resumes for alignment with job requirements by helping locate details in resumes that relate to the job description.
This position is expected to remain open for approximately 30 days and may close earlier if sufficient qualified candidates are identified.
At Circana, we measure and accelerate demand. It’s that simple. We partner with brands to address their toughest business challenges through a combination of our big data, AI data-visualization platform, and deep expertise across more than 25 industries. Our clients count on us to guide them on their next steps, and the steps after that, so they can innovate, meet consumer demand, and grow.
Formerly IRI and NPD, we have a combined 100-plus years of history consulting with more than 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers. Our insights on online and in-store purchasing behavior are used by the largest media outlets in the world, including Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and others.
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