Job title: Advanced Consumer Insights SR MGR IIReplacement for Charu JainWhat will you be doing? The Innovation Sr Manager II plays a key role in helping clients address growth, brand, and innovation challenges through Circana's Innovation and Survey portfolio solutions. This client-facing position combines consultative problem solving, project leadership and a client growth mindset to deliver actionable insights and strategic recommendations, where successful project outcomes translate to expanded client relationships and revenue growth. The role requires strong analytical and storytelling skills, a focus on client service, and the ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality project execution and drive long-term client success.
Job Responsibilities- Champion Client Success:
- Translate client business challenges and objectives into actionable research and analytics solutions.
- Manage end-to-end project execution, ensuring quality, accuracy, timeliness, and delivery against client expectations.
- Build Strategic Relationships: Build and maintain strong client relationships, partnering with stakeholders from functional teams through the C-suite.
- Deliver Insight-Led Solutions: Generate strategic insights and develop compelling, executive-ready recommendations from analytical findings.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with internal teams (e.g., Client Insights, Product, and Analytics) to drive successful project outcomes and support growth of Circana's Innovation and Survey solutions.
Requirements- A four-year undergraduate degree is required, preferably in Business, Marketing, Statistics or Data Science. An advanced degree is a plus.
- 7+ years of experience incorporating consultative application of multiple data types.
- Sound understanding and use of statistical techniques (Clustering, Multi-dimensional scaling, Segmentation, Correspondence Analysis, etc,)
- Skilled at communicating technical subject matter to non-technical audiences
- Excellent project management skills to manage multiple projects concurrently and to self-prioritize projects within a fast-moving environment
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; experience with PowerPoint and story-telling
Circana BehaviorsAs 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:
- Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
- Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
- Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
- Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
- Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
- Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
- Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.
Location This position can be located in the following area(s): Remote/Flexible within United States
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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 $120,000 to $140,000.
This job is also eligible for [bonus/incentive/commissions/equity] pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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.
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