SVP, Strategy and Policy Development

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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.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives.

We’re a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging.

We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings.

By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities.

With us, you can always bring your full self to work.

Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together.

Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®.

This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana.

Learn more at www.circana.com.

What will I be doing?

We are seeking a strong strategic thinker and execution-minded leader who is able to help define and accelerate Circana’s growth trajectory — and lead the enterprise-wide transformation required to deliver it. You will play a critical role in the Corporate Strategy group by driving the end-to-end aspects of creating and operationalizing the strategies required to drive growth from both our existing business and new and emerging business models, and by translating those strategies into a coherent transformation roadmap spanning our commercial, technology, product, operations, and culture functions. Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, you will be a key member of Circana’s strategy leadership team and lead global cross-functional teams on critical growth and transformation initiatives.

As a leader within Circana, you will work closely with key stakeholders to craft actionable corporate, business unit, and product strategy recommendations — and translate that strategy into a transformation agenda that delivers measurable business outcomes.

The successful candidate will interact with the CEO, commercial, product and technology leaders, M&A/corporate development, HR, and other executive team members to ensure alignment with the overall corporate strategy and transformation program.

This is a critical executive position within Circana.

The ideal candidate will operate at a high level of intellectual curiosity, exhibit superior analytical skills, demonstrate a strong work ethic, and bring a proven ability to work with and lead teams.

They will have the maturity, confidence, and real-world experience to lead and inspire a team of driven professionals.

The ideal candidate also brings program leadership and change management expertise — capable of translating strategy into a coherent transformation agenda, and that agenda into measurable business outcomes.

This candidate must have a passion for understanding, driving value, and delivering growth for Circana’s business and the customers we serve.

• Partner with the Chief Strategy Officer and executive leadership to define the enterprise transformation vision, priorities, and multi-year roadmap.
• Translate strategic goals into a structured portfolio of transformation initiatives across commercial, technology, product, operations, and culture.
• Establish governance, sequencing, and prioritization frameworks to keep transformation efforts aligned with business strategy.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional transformation programs, ensuring milestones, budgets, and outcomes are met.
• Stand up program management structures, KPIs, and reporting cadences to track progress and surface risks early.
• Drive continuous improvement in how the organization plans, resources, and executes change initiatives.

• Work closely with Commercial, Technology, Product, and Operations leaders to modernize processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to simplify operations and improve efficiency across the go-to-market and delivery organizations.
• Ensure technology and product investments are sequenced to support broader transformation goals.

• Design and lead change management strategies that build organizational readiness and sustained adoption of new ways of working.
• Champion a culture of curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the transformation journey.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to align talent, communication, and engagement strategies with transformation milestones.

• Serve as the primary point of connection between the transformation agenda and senior leadership, providing regular updates and insights.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to communicate transformation progress, impact, and ROI to the executive team and Board as needed.
• Build strong relationships across the organization to secure buy-in and remove barriers to execution.

• Strategy Design: Lead and participate in the design and iteration of corporate strategy; drive the strategic planning process, acting as a trusted advisor to Circana’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and relevant stakeholders during strategy formulation, development, and execution
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to ensure Circana’s business unit, functional, and regional strategies are aligned to advance the goals of the overall business
• Long Term Value Creation: Spearheading portfolio strategy & optimization efforts to create competitive advantage and maximize value creation.
• Corporate Development: Play a key role in acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestiture efforts, providing support through the deal lifecycle including identification, diligence, planning, and execution

• 10-15+ years of experience in corporate strategy, transformation, program management, or a related leadership role; with at least 5-7+ years of experience with a top-tier strategy consulting firm, in-house strategy/transformation function, or comparable program-leadership role
• MBA strongly preferred, Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in the areas of Business or Operations concentration, i.e., Finance, Engineering, Economics, etc.)
• Industry experience in the consumer products, consumer services, retail sectors, software, analytics or business intelligence sectors is desired
• Mastery of strategy craft skills (hypothesis-driven thinking, project scoping, lean testing, financial and business modeling, strategic option identification, and rigorous data analytics)
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a talented and driven strategy team in the development and execution of strategic initiatives; excellent people development and leadership skills. Able to manage multiple extended or virtual teams
• Project management experience on an international scale, providing strategic leadership for multiple strategy and transformation programs simultaneously in a cross-functional business;
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change management efforts, building stakeholder alignment and sustained adoption of new ways of working at all levels of the organization
• Strong understanding of how commercial, technology, product, and operations functions interconnect, with experience partnering across these functions to modernize processes, systems, and ways of working
• Experience in building trusted advisor relationships and influencing others (including C-level executives). Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Experience with other strategic transactions including partnerships, alliances or joint ventures
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with strong executive presence. Must be able to effectively and succinctly communicate in writing and orally to executive management
• An entrepreneurial, creative thinker with an action-orientated approach characterized by speed and productivity
• An ability to operate at the highest ethical levels and project this integrity to customers and employees

Beyond technical skills, experience, and role-specific attributes, these shared behaviors are fundamental to our culture and success.

We seek individuals who consistently demonstrate and champion these behaviors in their daily work:

• 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.

This position can be located in the following area(s): Option for Remote, US with preference for Chicago or New York City.

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 $300,000 - $360,000 USD. This job is also eligible for bonus pay.

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.

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