Circana · 1 day ago
Associate, Corporate Strategy
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
$80K/yr - $95K/yr
2+ years expCircana is committed to continuous learning and growth, seeking a highly analytical problem solver to join their Corporate Strategy team. The role involves defining and accelerating Circana's growth trajectory by creating and operationalizing strategies, evaluating market dynamics, and developing presentations for key stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Strategy Design: Participate in the design and iteration of corporate strategy; support coordination of the strategic planning process, working closely with 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: Build business cases and market analyses to support portfolio strategy & optimization efforts to create competitive advantage and maximize value creation
Strategic Projects: Help coordinate critical company transformation initiatives, including prioritization of projects, development of business cases, supporting implementation plans, and coordinating with relevant business leaders
Corporate Development: Play a key role in corporate acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestiture efforts, providing support throughout the deal lifecycle including identification, assessment, diligence, planning, and execution
Business Case Development: Support multiple projects that require overall problem structuring, strategy formulation and quantitative / qualitative analysis (e.g., white space opportunity sizing, geographic expansion, portfolio analysis, competitive landscape)
Board-Level Content Preparation: Responsible for working closely with the Strategy leadership team, coordinating, and developing Board presentations in support of key strategic outputs
Qualification
Required
2-3+ years of relevant work experience, which could include strategy, corporate development, analytics, operations, or finance experience
Bachelor's degree required (preferably in the areas of Business or Operations concentration, i.e., Finance, Engineering, Economics, etc.)
Strong financial acumen, Excel modeling skills and experience applying those skills to business development, operations, and other projects
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Excellent communications skills. Must be able to communicate in writing effectively and succinctly and orally to executive management
Strong, results-oriented work ethic; proven ability to focus on learning, outcomes and high-quality work product
Demonstrate willingness to take initiative and increase level of autonomy and responsibility with the goal of eventually taking on greater project management roles and potentially client responsibilities
An entrepreneurial, creative thinker with an action-oriented approach characterized by speed and productivity
An ability to operate at the highest ethical levels and project this integrity to customers and employees
Ability to perform with high pressure and short timelines
Preferred
Industry experience in the consumer products, consumer services, retail sectors, software, analytics or business intelligence sectors is desired
Benefits
Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)
Company
Circana
Circana consults on the complexities of customer behavior.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (53)
2024 (37)
2023 (32)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.2BKey Investors
Vestar Capital Partners
2024-04-23Private Equity· $1.2B
Leadership Team
Stuart Aitken
President and CEO of Circana
Holly Knightly
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
GlobeNewswire
2026-01-07
2025-12-10
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