38 applicants

Company

Circana · 16 hours ago

Associate, Corporate Strategy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Entry, Mid Level

$80K/yr - $100K/yr

2+ years exp

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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

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Financial acumenExcel modelingBusiness case developmentMarket analysisProject managementConsumer products experienceConsumer services experienceRetail sector experienceSoftware experienceAnalytics experienceBusiness intelligence experienceOperations experienceFinance experienceEntrepreneurial thinkingHigh-pressure performance

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.

Founded in 1966

Chicago, Illinois, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.circana.com

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