[Hiring] Senior Analyst, Retail Media @Circana

Role Description

This role supports the commercial lead across retail media engagements, helping identify opportunities, prepare insights, and contribute to client-facing conversations that drive growth. The position blends early-career sales responsibilities with hands-on exposure to Circana’s data assets, retail media solutions, and activation workflows, offering a strong path to build commercial and retail media expertise. The ideal candidate is curious, detail-oriented, and eager to learn how data, audiences, and measurement come together to inform smarter client decisions. This role plays a key part in ensuring clients receive clear insights, timely follow-ups, and a seamless experience across analytics and retail media initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Support Client Growth Across Analytics & Retail Media
  • Assist the commercial lead in identifying opportunities in both traditional analytics and retail media by preparing materials, conducting background research, and helping position Circana’s solutions for client needs.
• Translate Data & Retail Media Insights Into Simple, Actionable Takeaways
  • Work with senior team members to interpret shopper, sales, and retail media performance data and help craft clear stories that support client conversations and commercial proposals.
• Contribute to the Sales Process (Analytics + Retail Media)
  • Support key steps in the sales cycle—including prospecting research, preparing needs assessments, assisting with proposals, and contributing to follow-ups for both analytics programs and retail media opportunities.
• Collaborate Across Teams
  • Partner closely with Client Insights, Product, Retail Media Measurement, and Analytics to gather inputs, validate numbers, and help deliver cohesive client solutions.
• Build Foundational Retail Media & Industry Knowledge
  • Develop understanding of retail, CPG, and retail media trends—such as audience strategy, activation, measurement, and cross-channel dynamics—to strengthen client discussions and improve solution alignment.
• Maintain & Strengthen Client Relationships
  • Help manage ongoing communication through meeting prep, capturing notes and action items, tracking deliverables, and ensuring timely responses across analytics and retail media conversations.
• Leverage Circana Platforms for Sales Support
  • Use tools like Unify+, Liquid Data, Retail Media dashboards, and other Circana platforms to pull data, build views, and support preparation of client-ready materials.
• Support Revenue & Pipeline Management
  • Assist the commercial lead with organizing the pipeline, updating CRM entries, tracking progress toward sales goals, and keeping visibility into both analytics and retail media opportunities.
• Champion Client Success Across Solutions
  • Help identify challenges and opportunities across measurement, analytics, and retail media programs—and escalate or support resolutions to ensure strong client outcomes.
• Provide Market & Product Feedback
  • Share observations from client discussions to inform product, platform, and capability development—especially related to emerging retail media needs.
• Develop Analytic & Retail Media Skills Over Time
  • Demonstrate increasing comfort with data by supporting analyses, building basic reporting views, and helping turn findings into actionable recommendations for both analytics and retail media use cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Data Analytics, Communications, Economics, or a related field required.
• 0–2 years of experience in a client-facing, sales, analytics, or retail/CPG environment.
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Familiarity with analytics tools, CRM systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics), or retail media/ad platforms is preferred but is not required; training will be provided.

Additional Skills & Experience

• Experience with digital media and shopper loyalty programs.
• Ability to translate data and analysis into clear, relevant business implications.
• Strong project management and process discipline.
• Ability to operate in a consultative, client-facing manner when managing deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to build and leverage mutually beneficial internal and external relationships.
• Creative problem-solver with the ability to address complex business issues.
• Strong planning, leadership, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Solid understanding of client challenges paired with strong analytical capabilities.
• Experience with Circana solutions (including Unify+) is a plus.
• High proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

Circana Behaviors

• 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): Chicago, IL USA and/or Remote, USA.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $60,000.00 to $85,000.00 USD. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.