Senior Director, Change and Transformation Management

Sr. Director, Market Measurement & Change Transformation Leader

 

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What will you be doing?

Managing change inside large organizations is complex, but navigating change for both Circana and our clients is vital for the success of our partnerships. We are seeking a change management transformation leader to help us manage one of our largest retail client relationships. In this role, you'll play a key role in ensuring all change initiatives meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing client adoption and usage of Circana throughout a major retail client. The primary responsibilities are noted below, including but not limited to creating and implementing change management strategies and execution plans for new/existing innovative solutions and data rollouts at one of the largest retailers in the US, and, as an extension, suppliers who are part of our collaborative solutions.

• Lead the creation and delivery of transformational change programs to benefit the retailer(s) by mobilizing senior executive commitment and use structured change management methodologies to build acceptance of change and embed desired culture and behaviors throughout Retailer.
• Identify and manage stakeholders up to and including top management level, finding out their needs, issues, and concerns and reacting to them by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.
• Communicate the functions strategy and its relationship to the organizations mission & values – motivate and influence cross functional leaders to exceed goals around executional operational excellence.
• Lead broad based innovation /solution deployments and data strategy changes from supporting the selling process to implementation through organization including bringing to life in Unify and determine adoption strategies throughout Retailer organization.
• Lead overall business intelligence for the client to optimize work processes with focus on continuous improvements driving clear focus on quality data and providing both reactive & proactive context analytics on changes.
• Future potential exists to lead a 1–2-person team of excellent communicators, partnership accelerators, action-oriented problem solvers enabling the commercial team to consultatively sell

 

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in marketing, sales, insights, change management, or related functions, preferably within a Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG), Retail, Research, or Marketing Services company.
• Demonstrated ability in utilizing and integrating multiple data sources (point-of-sale, panel, etc.) to address client business challenges, delivering data-driven insights and implications.
• Unify Plus technical experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with syndicated data tools such as Circana, IRI, NPD, or similar platforms is a requirement.
• Excellent project management skills and tactics
• Experience and knowledge of change management principals.
• Exceptional communication skills- both written and verbal
• Excellent active listening skills • Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish & maintain strong relationships.
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
• Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere.
• Forward looking with holistic approach
• Organized with natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.
• Ability to work cross functionally across Circana and across the Retailer organization.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships.
• Experience interacting with senior-level client contacts in a collaborative solution-oriented way.

 

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