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　　Circana (formerly IRI and NPD) is the leading advisor on the complexityof consumer behavior. Through unparalleled technology, advancedanalytics, cross-industry data and deep expertise, we provide claritythat helps almost 7,000 of the world\'s leading brands and retailerstake action and unlock business growth. At Circana, we are fueled by ourpassion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedbackfreely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environmentthat is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. Joinour inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and staycurious together. Learn more at www.circana.com.

　　At CIRCANA, we deliver growth to clients based on big data-ourpredictive analytics and forward-thinking insights help CPG, OTC, healthcare, retailers, and media companies remain relentlessly relevant,capture marketing share, connect with consumers, and delivermarket-leading growth. The convergence of our proprietary, on-demandcloud-based technology and our client-focused colleagues leads to aseismic shift in drivers of success in all industries.

　　For CIRCANA colleagues, we focus on the moments that matter. Frommeaningful work and impact to continuous improvement we challengeourselves to grow both professionally and personally. You\'ll feel atrue sense of connection and purpose in your work and will craft thedirection of your career in a highly personalized way. No matter thedepartment you join, you\'ll find yourself constantly growing anddeveloping the skills of the future to deliver client growth. We believein the undeniable strength that diverse people, culture, thought, andskill brings to our business, our clients, our people, and ourcommunities. We are committed to nurturing a dynamic culture thatembraces and celebrates growth, feedback, recognition, flexibility,belonging, and wellbeing for all.

　　Job Responsibilities:

　　The Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in transforming the Retailindustry and how retailers conduct analytics and generate insights todeliver optimized experiences & personalized value to their shoppers.Delivering simple, easy-to-use insights solutions, like CollaborativeGateways, will be central to how Retailers embed data into theirday-to-day decision-making. This role will be responsible for helpingCircana develop a portfolio of solutions to help our retail clientsachieve these objectives.

　　The successful candidate will be a highly skilled Business Analyst whois comfortable working in a start-up environment where speed-to-marketmust be achieved in tandem with game-changing innovation. She/he will beexperienced in driving complex, multi-faceted solutions across the vastlandscape of Retail channels leveraging diverse, cross-functional teamsincluding Technology, Product Marketing, Commercial Sales, and HR.She/he will be responsible for documenting and constantly improvingCircana\'s standardized collaborative insight solution across newmarkets; demonstrating expert-level written and spoken articulation ofthe business ideas, systems, processes, steps, wire-frames andtest-criteria into comprehensive technical requirements that enable ourdevelopers to successfully build new solutions. While activities willvary and evolve, the Business Analyst can expect to spend 80% of theirtime building the requirements associated with the Collaborative Gatewaysolution. The remaining 20% will be allocated to assisting the ProductManager in developing & delivering impactful project communication thatwill be used to inform the Senior Leadership team as well as all keystakeholders up to the level of CEO.

　　Reporting Relationship:

　　The Gateway Business Ana yst will report to the Gateway Product Manager.The Product Management function resides within Circana\'s Technologydivision. The Gateway Product manager reports to the Executive VicePresident Global Retail Solutions.

　　Job Requirements:

　　Ten or more years of SaaS solution requirements developmentexperience in one or more of the settings below:

　　Retail insight solution & data experience (Grocery, Drug, Mass,Club, etc.)Market research supplier with a defined software offeringSaaS solution company (retail-oriented software companypreferred)Category Management function (Category/Brand manager, DMM, CPO)Expert requirements documentation, organization, and explanation skillsrequired

　　Business Analysis Certification highly preferred (i.e. IIBA, CBDA, CPOA,etc.)

　　Knowledge of cloud, hybrid, and on-premise computing concepts (i.e.Azure, Google, etc.)

　　Knowledge of Data & Database Management concepts (i.e. MongoDB,PostgreSQL, etc.)

　　Knowledge of BPA & ETL concepts (i.e. Ab-Initio, Apache Airflow, etc.)

　　Category Management certification preferred (CMA, SIMA)

　　A flexible approach to communication; able to adapt their messagequickly to the appropriate level or function with poise and polish. Ahistory of st