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Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth—powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We’re a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging. We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work. Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana.

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Our Critical Sales Skills

At the heart of our commercial success is a team of professionals who combine strategic insight, customer-centricity, and executional excellence. These skills represent the core capabilities required to drive value for our clients and sustainable growth for our business.

• Effectively Presents Solutions: Delivers tailored, compelling solutions that align with customer needs and drive action.
• Knows the Buying Influences: Identifies key decision-makers and understands their motivations and influence.
• Manages Buyer Indifference: Recognizes and explores customer hesitation to uncover new needs or opportunities.
• Understands Customer Needs: Operates as a recognized expert to articulate customer needs in the customer's business language and business context.
• Being Resilient: Bounces back from setbacks with composure and positivity; helps others stay productive during tough times.
• Manages Ambiguity: Stays focused and calm in uncertain situations; guides others through change.

What will you be doing?

The Business Intelligence Analyst plays a critical role in transforming complex retail and consumer data into scalable, business-ready solutions that power client insights, automation, reporting, analytics, and new product capabilities. This role combines technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic thinking to maximize the value of organizational data and drive measurable business outcomes.

The ideal candidate is an experienced problem solver who can bridge technical and business teams, translate complex requirements into actionable solutions, and identify creative approaches to address business challenges. They are passionate about data, curious about emerging AI technologies, and comfortable working directly with Client Development teams, Product, Operations, and other stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

Data Transformation & Activation

• Design, develop, and maintain data transformation processes that cleanse, structure, enrich, and convert raw data into business-ready datasets.
• Build and optimize scalable data pipelines that support reporting, analytics, automation, and client deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiency through automation.

Unify Development

• Design and implement data integration solutions, including the development of Connector Models and Genius Script reporting within Unify.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to improve platform capabilities and performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data integration and connector-related issues.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Explore and implement AI-driven approaches that improve data preparation, automation, insight generation, and user productivity.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify practical applications of AI that create measurable business value.
• Contribute to best practices, documentation, and knowledge sharing across the team.

Business Partnership & Solution Design

• Partner with Client Development, Product, and Operations teams to translate business challenges into scalable data solutions.
• Gather requirements and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, business intelligence, analytics, data activation, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and implementing data transformation and integration solutions.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions.

Circana Behaviors

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• 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): Remote, Canada.

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The salary range for this role is $65, to $72, CAD.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and RSP matching to eligible employees.

An offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice. Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission.

You can apply for this role through the Circana careers website or Intranet site for internal candidates. This role is subject to AI-assisted screening. Circana uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess resumes for alignment with job requirements by helping locate details in resumes that relate to the job description.

This position is expected to remain open for approximately 30 days and may close earlier if sufficient qualified candidates are identified.

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