Vice President, Strategy, Design, and Architecture

Job Category
:
Human Resources

Requisition Number
: VICEP
022739

• Posted :
  September 22, 2026
• Full-Time
• Remote

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United States

Vice President, Compensation Strategy, Design, and Architecture

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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.

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Role Overview

The VP, Compensation Strategy, Design, and Architecture is responsible for establishing, governing, and evolving Circana's enterprise-wide job architecture and broad-based compensation framework. This role owns the foundational structures that define how work is organized, evaluated, leveled, and compensated globally, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with business and talent strategies.

The VP leads the design and ongoing stewardship of Circana's job architecture, including job families, career streams, level definitions, job evaluation methodologies, leveling criteria, and related governance processes. The role also owns the design of market-aligned compensation structures and frameworks that support equitable, competitive, and consistent pay practices across the organization.

Working closely with Compensation Administration, Total Rewards, Talent Management, HR Business Partners, and business leaders, this role will lead the transformation of Circana's current-state framework into a modern global architecture that supports organizational growth, workforce planning, career development, and compensation decision‑making. In partnership with external subject matter experts, the VP will establish sustainable governance practices for maintaining and evolving the architecture over time, including processes for creating, modifying, evaluating, and retiring jobs as business needs evolve.

In addition to designing the future‑state framework, this role will play a critical leadership role in driving organizational adoption, stakeholder alignment, and change management to ensure successful implementation of large‑scale compensation and workforce architecture transformation initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

Job Architecture Design & Framework Development

• Own the design and evolution of Circana's global job architecture, including job families, career streams, level definitions, job evaluation methodologies, and leveling criteria.
• Establish and maintain a consistent enterprise framework for organizing, evaluating, and leveling work across functions, geographies, and business units.
• Design scalable architecture frameworks that support…