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Do you want to shape the future of protein and sports-nutrition, working on one of our leading brands? Then join us as a Senior Global Strategic Insights & Analytics (SIA) manager in Paris, and be at the forefront of shaping our global brand strategy.

This is a high-impact role: As the lead business partner for Equity and Communications, you will shape the global learning agenda to transform insights into strategic opportunities and drive impactful decision-making.

Reporting into the Global Protein Director, and working as a trusted partner to the Global YoPro Equity Director, you will generate the evidence, insights, and recommendations that guide mid-to-long-term brand strategy, communication development, creative effectiveness, ambassador partnerships, and long-term equity growth.

Beyond delivering research/analysis, you will be expected to influence senior stakeholders, challenge assumptions, identify growth opportunities, and proactively shape business decisions. You will also lead relationships with a network of global agency partners, ensuring that the latest methodologies and thinking are translated into clear business actions.

This CDI will take place in our Global Headquarters in Paris (75009).

Your main missions will be : 

1-Strategic Partner

• Champion consumer-centric decision making when collaborating with internal stakeholders.
• Own and deliver strong insights by connecting dots across projects and bring them to life in an inspiring way so they have strong impact on the business.
• Collaborate with global, zone and local teams (including Danone marketing and media teams)

2-Drive Brand-building excellence

• Conducts in-depth market research, analyse trends, and provide actionable insights to inform decision-making about brand positioning and marketing strategies.
• Identify growth opportunities to strengthen brand equity, distinctive assets, communication effectiveness, ambassador partnerships, media strategy, and consumer engagement.
• Partner with SIA Protein Director and cross-functional team to identify the biggest growth opportunities that inform our 2028+ brand plan.
• Source and collaborate with external agency partners to ensure high-quality thinking and consumer-centric outputs.

About the Strategic Insight & Analytics Team

Operating at global, zone and local level, the SIA team turns human insights and data into powerful growth strategies. We have specialist teams within (1) category, consumer and shopper insights, (2) advanced analytics (3) trends and foresight and (4) capability building, to drive the business based on expertise areas, and offer career development opportunities.

Our employer commitments:

• The guarantee of a relevant, competitive and scalable compensation package, through external benchmark and internal equity. It consists among other things of a fixed salary, an yearly bonus, gain sharing.
• Flexibility of work and workplaces, such as weekly homeworking.
• Skills development for all, thanks to our Danone Academy France and through a year-round managerial conversation cycle.
• The possibility to use up to 3 days a year of volunteering through the platform Vendredi.
• Parenting policy benefits, such as extended Parental Leave (14 additional maternity/paternity days covered), or the ability to convert some earnings into time off.
• Other benefits include a complementary pension scheme, health care plan, CSE, 100% of the Navigo pass covered

The criteria below remain indicative. A candidate who has a different combination of experience and skills could also be considered: 

• At least 8+ years of  experience working with and executing primary consumer insights data and research, to deliver value added actionable recommendations across brand equity and positioning.
• Expert in insights mining and ability to turn complex data and multiple sources of information into sharp actionable insights for business impact.
• Excellent project management skills including multi-country, multi-phased projects.
• Comfortable with and have experience in engaging high level stakeholders with the ability to navigate in a matrix organization.
• Eager to push new thinking and methodologies, leveraging AI and digital tools.
• Strategic thinking, future oriented vision, game-changing mindset and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• A natural facilitator, a critical thinker, and a persuasive communicator
• Confidence in challenging the status quo to drive positive change.
• Collaborative and solution-oriented team player, to build trust-based relationships

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home. 

*All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability…

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Every day, you will make decisions that impact our economic and societal performance, as well as our ability to achieve our ambitions.

At Danone, you can just be yourself. We are convinced that it is up to YOU to define how you work, develop and progress.

With us, you will work in a challenging, authentic, and caring environment.

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You want to take action to bring health through food to as many people as possible? Join us!

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