Let’s be unstoppable together! 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. Learn more at www.circana.com. What will you be doing? The Senior Director II, Events is based in the United States, the primary market of the company’s event portfolio and the host location of its flagship event, Growth Summit. Positioned at the center of Circana’s global events ecosystem, this role is accountable for the successful delivery and performance of global enterprise‑level events, ensuring programs execute against regional event strategies, corporate business objectives, and executive expectations. This role requires close partnership with senior leaders, international functional teams, and external partners to deliver cohesive, high‑impact experiences that elevate the brand on a global stage. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the position owns strategic event outcomes across complex, multi‑day programs for both internal and external audiences and serves as a trusted advisor to senior and executive stakeholders. This role ensures events deliver measurable business value (event ROI), brand consistency, and high‑impact experiences. This role is based in the US to ensure proximity to the flagship event location, as well as key partners and executives, enabling direct accountability for onsite leadership of cross functional event teams, real‑time decision‑making, and issue resolution across strategically significant events. Additionally, it ensures that all events are executed on schedule, uphold brand and experience standards, adhere to budget parameters, and meet defined performance and success metrics. As a people leader, this role also manages and develops direct reports responsible for event execution. This role demonstrates strong executive presence and serves as a trusted partner to senior leaders, including ELT members, by translating business objectives into high impact, strategically-aligned event experiences. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Event Planning & Program Leadership - Accountable for the end‑to‑end delivery and success of enterprise meetings, conferences, and leadership events, ensuring programs meet defined business objectives, timelines, budgets, and experience standards, from intake through post‑event evaluation. - Translate business and departmental objectives into event-level strategies, establishing clear goals, execution roadmaps, and measurable success criteria that enable consistent evaluation of impact and value of core events. Serve as the senior operational leader during live events, making timely decisions to resolve issues, mitigate risk, and drive positive attendee experience, brand reputation, and business outcomes. Venue Sourcing, Hotels & Event Space - Own venue, hotel, and event space sourcing outcomes, ensuring RFPs, site evaluations, and comparative analyses result in selections that align with program requirements, budget targets, and experience objectives. - Deliver strategic and data‑driven venue recommendations that balance cost efficiency, risk management, attendee experience, and stakeholder expectations. Contract Review & Negotiation - Leverage event industry expertise to negotiate and finalize complex event contracts with hotels, venues, and vendors, and ensuring terms support execution needs, financial discipline, and risk mitigation. - Ensure contractual commitments enable successful delivery, aligning agreements with corporate procurement standards, budget controls, and event performance objectives. Room Block & Housing Management - Own room block strategy and management, including pickup optimization, forecasting, adjustments, and stakeholder communications, to deliver positive budget outcomes and attendee experience. - Ensure a seamless, compliant lodging experience for attendees, executives, and speakers through clear governance, proactive communication, and operational oversight. Vendor & Budget Management - Be accountable for vendor performance and service quality across AV/production, transportation, staffing, catering, and ancillary services, ensuring delivery against scope, timelines, and experience standards. - Own event‑level financial accuracy and discipline, partnering with the Global Head of Events to support forecasting, spend tracking, invoice approval, reconciliation, and post‑event financial insights. People Leadership - Lead and develop direct reports by setting clear objectives, prioritizing workloads, providing ongoing coaching, and holding team members accountable for execution quality and results. - Establish and reinforce operational standards and best practices that enable scalable delivery, consistency across programs, and professional growth within the events team. Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence - Lead cross-functional workstreams across marketing, communications, sales, product, client teams, procurement, legal, finance, and external agencies to ensure alignment from strategy through execution. - Build and cultivate strong partnerships to align diverse stakeholders around shared goals, timelines, and decision frameworks to drive successful collaboration. - Drive clarity and accountability across teams, proactively resolving dependencies and risks that could impact event success. Requirements - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. - 7–10+ years of progressive experience in corporate or enterprise event management. - CMP strongly preferred. - Demonstrated expertise in hotel sourcing, event space evaluation, and contract negotiation and management. - Hands‑on experience with Cvent for registration, badge printing, housing block management, sourcing and reporting. - Proven experience managing room blocks, large vendor portfolios, and six‑ to seven‑figure event budgets. - Experience leading and developing teams in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment. - Strong understanding of corporate procurement, legal review, and risk mitigation frameworks. - Ability to manage multiple complex programs simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and service excellence. - Strategic event leadership and stakeholder partnership. - Proven financial acumen. - Cvent and event technology mastery. - Team leadership and operational governance. - Strong executive presence and decision‑making under pressure. - Travel per year approximately 40% for on-site management of events and related activities. - This role is based in the US to ensure proximity to the majority of executives, the flagship event location, and key partners, enabling more effective decision‑making, onsite leadership, and real‑time engagement across the company’s most strategically significant programs. 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, USA. Preference for Chicago, IL based. Prospective candidates may be asked to consent to background checks (in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice ) Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission. 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 $160,000.00 to $180,000.00 USD. This job is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) 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. The anticipated application deadline for this position is approximately Monday, April 27, 2026. #LI-AS1

Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together. This position is remote in Orange, CA. The Appeals & Grievance Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day functions of the tracking and trending of all grievances, appeals, and complaints received within the Member Services Department. Acts as the primary investigator and contact person for member and provider grievances and appeals. GENERAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES : 1. Acknowledges the receipt of all grievance/appeals, and CTM (Complaint Tracking Module). 2. Gathers pertinent and relevant information from the member and/or provider regarding the grievance/appeal, determines the appropriate resolution of the grievance/appeal per standard policies and procedures; and notifies the appropriate parties of the resolution and ensuring that all internal processes are completed to resolve the issue. 3. Composes written correspondence to members in accordance to plan policy and CMS Guidelines. 4. Conducts non-biased, accurate, timely and comprehensive investigation of all the facts related to the grievance/appeal. 5. Thoroughly documents all action taken on behalf of the member or provider to resolve the grievance/appeal. 6. Ensures that all grievances/appeals are processed in adherence to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) guidelines and plan policy. 7. Prepares case files for Medical Director Review and external (including IRE) review of grievances/appeals as appropriate. 8. Prepares clear, objective, accurate and comprehensive case histories for presentation and consideration at committee meetings (including Board of Directors). 9. Maintains accurate and timely documentation, including complete files of all grievances/appeals. Prepares monthly and quarterly reports as requested. 10. Identifies training opportunities and potential system and process improvements relating to grievance/appeal data. 11. Participates in periodic review and update of grievance/appeal policies and procedures to reflect appropriate legal and CMS requirements as well as participate in periodic CMS Audit preparations and regulator meetings/interviews. 12. Other duties as assigned. Job Requirements: Experience: • Required: Two years’ experience in data entry and general office background. Three years of customer service experience. Minimum 1 year Member Services or similar experience. • Preferred: 2 years healthcare or insurance experience in a senior setting. Education: • Required: High School Diploma or GED. • Preferred: Associate degree (A.A.) degree. Training: • Required: • Preferred: Specialized Skills: • Required: - Knowledge of MediCal and Medicare Managed Care Plans. - Ability to Keyboard/Type 40+ words per minute and use the 10-key by touch. - Ability to communicate positively, professionally and effectively with others; provide leadership, teach and collaborate with others. - Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with diverse members, management, employees and vendors; - Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. - Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. - Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. - Problem-Solving Skills: Effective problem solving, organizational and time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. • Preferred: Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) Licensure: • Required: None Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Essential Physical Functions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1 While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. 2 The employee is frequently required to walk; stand; reach with hands and arms. 3 The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 4 The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. 5 Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Pay Range: $44,790.00 - $67,185.00Pay range may be based on a number of factors including market location, education, responsibilities, experience, etc. Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. *DISCLAIMER: Please beware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Alignment Health and other employers where individuals receive fraudulent employment-related offers in exchange for money or other sensitive personal information. Please be advised that Alignment Health and its subsidiaries will never ask you for a credit card, send you a check, or ask you for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with our company. If you feel that you have been the victim of a scam such as this, please report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/. If you would like to verify the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Alignment Health’s talent acquisition team, please email careers@ahcusa.com.

• Design and execute event strategies that directly support engagement and growth within top-tier strategic accounts. Partner with Sales, Account Management, and ABM teams to align event plans with account goals and pipeline objectives. • Lead the planning and execution of flagship tradeshows, third-party conferences, and executive experiences that advance strategic account objectives. Oversee logistics, vendor management, and cross-functional coordination to ensure on-brand, high-impact delivery. • Develop event programs that accelerate the sales cycle, influence pipeline creation, and deliver measurable ROI across key verticals and strategic segments. • Oversee onsite brand presence — booth design, messaging, activations, and experiences — ensuring consistency and excellence across all touchpoints. Collaborate with Product Marketing to bring our brand story to life through compelling thought leadership, content, and event narratives. • Identify and secure high-impact speaking, sponsorship, and partner opportunities to showcase Observe.AI’s deep expertise and leadership in the GenAI and CX markets. • Partner closely with Sales, Demand Generation, and Product Marketing to drive unified messaging, maximize ROI, and ensure measurable outcomes tied to pipeline and account engagement. • Establish clear event KPIs and continuously optimize event performance to enhance reach, impact, and ROI.

Job Description: Role Purpose The Senior Manager, Event Management is a seasoned event specialist and local market expert responsible for leading all phases of event execution—from planning and preparation through on‑site activation and post‑event reporting. Events typically include staffing, product sampling, consumer engagement, asset logistics, POS coordination, and production. This role partners closely with cross‑functional teams, serves as a primary client contact, and leads a team that includes two Market Associates and a Brand Ambassador team, along with additional part‑time and (when applicable) full‑time employees. Location: Dallas–Fort Worth, TX (local candidates only) Reports to: Regional Director Key Responsibilities - Lead end‑to‑end event operations, ensuring seamless planning, execution, and reporting. - Act as the primary liaison for clients and internal cross‑functional partners. - Manage and develop two Market Associates and the Brand Ambassador team, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding, scheduling, coaching, and performance management. - Oversee financial and operational management of part‑time and full‑time staff. - Uphold established SOPs, policies, and protocols for issue resolution. - Manage local warehousing, ensuring POS materials and event assets are maintained, operable, and activation‑ready. - Create and present program recaps using data and insights to evaluate performance and inform strategy, planning, and volume phasing. - Lead cross‑agency and in‑market communications; serve as a local point of contact for clients and partners. - Approve and submit payroll and expenses for all direct reports. - Process vendor invoices and maintain accurate financial documentation. - Prepare, manage, and track local market budgets. Requirements - Minimum 6 years of experience in event management. - Must be based in the Dallas–Fort Worth, TX area. - Strong budget management skills. - Prior experience with sampling events and production. - Knowledge of the wine and spirits industry. - Experience sourcing and selecting talent aligned with organizational needs. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. - Comfortable working some non‑traditional hours as needed. - Ability to travel within assigned territories; schedule varies by market size. The annual salary range for this position is $72,000-$80,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits available with this position include: • Medical, vision, and dental insurance, • Life insurance, • Short-term and long-term disability insurance, • 401k, • Flexible paid time off, • At least 15 paid holidays per year, • Paid sick and safe leave, and • Paid parental leave. Location: USA – Remote – Texas – Central Time Brand: Dentsu Creative Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.   Dentsu is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with us, please send an e-mail to ApplicantAccommodations@dentsu.com by clicking on the link to let us  know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information. We are here to support you.