Transform commercial, market, consumer, and portfolio data into actionable insights. Build and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting, analyze performance and competitive trends, support pricing, assortment, and launch decisions, and deliver executive-ready recommendations while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure data quality and commercial alignment.
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The Portfolio Insights Manager is responsible for transforming complex commercial, market, consumer, and portfolio data into clear, actionable insights that guide strategic decision-making across multiple cannabis markets. This role serves as a key partner to portfolio and cross-functional leaders by identifying performance trends, growth opportunities, competitive risks, and assortment or pricing considerations that shape portfolio strategy, innovation priorities, and business planning. By connecting data to commercial reality, the Portfolio Insights Manager helps ensure decisions are informed, timely, and aligned with market dynamics and business objectives.
Requirements
- Analyze sales, velocity, distribution, pricing, market share, consumer, and competitive trends across categories, brands, and states to identify growth opportunities, performance risks, assortment gaps, and emerging market dynamics.
- Develop and maintain recurring dashboards, KPI reporting, and business reviews that provide accurate, consistent, and useful visibility into portfolio performance across markets.
- Translate complex data into clear insights, recommendations, options, and trade-offs that support IBP cycles, pricing decisions, product launches, promotions, and key portfolio decision points.
- Partner with analytics, retail, wholesale, finance, operations, and portfolio teams to validate data quality, standardize KPI definitions and reporting logic, and ensure insights reflect commercial reality.
- Deliver executive-ready materials and timely insight support that drive adoption by portfolio and cross-functional leaders and contribute to measurable business impact through pricing, assortment, and portfolio recommendations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in business analytics, commercial insights, category management, portfolio strategy, revenue growth management, CPG, retail, cannabis, or a related field.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize complex data sets into clear insights, recommendations, and business actions.
- Experience building dashboards, KPI reporting, performance scorecards, and executive-ready business reviews.
- Proficiency with Excel and data visualization/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, SQL, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate sales performance, velocity, distribution, pricing, market share, assortment, consumer behavior, and competitive trends.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect data insights to portfolio strategy, pricing, promotion, innovation, and go-to-market decisions.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Proven ability to collaborate across portfolio, marketing, sales, retail, wholesale, finance, operations, and analytics teams.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, recurring reporting cycles, and time-sensitive business requests.
- Experience in regulated, multi-state, retail, cannabis, or CPG environments preferred.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a high degree of ownership, curiosity, and sound judgment.
- Background Check Required
Perks Rolled Just for You (for Benefits-Eligible Roles)
- Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans available for employees and their dependents.
- Mental Health & Wellness Support – Access to the AI-powered Sabender platform, confidential counseling and life coaching through PAS, nutrition coaching, and discounts at Husk Fitness.
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) – Generous PTO to support work–life balance (availability may vary by state—ask your recruiter for details).
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential support for mental health, financial planning, legal matters, and more.
- Paid Parental Leave – Dedicated time to rest, recharge, and care for your growing family.
- 401(k) with Company Match – Save for the future with a 4% company match and immediate vesting.
- Pet Insurance – Affordable coverage options to keep your pets healthy.
- Employee Discounts – Exclusive savings at any of TerrAscend’s 39+ dispensary locations.
- Recognition Program – Earn points through peer-to-peer recognition and redeem for Amazon rewards or gift cards.
- Disability & Life Insurance – Company-paid protection for life’s unexpected moments.
*** Background Check Requirement ***
As a condition of employment, a complete background investigation will be conducted based on the rules of the specific State in which the employee is hired. Typically, the state investigative process includes a state and federal background check.
EEO Statement
At TerrAscend, employees and applicants are evaluated based on their qualifications, skills, and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. TerrAscend is committed to assuring equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.
TerrAscend is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy or related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, to include gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender identity, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and coworkers.
Disclaimer
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. The list of job responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, and the like is not exhaustive, rather it is illustrative of the current essential functions required for the position.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. E-Verify Works for Everyone For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS.
Esta Organización Participa en E-Verify.
Este empleador participa en E-Verify y proporcionará al gobierno federal la información de su Formulario I-9 para confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar en los EE.UU.. Si E-Verify no puede confirmar que usted está autorizado para trabajar, este empleador está requerido a darle instrucciones por escrito y una oportunidad de contactar al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) o a la Administración del Seguro Social (SSA) para que pueda empezar a resolver el problema antes de que el empleador pueda tomar cualquier acción en su contra, incluyendo la terminación de su empleo. Los empleadores sólo pueden utilizar E-Verify una vez que usted haya aceptado una oferta de trabajo y completado el Formulario I-9. Para más información sobre E-Verify, o si usted cree que su empleador ha violado sus responsabilidades de E-Verify, por favor contacte a DHS.
Statement on External Recruiting Agencies
TerrAscend and all affiliates do not accept blind resume submissions from external recruiting agencies. No fee will be paid to agencies who submit candidates without being under contract for an active search with TerrAscend. .
TerrAscend Evanston, Illinois, USA Office
909 Davis Street Suite 500, Evanston, IL, United States, 60201
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