NielsenIQ

Company Description

NielsenIQ (NIQ) is an industry leader in global consumer data, tracking billions of purchases each day. Imagine trying to make sense of the trillions of data points behind those purchases. NIQ connects diverse data assets to provide a complete picture of consumer activity for retailers and manufacturers. NIQ’s Product Leadership team defines the market opportunities that shape the products our clients use to make strategic business decisions

One cornerstone of NIQ’s ecosystem is our global product reference data of standardized product data across 90+ markets worldwide, covering billions of items growing at an exponential rate due to surges in OmniCommerce. This explosive growth underscores the need for innovation in how we manage and derive value from reference data. NIQ’s Platform Product team supports the global Product, Technology, and Operations teams with the ability to deliver faster and efficiently on commercial needs.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the AI-driven development of our product reference data capabilities. If you are a product leader passionate about harnessing Artificial Intelligence to transform core data platforms, this is the opportunity for you. You will be at the heart of modernizing how NIQ manages product reference data, a foundational asset that underpins all our products. This global role is critical to delivering the future strategy for reference data by leveraging Generative AI, machine learning, and automation to dramatically improve data quality, efficiency, and innovation in our product taxonomy processes. In this role, you will research, define, and execute new approaches that revolutionize item coding and classification, turning manual, labor-intensive workflows into agile, AI-augmented processes. Your efforts will directly enable faster, more accurate, and scalable reference data management, allowing our teams to focus on higher-value tasks while ensuring superior data integrity.

Job Description

As Senior Product Manager for Product Reference Data, you will drive alignment on the vision and roadmap for AI-driven innovations evolving our reference data coding pipelines. You will need to work in a cross-functional, inter-dependent, global team to deliver cutting-edge solutions at scale. This will scale across platforms or architecture components/release groups, as well as Engineering, Data Science, Operations, and broader Product leaders. You will be the Product Lead for AI ML coding scrum teams and own the initiatives, from concept through deployment, ensuring they align with business goals and meet the needs of stakeholders. Ultimately, your leadership will help NIQ continue to set the industry standard in product reference data, using AI to unlock new levels of speed, insight, and productivity.

• Drive and influence the strategy for your product(s), following the full product development life cycle while representing the market and technology trends
• Provide product domain and industry expertise on the product strategy, technical implementation, and operational process
• Evangelize the product(s) and platform with internal stakeholders and clients as subject matter expert on the product
• Lead a group on product discovery and drive opportunity assessments
• Ensure end to end product definition and delivery of solutions
• Able to articulate the product strategy, technical implementation, and operational process
• Partner with global teams of R&D, marketing, operations, sales, and finance stakeholders to ensure solutions meet defined business objectives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years of experience in a Product Management role, with previous experience in a Technology, Operations, or Data Science role
• Solid ability to present information in the simplest and most compelling way
• Solid communication skills, including the ability to influence key stakeholders and interface with clients
• Solid experience in applying AI and ML technologies
• Industry leader in in FMCG and/or Retail industry is a plus
• Good understanding of technical concepts, services and implementations
• Excited to ideate on new challenges while simultaneously diving into the details
• Ability to form a point of view on the client benefits for your products and services and the value to NIQ, connecting them to the design principles and articulating them to others
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and flexible environment where no two days are the same
• Enjoys working in the gray or unknown - defining the undefined, challenging the status quo, and solving uncharted business challenges

Additional Information

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

For more information, visit NIQ.com

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Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion