Job Description

About the job

Help our clients-internal and external-understand and use RMS services better by understanding their requirements, queries, and helping address the same through knowledge of data science and RMS.

Responsibilities

• Building knowledge of Nielsen suite of products and demonstrating the same
• Understanding client concerns
• Able to put forth ways and means of solving client concerns with supervision
• Automation and development of solutions for existing processes
• Taking initiative to understand concerns/problems in the RMS product and participating in product improvement initiatives

About you-Qualifications:

• Professionals with degrees in Maths, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields involving statistical analysis of large data sets.
• 10 years of experience in market research or relevant field
• Detailed  understanding of CPG/FMCG Industry and Retail market impact on client’s business
• Team management experience-at least 2 years

Mindset and Approach to work:

• Leadership position, responsible for leading a team or initiatives. 
• Deliver scalable, quality, reproducible and measurable complex experiments and PoCs. May lead a team.
• Cross team/ cross country collaboration
• Sets standards and champions  best practices, scientific methodology and PoCs.
• Strong awareness of and contributes to  the latest work in the industry, capable of identifying and applying relevant ideas and innovations.
• Leading innovation in solutions and deployment of the same
• Leads , Design and conduct studies, tests and use advanced analytics techniques to build proof of concept and prototypes for use cases.
• Contribute to identifying third parties and evaluate their capabilities and data sets in order to develop new solutions. 
• Works as data science business leader to partner leaders in CS, Commercial, PL teams besides clients
• Influences, collaborates, and sets clear priorities & expectations for teams and stakeholders.
• Usually directly manages and/or develops 1-3 Data Scientists.
• Client cluster/ Market/ Industry level ownership
• Addressing client and stakeholder concerns efficiently
• Guiding and coaching  small team on I client and stakeholder management
• Ability to inform and influence the product development life-cycle, and trajectory  based on the knowledge of the product and technology.
• Works with Product team to create clarity on and prioritize development.
• Creates a product focused culture, ensuring team understand the product, and designs processes to ensure the development of solutions centered around clients and/or end users.
• Creates a culture of continuous innovation focused around product improvements.
• Ability to estimate and size complex initiatives with multiple dependencies, and ensure initiatives meet cost requirements.
• Ability to develop solution for functional and non-functional requirements.

Functional Skills:

• Exhibits a solid understanding of CPG Industry for specific core process. Advanced knowledge of RMS/CPS systems/products.
• Comfortable designing solutions and supporting a team to execute 
• Displays innovative thinking and encourages. experimentation in delivery of work.
• Can support others to understand and apply more complicated technical principles & methodologies, creating clarity and focus for teams to deliver.
• Domain expert knowledge at least in one area of the following: programming, statistical analysis / machine learning/deep learning, time series, sampling
• Experienced in high-level programming languages (f.e. Python, R, SQL, Scala), as well as with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau, MicroStrategy).
• Able to work in virtual environment. Familiar with git/Bitbucket processes
• Expert problem solver in their domain, applying logical reasoning to solve the most difficult problems.
• Can identify data sources, connections, and patterns that are not readily apparent or available to solve problems and influence decisions.
• Fosters an environment of innovation, experimentation, and inclusion in solving problems, seeking and embracing diversity of thought.
• Identifies and embraces new and innovative methodologies in solving challenging problems.
• Guides and encourages analytical and data driven mindset for the other team members
• Story teller not just an analyser
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Soft Skills

• Expert in building challenging relationships and navigating complex social environments.
• Excels in communicating complex topics and creating clarity.
• Is a natural change agent, able to identify and resolve resistance to change, influencing stakeholders and senior leaders.
• A natural team builder, capable of bringing multiple stakeholders and colleagues together creating collaborative and productive environments with clarity and focus under a common goal.
• Leads and provides expert advice while working in a global context and connecting to stakeholders in different parts of the world

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.

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