We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

Worldpanel provides brands and retailers with a unique, 360-degree understanding of consumer behaviour across the globe. We are shopper-centric, continuously monitoring the purchase and usage behaviour through the largest omnipanel in the world. With unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology and expert analysts, we partner with brands and retailers of all sizes, empowering them to reimagine what’s possible, and change the landscape to create a better, healthier, more sustainable and inclusive world.

Job Details

Role Description

At Worldpanel Technology organisation reporting to the Portfolio Manager, this role will coordinate the successful delivery of technology initiatives, with focus on aligning project execution with organizational priorities, ensuring efficient delivery, and encouraging collaboration across teams to achieve desired outcomes within the defined scope and constraints.

This is an opportunity to be part of the company’s exciting vision for the future!

Reasonable Adjustments

Kantar is committed to offering equal opportunities to all individuals including during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance, please advise us in advance of your interview so that we can make the necessary arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and carry out technology delivery projects from start to finish using established industry standards
• Coordinate the execution of technology activities in scope, ensuring timely delivery of project deliverables.
• Coordinate the development, testing, deployment and transition of global tools
• Program/Project reporting, providing regular status updates and ensuring strategic alignment.
• Work closely with counterparts in product management and business operations to maintain cross-functional program alignment
• Identify and lead project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively address issues to minimize impact on results.
• Lead cross-functional technology teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Ensure effective communication across global and country-based teams, aligning efforts to achieve program/project goals.

Key Capabilities

• Minimum of 5 years of solid experience leading complex, multi-component technology delivery projects within a global or cross-organizational program framework.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification; familiarity with PMI best practices is important.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance strategic alignment with operational execution
• Familiarity with analytics tools and technologies
• Experience with project management tooling (MS Project preferred), Azure DevOps and Jira
• Deep understanding of technology development lifecycles, testing, and support frameworks (SDLC, ITIL).
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

What's in it for you?

• Private health cover - option to extend to family.
• Meal vouchers
• Access to our 24/7 employee assistance programme (wellbeing platform)
• Volunteer Leave (2 days per year)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Flexible benefit allowance (annual)
• Life assurance and income protection

Country

Portugal

Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or othe