Director, Competitive Intelligence

Company Description

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Job Description

Does the idea of working for an established company with a start-up culture excite you? Is being on a diverse team with a focus on work life balance important to you? Are you a self-starter anxious to make a name for yourself in a fast-growing company that rewards good ideas? If you answered yes to these questions, NielsenIQ may be the company for you. 

About this job

NielsenIQ is seeking an inquisitive mind who enjoys uncovering thought-provoking insights using qualitative and quantitative data to both inform and enable confident business decisions.  In this role, you will play a key role in our Competitive Intelligence & Insights team, and as a part of our larger Revenue Operations organization will directly support improving both efficiency and effectiveness for our commercial organization.  The insights and foresights you uncover in this role will feed commercial strategy by leveraging an understanding of our clients, benchmarking ourselves against our key competition, and keeping an eye to future trends.  Strong collaboration with Product, Technology, Marketing functions and confidence in executive-level communication will also be critical to success.  Your days will be filled with research, consulting and insight activation sessions that fuel innovation pipeline, competitive strategy, commercial activity, external communications and more. 

You will thrive in this role if you enjoy working: 

• In a less-structured, fast-paced environment with space for invention and creativity 

• In a matrixed organization, with stakeholders across multiple departments, time zones and cultures 

• On both long-term and short-term projects, balancing both strategic and tactical priorities simultaneously 

• With data and insights rather than solely with opinions 

• As an entrepreneur at heart, where there is very little standard for business as usual 

• To empower teams in making confident strategic business decisions that impact company direction 

• In an agile, multi-faceted environment where priorities can shift quickly 

• On research, analysis, synthesis and reporting, insights socialization, competitive monitoring and alerts, and activation of competitive strategies 

Qualifications

• 5+ years of equivalent working experience in a B2B environment (commercial and/or product experience preferred), Bachelor's degree preferred 

• A demonstrated ability to think and act strategically, delivering impactful, consultative analyses that drive business outcomes 

• A servant leadership style that is obsessed with exceeding the needs of their key stakeholders while always acting in the best interests of NIQ 

• Self-motivated with a strong attention to detail and keen ability to ensure business critical objectives are met 

• Skilled at building strong working relationships with team members in varying departments and senior levels of management 

• Ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines 

• Excellent written, verbal and active listening skills  

Our Benefits 

• Flexible working environment 

• Health insurance 

• Parental leave 

• Life assurance 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company providing the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world’s population. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and FMCG and retailers, we enable customers to defy what’s possible. How? We combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry’s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation. Join us and change the landscape.

Learn more at: www.niq.com

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