Responsibilities

• Drive the Future Vision for Marketing Sciences - Define and evolve the global Marketing Sciences strategy. - Create a clear multi-year roadmap that strengthens NIQ's analytical differentiation. - Position Marketing Sciences as a growth engine and strategic partner within SA&I. - Anticipate market, technology and client trends and translate them into new capabilities and offerings. Drive Commercial Growth - Partner closely with CS & Sales leadership to accelerate revenue growth and improve win rates. - Ensure Marketing Sciences expertise is embedded into strategic pitches and large client opportunities in an impactful way. - Expand high-value consulting engagements and increase the proportion of advisory-led work delivered globally. Lead Organizational Transformation - Deliver the transition from regional execution teams to a globally integrated operating model. - Establish clear accountability across Advisory, Delivery, Excellence and Weighting functions. - Drive adoption of standardized methodologies, workflows and governance processes. - Lead organizational change efforts and ensure regional alignment throughout the transformation. Build a World-Class Global Team - Develop a strong leadership bench and succession pipeline. - Create meaningful career paths for consultants, technical specialists and delivery professionals. - Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, accountability and collaboration. - Ensure resources are deployed against the highest-value opportunities globally. Accelerate AI and Automation Adoption - Champion automation and AI-enabled delivery across the function. - Prioritize investments that improve productivity, quality and scalability. - Ensure teams continuously evolve skills and ways of working in line with emerging technologies. - Drive measurable improvements in cycle time, efficiency and quality through technology. Deliver Operational Excellence - Establish global performance standards and KPIs. - Monitor business performance, utilization, quality and client outcomes. - Drive continuous improvement across operating processes. - Ensure strong governance, compliance and risk management practices.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading large-scale analytics or insights organizations.
• Strong commercial mindset with demonstrated revenue growth impact.
• Deep understanding of marketing science, analytics, consumer insights or adjacent fields.
• Proven track record leading global and geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience building operating models, shared services or scaled delivery organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders globally.
• Demonstrated success leading transformation and change initiatives.

Benefits

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