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)