Purpose of the job:

In this role you will become part of the European Innovation team-leading multicountry deployments of new products and making a significant business impact by delivering new value to our customers and modernizing the ways of working. 

You will be a single point of contact for any new major product launch in Europe and ensure the operations team have all the resources (knowledge, documentation, technical support and other) to successfully implement the new product and the new launches meet the defined operational success criteria (time, cost, quality).

You will manage all aspects of assigned strategic projects including scope, time, progress, quality, goal implementation, communications, and cost/budget management where specified, following the Nielsen project lifecycle definitions and processes

Provide a focal point for communications and decisions regarding  the assigned set of projects

Act as subject matter expert regarding the introduction of new products to European operations to internal stakeholders

Accountabilities:

Key accountabilities (this area is not a detailed description of activities on the job):
In this role, you will be accountable for introducing new global products to European operations like Connected System and ensuring their BAU readiness. This role is a single-contributor role, however, you will lead the operational project team with dedicated resources to it. 

In this role you will:

• liaise with global/ regional product leadership, technology, enablement and commercial teams to ensure everything is ready for a product launch

• be accountable for reaching operational readiness of a new product according to the project plan

• Ensure the product design meets BAU readiness criteria and risks and unknown have been mitigated 

• Own the operational project plan, report on the progress and deviations

• Be accountable for the project handover to BAU/ Continuous improvement teams after completing the pilots

• Capture the lessons learnt and improvement opportunities

• Lead the capacity and resource planning discussions, track resources spent on the product related projects

• Own and constantly improve on operational readiness checklist ensuring new products launch in Europe meet the internal and external success criteria

• Agree wit geography leaders on support of country SMEs and execution team

• Manage all project documentation including SOPs, process maps, issue logs according to best practices and internal standards

• Coordinate the work on Innovation resources (BPAs, SMEs) for the design and testing stage of the project

Work experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in product/ commercial RMS role

- At least 3 years of project management experience – including the use of project reporting tools

- Prior RMS operations experience will be an asset 

- Prior experience in business process improvement will be an asset

Education:
Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred)

Requirements:
- Common business language knowledge (English): speaking and writing with fluency

- Excellent communication skills

- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, ability to communicate across different organizational layers

- Previous experience in project management with proven record of delivering results on time, on budget and to scope

- Familiarity with industry standard project management best practices and general project management life cycle and processes

-  Attention to detail, inquisitive mindset

- Operating with continuous improvement mindset (as to costs, lead time, value, automation level)

- Ability to lead change

- In depth understanding of Nielsen products and operations (desirable)

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.  We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.