Our NielsenIQ Technology teams are working on our new “Connect” platform, a unified, global, open data ecosystem powered by Microsoft Azure. Our clients around the world rely on NielsenIQ’s data and insights to innovate and grow. 

Job Description:

As a Director of Technology of our Front-end Applications, you will be at the core of NielsenIQ’ s future. You can expect to go broad and deep on our tech stack, and across multiple products in your business segment, all the while leading a best-in-class team. You will be playing a key part in the delivery of critical programs that are strategically aligned to our overall business strategy and growth objectives.

• Drive delivery and end-to-end management of large-scale, business-impacting initiatives
• Drive and lead technical conversations, including architecture review, code review, and the SDLC process.
• Lead globally distributed technology teams through programs and projects to create, enhance and maintain applications, platforms, technology systems and processes.
• Engage with product and business leaders to understand business needs and translate these needs into executable solutions, while managing expectations, gathering requirements, and managing the RFP process for large-scale programs
• Establish strong collaborative relationships with key internal Clients, CoEs and other stakeholders.
• Continuously drive process improvements, manage, coach, and foster the development of our technical talent.

• Master’s or Bachelor’s in computer science or related field
• 10+ years’ experience in technology roles; including experience in Software Engineering, delivery, and architecture/design.
• 4+ years of technology project management experience is required
• 6+ years’ experience leading large scale, global application teams, using Azure Cloud native technologies.
• Prior hands-on experience in front-end full stack architectures including Angular/JavaScript/Java (or equivalent) and microservices, is a must.
• Solve technical problems, code, and debug, and occasionally participate in client meetings.
• Responsible for developing UI/UX and common component standardization across front-end frameworks across projects.
• Includes creating processes, training sessions, reviewing code, and leading dev meetings.
• Advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms and designing for performance, scalability, and availability
• Led cross-functional, highly distributed teams through the execution of large-scale projects using Agile development
• Designed and built global front end applications.
• Advanced understanding of user facing apps, business intelligence, and designing for performance, scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Experience driving progress towards the model of CI/CD, TDD, Containerization, Container management and orchestration.
• Awareness of the projects your team members are actively working on and providing the first level of support to your team.
• Lead junior, mid, and senior-level developers and continue to foster our creative, focused, developer-friendly work environment.
• Mentor and encourage your team through technology sharing and expertise in key platforms and technologies.
• Ability to identify problems with requirements, identify alternatives, and help your team navigate through these issues.
• Directly responsible for the career advancement of the Front-End Developers at various stages of career growth.

• Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms. 
• Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family. 
• Plan your future with financial wellness tools. 
• Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities.

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™.

NIQ, is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit NIQ.com.

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