Lead Product Manager

Resposibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
• Translate Nielsen’s corporate vision into strategies the Product organization can effectively implement 
• Managing a team of 2-4 product managers in a “player coach” role that still involves rolling up sleeves and executing 
• Define and prioritize a product roadmap based on proven business cases, customer  feedback, and market dynamics 
• Measure product financial performance and implement new product pricing strategies to maximize ROI
• Set and track ROI goals for each product, ensuring they deliver value and align with broader  business objectives 
• Track and enforce contractual commitments to inform product roadmap and prioritization
• Drive cross-functional project teams integrating data science with software engineering  practices to innovate and enhance analytical tools and applications 
• Establish and maintain a feedback loop between Product, Commercial, and Engineering  teams to prioritize feature development 
• Oversee the end-to-end development process, ensuring products are launched successfully  and meet customer expectations 
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of Nielsen products to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage quality assurance protocols, ensuring that all product changes, deployments, and  computational metrics meet the highest standards 
• Understand and react to the changing media landscape, ensuring resilient solutions that meet client needs;
• Support commercial and legal conversations by assisting with agreement drafting, pricing, and scoping of the measurement capabilities;

Qualifications

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Business Administration, Computer  Science, Data Science, or a related field is often preferred 
• 7+ years experience in product management or a similar discipline in a SaaS or DaaS environment
• 2+ years of direct people leadership experience 
• Additional certifications in Product Management, Agile methodologies, or  related areas can be advantageous 
• Prior experience in Audience Measurement / Media industry is a plus  
• Strong ability to creatively problem solve complex problems while considering multiple perspectives
• Managed a P&L demonstrating ability to prioritize based on business case Knowledge of project and product management tools like Jira and Aha
• Familiarity with complex data methodologies to combine data assets into products
• Experience with big data analytics and data flows 
• Experience in writing technical specifications and technology requirements
• Nimble with fail-fast mindset to drive rapid iterations of product development Strong time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to present effectively to upper management
• A customer-first approach by anchoring and solving customer problems rapidly, aligning data-driven decisions with customer needs
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple initiatives in a dynamically changing environment
• Experience leading client discovery and working with clients, partners and industry bodies