What You'll Do
- Own Data Science for a cluster on new and established product and services.
- Lead Local Data Science team across the cluster.
- Be a Data Science business partner for Managing Directors/President, Commercial, Product, Technology, Local and Regional leaders to contribute their objectives including revenue, productivity, EBITDA and other objectives.
- Meet with clients to understand strategic business needs, communicate internally and offer innovative solutions driven through state of the art methodologies in Data Science.
- Partner with other integral data science and technology leaders to enable new solutions.
- Collaborate with other Data Science leaders units to deliver and prioritize objectives.
- Develop team & talent strategy to drive the vision of the Data Science organization.
- Responsible for team development and coaching.
- Plan and prioritize key initiatives for countries across the cluster in alignment with clusters business leaders.
- Supporting senior DBLs for global escalated issues and complex matters.
- Create an environment to encourage and drive innovation mindset and to leverage best-demonstrated practices across countries.
- Stay connected to internal/external Data Science community to learn the newest Data Science & Technology solutions to be able to bring them to the market
** Qualifications**:
- Essential soft skills qualifications
- Passionate about people, innovation and technology
- Experienced connecting with stakeholders and clients proactively, finding ways to link client's needs with the business.
- Innovative mindset, creativity,



thinking out-of-the-box.
- Excellent in conveying effectively complex concepts to non-experts in business language
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong Business acumen, consultative skills and empathy for clients
- Great Problem-Solving skills
- Strong people management skills, talent development & coaching
- Intellectual curiosity and persistence to find answers to questions
- Great collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels, especially with country and global leaders.
- Ability to set priorities in alignment with business needs
- Great command of written and spoken English
- Excellent in making decisions and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure environment
- Eager to continuously learn and adapt to changing technologies and tools.
- Analytical and Technical skills:
- Solid understanding of Statistics
- Strong aptitude for data analysis.
- Solid critical/ logical thinking.
- Strong Business acumen, finance and budgeting knowledge
- Familiar with contemporary open source tools and technologies such as Python and R.
Preferred Qualification**
Experienced in data visualization tools (e.g. Spotfire, Tableau, etc) and mapping tools.




- Working knowledge with collaboration Microsoft tools
Atlassian,Git, Bitbucket and Confluence.
- Familiar with Machine Learning.
- Familiar with Cloud computing such as AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.
- Working experience with Nielsen systems/products.
(for internal-it is required)
- Working experience with contemporary database systems.
- Familiar with Project Management.
** Experience**
- 8+ years of experience in market research or relevant field.
- Solid understanding of CPG/FMCG Industry and Retail market impact on client's business within the market.
- Significant experience managing high performance and tech savvy teams
** Additional Information**:
** Our Benefits**
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
** 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 ****, 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.
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