Cluster Data Operations Lead

Act as point of contact from Operations to internal Client Ops and Customer Success Leaders commercial leaders (including the Country MD / external clients where applicable) to lead and drive the operational delivery of our client offering. Leads a team of country functional managers. 

Client Solutioning 

• Advocate of Operations to provide solutions that meet the clients needs and which are at the same time cost-effective and technically sustainable.
• Responsible for making decisions on behalf of operations for the country. 
• Has breadth of Operations E2E knowledge regarding the production processes and client knowledge to be able to handle discussions with client Ops in regard to possibilities and limitations of Nielsen solutions 
• Accountable for the agreed service level (quality allocation of data) to be satisfied / surpassed and the commitment to the client to be satisfied/ exceeded. 
• Drives Operation Processes with Quality and On time Delivery as per Global KPIs 
• Drives Standardization and Harmonization of processes across the region as per Global SOPs  
• Delivers on Global Productivity targets including RUN and other Global initiatives 

Team Management 

• Plans and controls resource allocation to optimize the operations service to clients 
• Manages initiatives to deliver efficiency and productivity to the company 
• Expected to coach and develop the team monitor individual performances and identify talents or low performers 
• Acts as an escalation point for the country team and constantly reviews and assesses teams KPIs periodically 
• Meets clients to conduct client health check on operations 

Qualifications :

• Preferrable MBA Graduate with minimum 12-15 years experience.
• Effective leadership and technically sound. 
• Experienced manage large team size in Operations - preferably team of 100 and above. 
• Excellent People management skills and communication skills.
• Market research experience/industry (highly preferred) - Ops / Customer Success / Commercial Leaders

Additional Information :

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• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to 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 insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100 markets covering more than 90% of the worlds population.

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Employment Type :

Full-time