Strategy & Corporate Development Project Specialist

Location: US-Remote must be based in US at time of application

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NielsenIQ is seeking a highly strategic structured and proactive Strategy & Corporate Development Project Specialist to support enterprise level initiatives across strategy transformation and corporate development. This role is designed for a project driven operator who brings order to ambiguity accelerates cross functional execution and ensures senior leadership has the insights operating rhythm and governance needed to drive growth. 

The ideal candidate combines strong project management capabilities with strategic judgment exceptional communication and the ability to translate complex priorities into clear plans processes and outcomes. 

Strategic Project Management & Execution 

• Lead and manage select strategy transformation and corporate development projects from initiation through completion ensuring milestones timelines and deliverables are met. 

• Build structured project plans maintain schedules track risks and dependencies and ensure cross functional accountability. 

• Drive clarity by synthesizing complex inputs and proactively surfacing decisions risks and recommended actions for senior leadership. 

• Serve as a key liaison across Strategy Corporate Development Finance and business units to ensure alignment to enterprise priorities. 

Enterprise Operating Rhythms & Governance 

• Establish and maintain the operating cadence for the Strategy & Corporate Development function including quarterly business reviews annual planning and strategic offsites. 

• Facilitate high impact meetings by owning agendas materials decisions follow-ups action tracking and documentation. 

• Build and maintain scalable processes to drive operating discipline alignment and predictable execution across initiatives. 

Executive Enablement & Priority Management 

• Manage a complex executive calendar aligning time to strategic priorities and enterprise initiatives. 

• Anticipate needs decisions risks and dependencies; proactively coordinate people information and resources. 

• Oversee domestic/international travel agenda planning itineraries and expense management. 

• Coordinate crossfunctional working sessions related to strategy and corporate development. 

• Manage highlevel external interactions with bankers private equity firms partners and advisors. 

• Establish and maintain the operating cadence (quarterly reviews annual planning transformation rituals). 

Cross Functional Alignment & Communication 

• Ensure stakeholders have the right information context and timelines through strong communication routines and reporting. 

• Consolidate strategic updates dashboards and status reports that provide leadership with visibility into project health and key decisions. 

• Partner with internal teams to gather insights and transform them into executive ready narratives frameworks and recommendations. 

Knowledge Management & Process Optimization 

• Maintain centralized repositories for strategy documents decision logs M&A materials and Board facing content. 

• Create and iterate lightweight systems that preserve institutional knowledge and streamline cross functional workflows. 

• Identify opportunities to enhance tools processes and routines to improve alignment efficiency and strategic execution. 

M&A Growth and External Engagement Support 

• Support project management components of M&A and strategic growth initiatives including diligence coordination timeline management and cross functional communication. 

• Maintain trackers for target assessments banker interactions NDAs and corporate development workflows. 

• Ensure materials and analyses are organized current and accessible for decisionmakers. 

Executive Level Synthesis  

• Translate business priorities and data into succinct executive updates Board materials and decision documents. 

• Shape agendas and content for senior leadership conversations that focus on strategic outcomes decisions and risks. 

• Act as a strategic partner to the Head of Strategy & Corporate Development by enabling clarity structure and momentum across all initiatives. 

Qualifications :

Qualifications 

• 8 years of experience in project management strategy operations corporate development transformation or related disciplines. 

• Proven ability to lead complex cross functional initiatives with strong ownership and high accountability. 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to create clear executive level deliverables. 

• Strong strategic problem-solving ability; capable of bringing structure to ambiguity and driving toward outcomes. 

• Expertise in managing multiple projects priorities and stakeholders in fast-paced environments. 

• High professionalism integrity and comfort handling confidential information. 

• Advanced PowerPoint Excel and overall collaboration system proficiency (SharePoint Teams dashboards etc.). 

• Strong business acumen and interest in strategy corporate development and enterprise transformation. 

What Makes This Role Unique 

This role is built for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy project management and executive enablement. You will help shape enterprise priorities drive cross functional execution and enable senior leadership to make informed strategic decisions. This is not an administrative role it is a critical strategic operator position supporting some of the most important initiatives across the organization.

Additional Information :

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation of the following range: $82800.00 - $100000.00. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidates experience qualifications skills and location.  Other benefits include a flexible working environment comprehensive health insurance industry-leading parental leave life insurance education support and more.

Our Benefits

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

NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process including résumé screening candidate assessments interview scheduling job matching communication support and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows. These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria. All use of AI is governed by NIQs principles of fairness transparency human oversight and inclusion. Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans. NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. If you have questions require accommodations or wish to request human review were permitted by law please contact your local HR representative. For more information please visit NIQs AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: NIQ

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