Product Manager – Panel Data & Analytics Platforms
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
What Youll Work On
This role spans multiple panel data initiatives including (but not limited to):
- Analytics-ready panel data extracts
- Governed and secure data delivery models
- Standardized analytics and modeling use cases built on panel data
- Commercial packaging and operational processes for data products
You will be responsible for helping ensure these offerings are clearly defined operationally sound and commercially usable.
What Youll Do
Drive product execution
- Help translate product strategies into concrete deliverables timelines and processes
- Support the build-out of scalable analytics and data-access capabilities
- Identify where bespoke work can be standardized or productized
Work cross-functionally
- Partner closely with data science and engineering teams to shape how data models and workflows are implemented
- Collaborate with sales and client teams to ensure offerings are understandable sellable and repeatable
- Coordinate with operations legal and other product leaders to align on delivery models constraints and guardrails
Enable commercial success
- Help define how panel data products are packaged positioned and rolled out to customers
- Support early implementations to validate assumptions and surface improvements
- Create internal documentation playbooks and process clarity for go-to-market teams
Act as a central owner and integrator
- Own intake and prioritization of requests related to panel data products
- Surface tradeoffs risks and decisions and bring them to leadership with clear options
- Push back constructively when scope or approach could create long-term issues
Qualifications :
Experience & background
- 26 years of experience in analytics data science insights technical customer success consulting operations or similar roles
- Experience working with complex datasets or analytical workflows
- Product management experience is welcome but not required
Skills
- Strong analytical reasoning and ability to understand how data is structured and used
- Comfort working with ambiguity and loosely defined problems
- Ability to collaborate across highly technical and commercial teams
- Clear communicator who can explain complex ideas simply
Mindset
- Curious motivated and eager to grow into a broader product role
- Comfortable taking ownership without needing formal authority
- Willing to challenge assumptions thoughtfully and bring new ideas forward
- Execution-oriented: you enjoy turning ideas into things that actually ship
Additional Information :
Nice to Have (Not Required)
- Experience in consumer data FMCG retail or analytics platforms
- Exposure to data platforms analytics products or data governance concepts
- Prior experience supporting enterprise clients or internal sales teams
- Familiarity with SQL BI tools or large-scale data environments (no coding required)
Why This Role Is Different
- Youll work on foundational data products that directly impact NIQs commercial strategy
- Youll gain hands-on exposure to data platform product management in a real-world environment
- Youll operate at the intersection of analytics technology and businessnot just one silo
- Youll help modernize how high-value consumer data is delivered and used
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
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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About Company
NIQ is the worlds 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 holi ... View more