Global Head Marketing Sciences

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the Future Vision for Marketing Sciences 

• Define and evolve the global Marketing Sciences strategy. 

• Create a clear multi-year roadmap that strengthens NIQs analytical differentiation. 

• Position Marketing Sciences as a growth engine and strategic partner within SA&I. 

• Anticipate market technology and client trends and translate them into new capabilities and offerings. 

Drive Commercial Growth 

• Partner closely with CS & Sales leadership to accelerate revenue growth and improve win rates. 

• Ensure Marketing Sciences expertise is embedded into strategic pitches and large client opportunities in an impactful way. 

• Expand high-value consulting engagements and increase the proportion of advisory-led work delivered globally. 

Lead Organizational Transformation 

• Deliver the transition from regional execution teams to a globally integrated operating model. 

• Establish clear accountability across Advisory Delivery Excellence and Weighting functions. 

• Drive adoption of standardized methodologies workflows and governance processes. 

• Lead organizational change efforts and ensure regional alignment throughout the transformation. 

Build a World-Class Global Team 

• Develop a strong leadership bench and succession pipeline. 

• Create meaningful career paths for consultants technical specialists and delivery professionals. 

• Foster a culture of continuous learning innovation accountability and collaboration. 

• Ensure resources are deployed against the highest-value opportunities globally. 

Accelerate AI and Automation Adoption 

• Champion automation and AI-enabled delivery across the function. 

• Prioritize investments that improve productivity quality and scalability. 

• Ensure teams continuously evolve skills and ways of working in line with emerging technologies. 

• Drive measurable improvements in cycle time efficiency and quality through technology. 

Deliver Operational Excellence 

• Establish global performance standards and KPIs. 

• Monitor business performance utilization quality and client outcomes. 

• Drive continuous improvement across operating processes. 

• Ensure strong governance compliance and risk management practices. 

Qualifications :

Experience & Capabilities:

• Significant experience leading large-scale analytics or insights organizations. 

• Strong commercial mindset with demonstrated revenue growth impact. 

• Deep understanding of marketing science analytics consumer insights or adjacent fields. 

• Proven track record leading global and geographically dispersed teams. 

• Experience building operating models shared services or scaled delivery organizations. 

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders globally. 

• Demonstrated success leading transformation and change initiatives. 

Additional Information :

Our Benefits

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

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Employment Type :

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