Lead Product Manager

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
• Translate Nielsen's corporate vision into strategies the Product organization can effectively implement
• Manage a team of 2-4 product managers in a 'player coach' role that still involves rolling up sleeves and executing
• Define and prioritize a product roadmap based on proven business cases, customer feedback, and market dynamics
• Measure product financial performance and implement new product pricing strategies to maximize ROI
• Set and track ROI goals for each product, ensuring they deliver value and align with broader business objectives
• Track and enforce contractual commitments to inform product roadmap and prioritization
• Drive cross-functional project teams integrating data science with software engineering practices to innovate and enhance analytical tools and applications
• Establish and maintain a feedback loop between Product, Commercial, and Engineering teams to prioritize feature development
• Oversee the end-to-end development process, ensuring products are launched successfully and meet customer expectations
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of Nielsen products to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage quality assurance protocols, ensuring that all product changes, deployments, and computational metrics meet the highest standards
• Understand and react to the changing media landscape, ensuring resilient solutions that meet client needs
• Support commercial and legal conversations by assisting with agreement drafting, pricing, and scoping of the measurement capabilities

Requirements

• Experience in product management or a similar discipline in a SaaS or DaaS environment for 7+ years
• Experience managing a team of 2 or more people for at least 2+ years
• Strong ability to creatively problem solve complex problems while considering multiple perspectives
• Knowledge of project and product management tools like Jira and Aha
• Familiarity with complex data methodologies to combine data assets into products
• Experience with big data analytics and data flows
• Experience in writing technical specifications and technology requirements
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to present effectively to upper management
• Customer-first approach by anchoring and solving customer problems rapidly, aligning data-driven decisions with customer needs
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple initiatives in a dynamically changing environment
• Experience leading client discovery and working with clients, partners and industry bodies

Nice to Have

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
• Additional certifications in Product Management, Agile methodologies, or related areas
• Prior experience in Audience Measurement / Media industry
• Knowledge of project and product management tools like Jira and Aha
• Familiarity with complex data methodologies to combine data assets into products

Qualifications

• Experience in product management or a similar discipline in a SaaS or DaaS environment for 7+ years
• 2+ years of direct people leadership experience
• Experience leading client discovery and working with clients, partners, and industry bodies

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive benefits package including health & wellness plans
• 401(k) retirement plan with Nielsen match
• Generous paid time off policy
• Company-provided car for qualifying employees
• Discretionary incentive/bonus (if eligible)