Director, Product Management (Data & AI)

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking Director of Product Management to lead our AI-driven product initiatives and shape the future of data products at Nielsen

Key Responsibilities

• Define the product roadmap for AI features and ensure it stays ahead of industry trends. Define the vision for how our data assets will be organized, governed, and accessed to fuel generative AI development at scale.
• Define the requirements for an AI-ready data system, including data quality, lineage, and bias mitigation, to ensure our models are trained on trustworthy and representative data.
• Develop and drive a bold product vision and multi-year strategy for generative AI in media. Identify new AI-driven product opportunities and align them with our business goals and the evolving needs of content consumers and creators.
• Lead the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation and prototyping to launch and iteration. Work closely with engineering and design teams to build AI-powered media products that are innovative, user-centric, and high-quality.
• Ensure on-time delivery of new features and refine the product based on user feedback and data insights.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Marketing and Sales, to craft go-to-market (GTM) strategies for AI features and products. Define value propositions and positioning for our generative AI capabilities, and support sales enablement.
• Champion an AI-first mindset across the organization. Act as the internal evangelist for generative AI capabilities, educating and inspiring teams to rethink their product from an AI-first mentality.
• Collaborate closely with data engineering and data science teams to architect and build the data lakehouse. You will serve as the product owner for key data platform initiatives, ensuring the infrastructure meets the specific needs of AI model training, fine-tuning, and real-time inference.
• Stay informed on the latest developments in AI and the media industry. Monitor emerging generative AI technologies (such as new LLMs, image/video generation models, etc.) and analyze competitor products and market trends. You will anticipate how AI advancements and media consumption trends shape user expectations and proactively adapt our strategy.
• Operate as an individual contributor, demonstrating leadership in mentoring colleagues on the strategic importance of a well-architected data foundation. You will guide product and engineering teams on best practices for leveraging the data lakehouse to accelerate AI product development.
  Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of product management experience, including ownership of product strategy and launches.
• 7+ years experience in product management or a similar discipline in a SaaS or DaaS environment
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