Senior Product Manager I

The Senior Product Manager (SPM) at Nielsen is an essential catalyst for innovation within the audience measurement landscape. In this role you will oversee critical elements of the product lifecycle executing the product vision and leading cross-functional teams to deliver products that delight our customers.

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
• Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
• Work closely with Data Science and engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
• Work with high profile customers to ensure they understand the methodologies used to build and deliver Nielsen products
• Partner with Product Marketing to design go-to-market plans that highlight the value our products deliver
• Maintaining a prioritized backlog that aligns with available Engineering capacity and maps to an overall solution roadmap.
• Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding of Nielsen products to internal stakeholders
• 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 prioritizationQualifications

• 4-6 years experience in product management or a similar discipline in a SaaS or DaaS environment
• Additional certifications in Product Management, Agile methodologies, or related areas can be advantageous
• Knowledge of project and product management tools like Jira and Aha
• A bachelors or masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field is preferred
• Familiarity with complex data methodologies to combine data assets into products
• Experience in writing technical specifications and technology requirements
• Experience with big data analytics and data flows
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to present effectively to upper management
• A customer-first approach by anchoring and solving customer problems rapidly, aligning data-driven decisions with customer needs