Team Assistant and Coordinator

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Team Assistant to support our dynamic Growth Center of Excellence team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, data-driven environment and is passionate about the Consumer Intelligence industry. You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of projects, client deliverables, and internal coordination, while also contributing to project management activities and senior stakeholder engagement across global teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Growth Centers of Excellence team, including calendar management, meeting coordination, and travel arrangements.
• Communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with multiple senior stakeholders across regions to coordinate project closure, event planning, and strategic initiatives.
• Support PMO-related tasks such as tracking project timelines, maintaining documentation, monitoring deliverables, and ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and deliverables by formatting documents, proofreading, and managing version control.
• Coordinate data collection schedules and liaise with different teams or data providers to ensure timely inputs.
• Maintain and update internal repositories, research libraries, and shared resources.
• Organize and support webinars, client briefings, and industry events, both virtual and in-person.
• Handle confidential client and market data with discretion and accuracy.
• Act as a point of contact for internal departments and external partners, ensuring smooth cross-functional collaboration.
• Work effectively in a hybrid environment and adapt to shift timings to support global teams across time zones.
• Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and professionalism while working with cross-cultural teams and international stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in an administrative, team support, or project coordination role, ideally within a research, consulting, or retail-focused environment.
• 5-8+ yrs of experience in related fields preferred.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint); familiarity with data visualization tools is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a deadline-driven setting.
• Interest in retail trends, consumer behavior, and market research is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, project management tools (e.g., Asana, Trello, MS Project), or survey platforms is a plus.
• Knowledge of retail KPIs and industry terminology.
• Experience working with global teams and managing cross-cultural communication.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a leading team shaping the future of consumer insights.
• Work in a collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and industry exposure.
• Hybrid work arrangements and a supportive team culture.

Our Benefits

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

About NIQ

NIQ is the world’s 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 holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.

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NIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We exist to count everyone and are on a mission to systematically embed inclusion and diversity into all aspects of our workforce, measurement, and products. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class. Our global non-discrimination policy covers these protected classes in every market in which we do business worldwide. Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do by visiting the NIQ News Center: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/news-center/diversity-inclusion