(30/10/2025) Senior Manager, Audience

Job Description Company Description At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it's consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future. Job Description You will be leading a group of analysts focused on the design, execution, implementation and operational management of projects. This involves analyzing data, setting up surveys, designing a good way to integrate data (survey data, modeling and industry knowledge) into our software tools. In your role, you will focus on ensuring timely delivery and in ensuring we keep improving our processes to increase efficiency and quality and develop the team. You will explore further automation opportunities working with our more expert team members and leaders. You will liaison with other managers that are part of the team and other stakeholders to ensure proper coordination and support product development and maintenance and growth of our customer base. Technical Skills - Most critical skills: - Python, ETL development and frameworks, SQL. - Data Orchestration & CI/CD: hands-on experience with Airflow and GitLab (or similar tools) - Cloud Platforms: Experience with cloud-based analytics services such as AWS Analytics (e.g., Athena, S3, MWAA) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). - Experience with survey data - Understanding of the Media planning field - What is a plus: - some experience with data modeling - certification in data-related disciplines - Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage projects, and deliver results. - Operations management: ability to organize the team effectively, set effective kpis and meet SLA. Problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to think strategically - Operational excellence: focus on process improvement including automation, working with experts within the team, other managers and other stakeholders - Team work: ability to collaborate with other managers in our team working on the same product for shared projects. Ability to collaborate with other stakeholders Role And Responsibilities - You will be part of our planning operations team and focused on - Delivery Management: - Ensuring timely delivery for planned projects or datasets in line with quality standards - Proactively identify and mitigate operational risks that could affect service delivery. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data engineers, data scientists, and business analysts, to deliver end-to-end solutions - Support the team in troubleshooting - Operational Excellence and growth: - Implement and oversee standardized processes, workflows, and best practices to ensure efficient operations. - Utilize tools and systems for service monitoring, reporting, and automation to improve service delivery. - Drive innovation and automation in data integration, processing, analysis, and reporting workflows - Keep up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and requirements impacting managed services. - Team Leadership & Development: - Lead and mentor a team of data analysts/ data engineers to ensure high performance and continuous development. - Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence within the team. - Ensure the team is trained on our processes and up to date with the latest industry best practices, tools and methodologies. - Manage capacity effectively Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree in information technology, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics, or a related field (Master's degree preferred) Experience - At least 3 years in a managerial role. - Proven experience in managing data analytics services for external clients. Additional Information Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. Nielsen recruiters will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with a nielsen.com domain. Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nielsen via other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. Always verify that email communications come from an @nielsen.com address. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a job offer or communication, please contact Nielsen directly through our official website or verified social media channels.