Program Manager

Program Manager - 47865

Technology and Engineering - USA Chicago, Illinois 

NIELSEN CONNECT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER

Think about the billions of purchases that consumers make every single day around the world. Imagine trying to make sense of the trillions of data points that represent these purchases. From a family doing online shopping for household essentials to a quick run to the supermarket, Nielsen is measuring the entire consumer path to purchase.

Nielsen is a multinational company working with the world’s largest brands across the world to inform them on where and how their best customers are shopping. The challenge is that this is a moving target and a complex problem. With the commerce landscape shifting constantly, only Nielsen has the span and caliber of data to make sense of what drives a consumer to make a purchase.

PROGRAM MANAGER

So where do you fit here? Nielsen technology projects, like our clients, span the globe and require managers that can connect the dots for the big-picture strategy. As a Program Manager at Nielsen, you will lead complex, high-visibility initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.  Your projects may cut across time zones, clients, and technologies and it is your job to keep track of all the moving parts, bring people together across multiple teams and communicate to junior and senior stakeholders.

At Nielsen, we empower our Program Managers to make decisions and own their project. We’re looking for motivated, analytical, dynamic leaders with a passion for data and technology to join our Buy Technology Program team.  If you thrive in high-energy environments and if you love the idea of working across every business function with visibility to our CTO and Product Leaders, you would be a great fit for our team!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as liaison for all facets of the program and pull people together to make decisions (Product, Operations, Technology, Data Science, Client Deployment) throughout the project
• Act as the face of the program and communicate progress to upper management and stakeholders
• Ensure the execution of end-to-end software deployments across technical teams is driven by the program team
• Facilitate cross-team prioritization between Stakeholders and Technology teams
• Define business objectives clearly and ensure that the program meets them
• Define and document release milestones, timelines, and deployment plans
• Facilitate conversations to ensure Cross Functional Team Dependencies are planned, identifying gaps, and mitigating or escalating risks
• Track and communicate program objectives and progress (Program Status, Initiative level Jira Boards, and/or Kanban)
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrum meetings, execute release level retrospectives
• Track and ensure prompt resolution of issues; manage risk
• Use and drive Agile and SAFe methodologies
• Communicate agile team metrics & drive compliance to Technical Leads
• Execute production readiness (Sign-offs & Documentation)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years in program and project management or similar role running large projects in operations, technology or engineering
• Practical experience with agile techniques and methodologies
• Superior communication skills (interpersonal, verbal, presentation written, email)
• Proven ability to influence & gain buy-in at multiple levels, across divisions, functions and cultures
• Comfort working with senior-level management and virtual teams
• Ability to prioritize, manage, and deliver on multiple projects simultaneously; highly motivated and able to work against aggressive schedules
• Strong bias toward action, flexible, resourceful, and able to operate effectively within a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• You are the glue of a happy, high-performing, cross-functional team
• Positive attitude, team player, self-starter; takes initiative, ability to work independently
• Preferred: data warehousing or data science experience

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, or related field
• Scrum Alliance certifications (i.e. CSM, CSPO, etc.) preferred

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ABOUT NIELSEN

We’re in tune with what the world is watching, buying, and everything in between. If you can think of it, we’re measuring it. We sift through the small stuff and piece together big pictures to provide a comprehensive understanding of what’s happening now and what’s coming next for our clients. Today’s data is tomorrow’s marketplace revelation.

We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 100 countries. From global industry leaders to small businesses, consumer goods to media companies, we work with them all. We’re bringing in data 24/7 and the possibilities are endless. See what’s next with us at Nielsen: careers.nielsen.com

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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.

Job Type: Regular 

Primary Location:  Chicago,Illinois 

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Travel:  No