Project Manager

About the Position

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our team and oversee projects from inception to completion, ensuring objectives are met on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Autonomy

  • Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability.
  • Exercises personal responsibility and autonomy.
  • Influences customers, suppliers, and partners and develops strong relationships at all levels within the business.
  • May have responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation or coordination of resources.
  • Participates in external activities related to own specialism where appropriate.
  • Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives.
  • Collaborates regularly with team members, users, and customers and engages to ensure that user needs are met throughout delivery.
  • Provides clear direction across project workstreams and raises resource or delivery concerns through the agreed governance route.
  • Prepares training materials for internal PMO and business-wide use where required.
  • Lives NIQ’s values: Client obsessed; Driven to win; Accountable for results, Committed to integrity, Fast to adapt.

• Stakeholder Management and Communication

  • Is a flexible and effective stakeholder manager, working to motivate, negotiate, mediate, and direct to ensure positive project outcomes.
  • Creates and maintains positive engagement with project sponsors and customers.
  • Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives.
  • Develops close and effective partnerships with specialist teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Clarifies roles, responsibilities, dependencies, and expected contributions across the project.
  • Develops and maintains appropriate project status, progress, and project-health reporting.
  • Maintains a proportionate communications plan covering who needs to know what, when, and in what format.
  • Supports client communication needs and works effectively with senior stakeholders and client counterparts.

• Project & Change Management

  • Investigates, defines, and resolves complex issues.
  • Defines, documents, and carries out projects or sub-projects, alone or with a small team, actively participating in all phases.
  • Agrees the project approach with stakeholders and supports the definition and sign-off of the Statement of Work or equivalent project documentation.
  • Prepares realistic integrated plans covering milestones, activities, owners, dependencies, quality, risk, and communications, and tracks delivery against the project schedule.
  • Uses an appropriate rolling-wave view to give stakeholders clarity on upcoming activity, decisions, and dependencies.
  • Identifies, assesses, and manages risks to project success and owns the issue log, ensuring actions and escalation routes are clear.
  • Manages dependencies among teams and monitors the critical path, taking action where delivery is at risk.
  • Monitors costs, timescales, scope, quality, and resources used and takes action where these deviate from agreed tolerances.
  • Implements a proportionate change-control process, assesses the impact of proposed changes, and communicates approved changes.
  • Escalates potential PID, scope, or plan changes at the appropriate time and obtains approval through agreed governance.
  • Implements appropriate project governance, including repositories, standard forms, artefacts, meetings, and decision forums.
  • Ensures that projects are formally closed and, where appropriate, subsequently reviewed, with lessons learned recorded.

• Business Knowledge

  • Has a thorough understanding of relevant industry and specialist project-management bodies of knowledge.
  • Independently works to gain a thorough knowledge of the organisation and the business domain surrounding the project.
  • Applies knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations, rapidly absorbs new information, and uses it to support delivery decisions.
  • Understands how project choices may affect users, clients, operational outcomes, costs, and delivery viability.
  • Actively maintains own knowledge, contributes to the development of others, and takes responsibility for driving own development.
  • Maintains awareness of developing practices and their application.
  • Gathers feedback on PMO processes and generates ideas for process improvement.
  • Contributes to the definition, implementation, and communication of beneficial changes to PMO processes.

Requirements

• Core Skills

  • 4 years minimum of Project Management experience, or equivalent experience in business process improvement, operations, team leadership, or client service.
  • Experience working with online project management tools such as Smartsheet, Monday.com, and Microsoft Project Online.
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and delivering agreed results.
  • Strong written and verbal communication and facilitation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with senior leaders, clients, and specialist stakeholders.

• Secondary Skills

  • Experience with project-management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Jira is advantageous.
  • Accredited Project Management certification is advantageous.
  • Client-facing experience and experience in Retail, CPG, or FMCG are advantageous.
  • Fluent written and spoken English; flexibility to work across stakeholder time zones where required.

We Offer

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

About the Company

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.

For more information, visit NIQ.com.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact. To learn more about our ongoing efforts in diversity and inclusion, please visit the Diversity and Inclusion page.

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