Strategic Insight Lead

Overview

In this senior role you shape and deliver high-impact insights and thought leadership for the HBPC & Home unit, partnering with clients to drive revenue and strategic decisions. You orchestrate cross-functional storytelling that blends analytics with business impact, elevating NIQ’s industry voice through collaborations and executive-level client work. The position combines FMCG expertise with advanced analytics to create measurable outcomes and growth. You will lead strategic partnerships and ensure alignment across product offerings to deliver ROI for clients and NIQ.

Pay / Benefits

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

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end Thought Leadership strategy for the HBPC & Home unit to drive engagement and revenue
• Own the Thought Leadership and Analytics pillar for the client, translating insights into commercially actionable narratives
• Identify unmet client needs and shape insight-led opportunities in partnership with Account Development teams
• Act as a senior strategic partner to key clients, influencing senior stakeholders through insight-led engagement
• Integrate NIQ’s product suite (RMS, Consumer Panel, Omnisales, advanced analytics) into cohesive client storytelling with clear ROI
• Design and deliver executive presentations, workshops, and whitepapers combining analytics with storytelling
• Develop strategic relationships with industry bodies to boost NIQ visibility and unlock opportunities
• Shape Joint Business Planning to align insights with client priorities and measurable outcomes
• Promote innovation in insight generation and activation to stay ahead of trends
• Translate client feedback into prioritised actions across analytics, product, and service delivery teams

Key requirements

• Strong FMCG analytics expertise (EPOS, Panel, Omnichannel) with proven commercial application
• Proven ability to deliver high-impact Thought Leadership and client storytelling
• Proven stakeholder management with experience influencing senior client decision-makers
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to design solutions addressing client business issues
• Consultative working style
• Proven track record of delivering success through others
• Ability to build strong internal and client networks

• excellent communication
• interpersonal skills
• stakeholder management
• FMCG analytics (EPOS, Panel, Omnichannel)
• advanced analytics
• insight development

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