Strategic Insight Lead

NielsenIQ; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Volunteer time off

Job summary

NielsenIQ is seeking a Strategic Insights Lead for Grocery, a senior client-facing role shaping high-impact Thought Leadership and insight-led strategies. You will weave analytics across NIQ products into compelling client narratives and partner with account teams to drive growth.

The role requires strong storytelling, executive communication, and influential stakeholder management, with a track record of delivering measurable client and business outcomes. Flexible working is available.

Qualifications

• Strong FMCG analytics expertise (EPOS, Panel, Omnichannel) with proven commercial application.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Demonstration of how to design solutions to answer client business issues.
• A consultative style of working.
• A proven track record of delivering success through others.

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end Thought Leadership strategy for the Grocery business unit, defining priority themes and delivering high-impact outputs that drive engagement and revenue.
• Own the Thought Leadership and Analytics pillar for the client, aligning insight development to client priorities and translating opportunities into clear, commercially actionable narratives.
• Drive commercial growth by identifying unmet client needs and shaping insight-led opportunities in partnership with Account Development teams.
• Act as a senior strategic partner to key clients, building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders through proactive, insight-led engagement.
• Integrate NIQ’s full product suite into cohesive, client-ready storytelling that demonstrates clear ROI.
• Lead the design and delivery of executive presentations, workshops, and whitepapers that combine analytical rigour with compelling storytelling.
• Own and develop strategic relationships with key industry bodies, leveraging these partnerships to enhance NIQ visibility and unlock new opportunities.
• Shape and contribute to Joint Business Planning, ensuring insight and analytics are aligned to client priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Champion innovation in insight generation and activation, ensuring NIQ remains ahead of emerging trends and client needs.
• Act as the Voice of the Customer internally, translating client feedback into actionable priorities across analytics, product, and service delivery teams.

Skills

FMCG analytics

Stakeholder management

Thought leadership

Client storytelling

Executive communication

Networking

Job description

The Strategic Insights Lead for Grocery is a senior client-facing role responsible for shaping and delivering high-impact Thought Leadership and insight-led strategies across the business unit, with a particular focus on theclientpartnership. This role combines deep FMCG expertise with advanced analytics and compelling storytelling to influence client decision-making, unlock commercial opportunities, and position NIQ as a strategic growth partner. The role also plays a critical part in elevating NIQ’s industry voice through external partnerships and thought leadership, while ensuring internal alignment to deliver measurable client and business outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive the end-to-end Thought Leadership strategy for the Grocerybusiness unit, defining priority themes and delivering high-impact outputs that drive engagement and revenue

Own the Thought Leadership and Analytics pillar forthe client, aligning insight development to client priorities and translating opportunities into clear, commercially actionable narratives

Drive commercial growth by identifying unmet client needs and shaping insight-led opportunities in partnership with Account Development teams

Act as a senior strategic partner to key clients, building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders through proactive, insight-led engagement

Integrate NIQ’s full product suite (RMS, Consumer Panel,Omnisales, advanced analytics) into cohesive, client-ready storytelling that demonstrates clear ROI

Lead the design and delivery of executive presentations, workshops, and whitepapers that combine analytical rigour with compelling storytelling

Own and develop strategic relationships with key industry bodies, leveraging these partnerships to enhance NIQ visibility and unlock new opportunities

Shape and contribute to Joint Business Planning, ensuring insight and analytics are aligned to client priorities and deliver measurable outcomes

Champion innovation in insight generation and activation, ensuring NIQ remains ahead of emerging trends and client needs

Act as the Voice of the Customer internally, translating client feedback into actionable priorities across analytics, product, and service delivery teams

REQUIREMENTS

Strong FMCG analytics expertise (EPOS, Panel, Omnichannel) with proven commercial application

Demonstrated 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

Demonstration of how to design solutions to answer client business issues

A consultative style of working

A proven track record of delivering success through others

Ability to build strong networks and relationships, internally and with client

Salary: 45500 GBP to 51800 gross per year. Placement within the range will depend on objective criteria including experience, skills, and internal equityconsiderations. We are committed to equal pay and pay transparency. Remuneration decisions are made using gender-neutral and objective criteria.

Additional Information

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off

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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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