Job Description

The Product Manager is responsible for:

-Developing a scalable Multinational Program (MNP) model which will provide issuers with a turnkey solution to global issuance:
- Support MNP team operating model for the scalable MNP program
- Support MNP team to launch the model in targeted countries
- Create Sales material and act as subject matter expert to support Visa sales partners

- Develop rigorous, fact based, quantitative analysis to support recommendations. Ensure strategic and financial soundness and alignment for any recommendations.
- Work closely with cross-functional, local and regional management teams on strategic projects, bringing timely and useful insight and analytical support.
- Develop clear and concise executive level communications. Communicate recommendations in a clear impactful way.
The ideal candidate is an experienced product manager with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive results in a matrixed environment. Diplomacy to manage relationships and expectations, while ensuring a strong global approach and alignment is critical to succeeding in this role. He/She must have proven experience in working with third-party issuers and commercializing payment products that deliver strong value propositions to the market. This role requires strategic leadership, innovation, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills.
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office at least 3 set days a week.

Responsibilities:
• Work with regional Visa team members to create a portfolio of third-party issuers supporting the indirect issuance MNP model (Partner Bank Model)
• Create an MNP dashboard and manage reporting.
• Identify use cases and define business requirements to address key client needs in emerging verticals
• Capture voice of customer and analyze data to help inform product strategies, future roadmap and/or new vertical opportunities
• Create new digital ways to communicate MNP value and requirements
• Understand market needs, developing value propositions, product requirements, rules, pricing, roadmap, and communicating internally and externally
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including regional product, treasury, technology, legal, compliance, marketing, sales, operations, client services, and risk to ensure successful launch of products & capabilities
• Serve as the subject matter expert for portfolio of products, both internally and externally with Visa sales partners and clients
• Ensure the product strategy and product roadmaps are aligned and well-articulated to customers, prospects and partners, as well as internally within Visa
• Demonstrate thought leadership and enable flawless execution

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Build trust-based relationships with Campaign Analytics (CA) team, Sales, Research, Operations/Support teams and Product teams.

• Translate the specific business needs of the Small and Medium Business (SMB) market into actionable, data-driven reports and insights for Nielsen Marketplace. This includes designing study setups, performing data analysis, and summarizing key findings.

• Create, analyze, and deliver high-quality reports that provide clients with a clear understanding of their campaign performance. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of all data and insights before they are published.

• Collaborate on developing educational materials such as brochures, sample reports, and how-to guides to showcase the value of the insights.

• Own the end-to-end project lifecycle for assigned studies, maintaining accurate records of study timelines, milestones, and delivery dates. Proactively communicate status updates and manage expectations with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.

• Collaborate with senior team members to develop new analytical techniques and contribute to the ongoing improvement of our processes and product offerings on Nielsen Marketplace.

Nice to Have

• Excellent communication and presentation skills;

• Excellent critical thinking ability and the desire to seek solutions for novel situations as they arise

• Attention to detail – organization, quality, and accuracy in all work and interactions

• A self-motivated, curious learner with the ability to work collaboratively and willingness to lean in – need to jump in quickly, adapt and work in a collaborative team environment, managing multiple projects at once

• Strong project and time management skills

• Broad knowledge of technology trends and relevance to clients' businesses

• Eager to learn and develop new skills

• 3-5 years experience in analytics and/or Market research

• Bachelor’s Degree focused on Marketing, Analytics and/or Business.

• Ability to grasp new concepts easily, and be able to present them in a simplified manner to clients and potential prospects

• Technical proficiency in Office/Google Suite of software solutions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

• Media and advertising industry knowledge is a plus

• Stats background a plus

• Experience in the Small and Medium Businesses Market either on the advertiser or on the agency side is a strong plus.

• Past experience in digital media buying/planning and marketing analytics is a strong plus

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Additional Information

Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimated salary range for a new employee has been provided. It would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.

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