Today, there were over 500 million Tweets, over 85% of U.S. Consumers used their mobile device while watching TV, and within the next four years, women will control $28 Trillion in annual consumer spending. At Nielsen, you will help analyze and understand what all this means to our consumers, and how it truly influences and drives consumer behavior in what people watch and what people buy.

At Nielsen, we invest in you. Nielsen’s Emerging Leaders Program offers a powerful and unique experience for top undergraduates interested in a leadership career with the world’s leading provider of global marketing information, consumer insights, and business media. The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) is a challenging 24-month rotational program designed to develop leaders who will position Nielsen for growth while at the same time investing heavily in your growth holistically to set you up for success.

Are You Ready to Join the Team?

New Associates in the Technology track are challenged with:

• Four high-priority assignments
• Intensive training
• Leadership development
• Mentoring and networking opportunities

Develop Your Future with Nielsen The Technology track develops future Nielsen leaders who can provide clients with the innovative data management and technology solutions they need to make critical decisions. Associates take on roles of increasing responsibility as they participate in exciting development experiences. Our next program begins July 2019.

Rotational Assignments The program includes four six-month rotations over two years. These assignments provide challenging on-the-job learning and development opportunities. Associates work on high priority assignments in various business functions.

Examples in Technology include:

• Cloud Security Automation - drive critical security automation within our cloud solutions across all Nielsen business units
• Technology Delivery Lead - manage an agile team of developers to deliver critical enhancements in partnership with another third party
• Digital China Measurement - own/drive the end to end technology rollout for a new form of Digital measurement for China in partnership with the largest social media company in China

A day in the life of an Associate may include: driving agile scrum teams; solving technical problems through design or hands on development ; driving project deliverables through cross organizational collaboration; meeting with project stakeholders; continuing personal development through lunch and learns and associate selected side projects.

Training & Development Associates participate in intensive, focused training prior to each rotation including:

• Leadership
• Product Engineering
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement

Networking You will have opportunities to network with senior leaders and colleagues during training sessions, small group discussions, town hall meetings. Networking is encouraged and is often cited as a key benefit of this program.

Selection Criteria:

• Significant leadership experience in college extra-curricular activities or previous employment
• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
• B.S. in Information Sciences and Technology, IT Management, MIS, Computer Science, Business Information Technology (Decision Support Systems) and Software Engineering
• Fewer than two years full-time work experience
• Willingness to relocate to Tampa Bay Area, FL or Chicago, IL
• Permanent US work authorization (required)
• Anticipated graduation: Fall 2018 and/or Spring 2019

In addition to meeting the above requirements, candidates should also meet all or most of the following

• Strong project management skills and interest in project management assignments
• Intellectual curiosity
• Drive to innovate and encourage others to innovate
• Business/Finance/Sales minors are a large plus
• Initiative, creativity, and a passion to deliver results that affect our clients
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Enthusiasm for streamlining processes
• Disposition to learn from new cultures

Nielsen is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers Watch and Buy.