NielsenIQ: Associate Director — Vadodara, GJ, India

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ, also known as NIQ, works in consumer intelligence and retail measurement. Its employer material describes using market information, consumer insights and analytics to help businesses understand buying behaviour. Its data operations address the accuracy and completeness of information behind client reports, while analytical services interpret that information. The business connects details about products and retail activity with broader views of markets, giving organisations evidence for understanding demand and making commercial decisions.

The position and its setting

NielsenIQ lists Associate Director in Vadodara, GJ, India, under reference R26_0005985|IN. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 August 2026
• Brands: NielsenIQ
• Job Family: Predictive Analytics/Business Intelligence

Responsibilities and work described

• In 100 countries around the world, NielsenIQ provides clients with the most complete understanding of how the FMCG market evolves and what consumers buy
• As a global leader in measurement and information, we believe providing our clients with a precise understanding of the consumer is the key to making the right decisions -- decisions that can lead to profitable growth
• At NielsenIQ, we’re always innovating to keep pace with emerging market trends and the increasingly diverse, demanding and connected consumer
• You’ll be actively participating with other team members in the overall Product creation process
• Work: and lead a group of talented individuals with different areas of expertise including best in class data scientists, product managers, and data collection specialists with the main purpose of accelerating innovation
• On a daily basis you’ll be expected to:
• Work: across functions, including with other data scientists specializing in different areas, on various projects, including R&D and automation to solve the business needs of the day
• Translate product requirements to actionable solutions or products
• Ideate and develop solutions for the product innovation pipeline
• Define the given business problem as a scientific research problem
• Define and own the roadmap of R&D and prototyping solutions
• Research solutions, set and execute experiments, prototype the solution and support Technology team on productionalizing them
• Building: statistical and analytical models (including ML/AI approaches) as prototypes and POCs to address specific client business needs
• Test and optimize those models using big data
• Fine tune parameters and iterate
• Document the solution and experimentation to arrive to it, and create specifications for Technology team to productionize it

Eligibility details to check

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Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: On-site
• Advertised location: Vadodara, GJ, India

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
• NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows
• These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria
• All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion
• Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans
• NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative
• For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

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Pay and application dates

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Relevant skills

• Python
• AI/ML
• machine learning
• AI
• communication