NielsenIQ: Senior AI Product Manager — Madrid, Spain

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 Senior AI Product Manager in Madrid, Spain, under reference R26_0014115|ES. 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: 23 October 2026
• Brands: NielsenIQ
• Job Family: Software Engineering

Subjects named in the job description

The posting mentions the following work areas. These references are not a separate list of compulsory certifications.

• AI/ML
• AI
• stakeholder management
• partnership development
• process improvement
• communication
• commercial negotiations

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Act as the Senior AI Product Manager partner for assigned EP streams, working directly with Tech Leads, business sponsors, subject matter experts, and users throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Identify operational pain points, user needs, process gaps, improvement opportunities, and use cases that warrant assessment
• Plan and facilitate interviews, discovery sessions, and workshops that clarify current processes, business rules, constraints, desired outcomes, and affected users
• Analyze incomplete or conflicting inputs, identify gaps and assumptions, and turn them into a clear problem statement and agreed scope
• Produce fit-for-purpose analysis artifacts such as process maps, user journeys, functional and nonfunctional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and decision records
• Trace requirements from the original business need through design, delivery, validation, and release, keeping changes and open questions visible
• Manage requirement changes and clarify their implications for scope, users, dependencies, controls, and expected outcomes
• Use case assessment and validation
• Define the business value, target users, expected outcomes, scope, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and success measures for each use case
• Give Tech Leads the business context and stakeholder access needed to assess feasibility, solution options, and delivery implications
• Coordinate business review of requirements, prototypes, proofs of concept, and delivered capabilities at the appropriate points in the lifecycle
• Confirm that acceptance criteria and validation evidence address the original problem and agreed outcomes, escalating material gaps or changes
• Stakeholder partnership
• Build effective working relationships with business sponsors, users, subject matter experts, Tech Leads, product and delivery partners, and relevant control functions
• Set clear expectations for stakeholder participation, decisions, approvals, and validation activities
• Facilitate discussions where needs or requirements conflict, document the outcome, and escalate unresolved decisions with clear options and implications
• Support adoption and outcome reviews by ensuring affected users understand the change and business sponsors can assess whether the intended need was met
• Stream status support
• Help the EP Owner maintain a concise, current view of each stream, including overall status, key milestones, blockers, risks, dependencies, decisions, and next actions
• Collect and verify updates with stream owners, focusing leadership attention on material changes and items that need a decision or intervention

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Challenge unclear requests and solution-led assumptions constructively, helping stakeholders distinguishthe underlying need from a preferred implementation
• Experience supporting enterprise productivity, automation, artificial intelligence, data, analytics, or internal platform initiatives
• Experience assessing AI or automation use cases, including data readiness, adoption, responsible use, and measurable business value
• Familiarity: change management, process improvement, benefits realization, or portfolio governance discipline

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Madrid, Spain

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/

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to NielsenIQ

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Practical preparation: AI

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• AI
• stakeholder management
• partnership development
• process improvement
• communication
• commercial negotiations