NielsenIQ: VP Sales, Media — New York, NY, United States

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 VP Sales, Media in New York, NY, United States, under reference R26_0025656|US. 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: Account Sales

Responsibilities and work described

• Hit the ground running with a book of contacts and relationships, ideally with media and streaming companies
• Leadership: in negotiating, executing, and setting the commercial terms for renewal, new and/or upsell opportunities – ability to take deal from pre-sales, proposal through closing
• Work: with the Product, Commercial and Operations Leads in curating client input to help develop and prioritize new and upgraded solutions
• Management: the internal sales processes to ensure all CRM data is up to date, sales orders are executed, and payments are received
• Work: with Operations/Development and Client Service to determine data or software requirements and/or resources needed for delivery of the data
• Delivery: guidance and expertise in guiding colleagues through more advanced/, data-driven opportunities
• Quality / delivery: that all reporting requirements from clients/partners are being met and contractual obligations are being fulfilled
• Work: with team to help define go-to-market strategy and promote new product initiatives

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 10-15 years’ experience in sales or business development roles in marketing research, Advanced Advertising, or data driven sales within the media industry
• Rolodex in the advanced advertising sector, preferably within media
• A driven and proactive hunter that can hit the ground running and needs no introduction
• Effectively communicate relevant points about the value of advanced data solutions to clients as well as understand their needs
• Understanding: the Digital/Advanced Advertising Ecosystem
• Expertise in the use/application of MRI-Simmons data and the ability to apply it to new advanced television partnership opportunities
• Communication skills to mediate across teams and different external parties, effectively communicate points to relevant parties
• Collaborative and a team player
• Relationship management skills, with experience in building relationships with key stakeholders, executive-level clients, and colleagues
• ­­negotiation skills with the ability to understand and implement complex contracts and agreements
• Consultative selling skills and familiarity with Challenger sales methodology and MEDDICC; ability to proactively use knowledge of our partners’ industries to identify new business opportunities and make strategic recommendations

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Other benefits include flexible working environment, comprehensive health insurance, industry-leading parental leave, life insurance, education support and more
• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: New York, NY, United States

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• Comprehensive healthcare plan (medical, Rx, dental, and vision)
• Flexible spending accounts and a Health Savings Account (including company contributions)
• Life and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan including company matching contributions
• Disability insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discretionary paid time off program and 11 paid holidays
• 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

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to NielsenIQ

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Practical preparation: sales

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Relevant skills

• sales
• commercial negotiations
• insurance
• business development
• marketing
• stakeholder management
• communication