Director, Product Management

divh2Director, Product Management/h2pAt Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever its consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future./ph3Job Description/h3pstrongThe Role:/strong/ppWe are hiring a Director of Product to lead strategy and execution for next-generation products in the programmatic space, spanning both buy-side and sell-side innovation./ppThis is a foundational leadership role responsible for incubating high-impact products at the intersection of audience data, contextual signals, identity, and measurement. You will guide cross-functional teams to discover, validate, build, and launch differentiated solutions for advertisers, DSPs, SSPs, and publishers./ppstrongWhat Youll Do:/strong/ppProduct Strategy Innovation/pulliDefine the multi-year product strategy for Nielsens new offerings in the programmatic ad ecosystem./liliIdentify whitespace and monetization opportunities across audience targeting, contextual activation, optimization, and clean room-based measurement./liliPartner with Gracenote, Nielsen ONE, and Media Cloud teams to productize unique data assets./li/ulpCustomer Discovery Market Fit/pulliLead structured customer discovery with agency, brand, and platform partners./liliValidate product-market fit with alpha/beta programs and signal-based experimentation./liliRepresent the voice of the market in prioritization and roadmap decisions./li/ulpExecution Leadership/pulliBuild and lead a team of product managers focused on rapid incubation, validation, and scaling./liliCollaborate with engineering, data science, UX, commercial, and external partners to deliver exceptional products./liliSet clear OKRs and drive outcome-based execution from MVP to scaled deployment./li/ulpGo-to-Market Partner Strategy/pulliPartner with GTM, partnerships, and commercial teams to design pricing, packaging, and positioning strategies./liliEngage with strategic partners (e.g., DSPs, SSPs, clean room platforms, ID providers) to expand reach and adoption./li/ulh3Qualifications/h3pWho You Are:/pulli8+ years in product management, with at least 3+ years leading teams./liliDeep understanding of programmatic advertising, including DSPs, SSPs, audience targeting, performance optimization, and privacy-safe activation./liliTrack record of launching 0-to-1 products and scaling innovation./liliStrong analytical and technical fluency comfortable working with APIs, data graphs, and measurement frameworks./liliSkilled at stakeholder management and cross-functional influence in matrixed organizations./liliStrategic thinker with bias for action, experimentation, and customer empathy./li/ulpPreferred Experience:/pulliExperience in data/identity platforms, DMP/CDPs, or clean rooms./liliFamiliarity with advertising standards (e.g., IAB OpenRTB, UID2, FLoC/Sandbox)./liliBackground in AI/ML-powered products or audience intelligence./li/ul/div