Senior Manager of Business Development

Company Description

At 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 it's 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.

Job Description

At Nielsen, we are the global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics. We empower our clients with powerful, independent insights into people's behaviors across all channels and platforms, helping them make better and faster marketing and media decisions.

As the Director of Business Development, you will play a pivotal role on our Google team, driving revenue and market share by evangelizing Nielsen's proprietary data assets. We are looking for a strategic, results-driven professional who is passionate about disrupting the landscape of audience measurement and helping clients succeed in a rapidly changing data ecosystem.

Core Responsibilities

• Own the commercial strategy for your assigned vertical, developing and executing plans to grow and enhance the Nielsen / Google partnership.
• Drive revenue growth by achieving and exceeding sales targets for your book of business.
• Collaborate with internal teams including product development, data science, marketing, and legal to align commercial efforts with company objectives.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, acting as a trusted advisor to build strong, lasting partnerships with clients at all levels, including executives.
• Maintain deep expertise on market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs to inform future growth and innovation strategies.
• Manage sales performance by accurately forecasting, tracking progress, and providing regular updates to leadership.

Qualifications

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Additional Information

Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, company provided car for those who qualify, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive / bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimated salary range for a new employee has been provided. It would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements / needs.

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