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Director of Product Development

Lombardy, Italy (Hybrid)

Director of Product Development

3 Months ago • All levels • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead product strategy and development at Nielsen Sports. Drive data product success and customer-facing experiences. Proven experience in product management, analytics, and outcome-based, data-driven environments. Strong understanding of customer needs and market trends.

Must have:

Product Management
Data Driven
Customer Needs
Analytics

Good to have:

Market Trends
Product Innovation
Product Discovery
Outcome-Based

3 skills required

3 skills required for this role

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product-vision

innovation

cross-functional

Job Details

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Product Management to lead our product strategy and development at Nielsen Sports. This role is pivotal in driving the success of our data products and customer facing experience platforms, ensuring alignment with customer needs, and delivering measurable business outcomes. Your experience in solving customer problems and analytics will help you to drive product iterations that are rooted in quantifiable insights.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management, analytics, and a proven track record of working in an outcome-based, data driven environment. The Director Product Management will bring experience and knowledge of modern methods of product discovery and methodologies. You are responsible for client satisfaction and aim to efficiently and effectively bring a product from the planning and discovery phase to the end-users, customers, or stakeholders as part of the outcome-based roadmap. This is a crucial role in aligning cross-functional teams, managing resources and milestone timing, while addressing challenges throughout product discovery and feasibility lifecycle. Through iterative collaboration, your team will ensure that what is delivered addresses the customer problem and follow up with clients to understand how the solution is performing and what new opportunities are surfacing.

Key Responsibilities: Product Strategy and Vision:

Develop and communicate a clear product vision and strategy that aligns with the company's overall objectives and market needs.
Identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to drive product innovation and differentiation.

Key Responsibilities: Outcomes-Based Product Development:

Implement an outcome-based approach to product management, focusing on delivering measurable business results and customer value.
Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for each product, ensuring alignment with customer and business goals.

Diversity

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