08 Nov
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Nielseniq
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Mumbai
Company Description We’re in tune with what the world is buying. Today’s data is tomorrow’s marketplace revelation.
Own the end-to-end delivery of complex projects, ensuring agreed timelines, budgets, quality standards, and client expectations are consistently met.
Lead the review of proposals and study designs, independently resolving complex design and execution issues to ensure field specifications are accurate, practical, and commercially viable.
Take accountability for pricing, cost assumptions, resource requirements, and delivery timelines, balancing competitiveness with operational feasibility, quality, and profitability.
Partner directly with analysts, account teams, and vendors to clarify objectives, recommend appropriate study designs, and translate requirements into explicit, executable project plans.
Make timely, independent decisions on project priorities, vendors, schedules, costs, and delivery trade-offs, escalating only matters involving significant commercial, client, or operational risk.
Serve as the primary point of accountability for assigned projects, establishing clear milestones and ensuring risks, dependencies, decisions, and changes are actively managed and communicated.
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and influence outcomes, ensuring alignment and removing barriers to successful project delivery.
Manage multiple priorities across the project, identifying capacity constraints, conflicting requirements, and delivery risks early and agreeing practical solutions with relevant stakeholders.
Lead fieldwork coordination and vendor management, holding partners accountable for agreed standards of quality, responsiveness, cost, and timeliness.
Own project financial performance, including budget management, cost control, vendor expenditure, variance analysis, and timely corrective action.
Monitor project performance, identify emerging risks, and intervene early to prevent delays, cost overruns, or deterioration in quality.
Ensure field materials, project documentation,
and operational inputs are accurate, fit for purpose, and completed in time to support efficient execution.
Provide stakeholders and senior management with concise, decision-oriented updates on project status, material risks, financial performance, and required actions.
Apply sound judgment and a solutions-oriented approach, avoiding unnecessary approvals, meetings, documentation, or administrative steps that do not contribute to quality, risk management, or client value.
Act as a subject-matter expert in project delivery, sharing best practices and providing guidance to colleagues.
Drive continuous improvement by reviewing project outcomes, applying lessons learned, simplifying processes, and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of project delivery.
Own the accurate tracking and maintenance of KPIs, regularly assess performance against agreed targets, and take timely corrective action to address gaps and ensure commitments are met.
You will ensure the highest quality consumer data on studies by designing world-class questionnaires and methodology based on client objectives/knowledge, and also ensure smooth project execution by liaising and coordinating between the account team and the appropriate Operations departments.
Graduate / Post Graduate from a well-known institute
- 2-3 years’ experience in Market Research Project Management
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Very good knowledge on advanced analysis, methods, and tools (preferred)
- Ability to travel
- Experience with a second language
- Internal Note : Role is at P4 Level, Only level 3 and 4 can apply
Flexible working environment
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Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
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About NIQ NIQ is the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View™. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world’s population.
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📌 Project Administrator (Flexible Working) (Mumbai)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Mumbai