Director, AI Commerce Product Partnerships (USA Based Remote)

The Director, Product, AI Commerce Product Partnerships, owns NIQ’s partner-facing product strategy at the execution level in support of top priority NIQ enterprise strategic partnerships. Within NIQ’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Commerce function, the role translates platform, technology and commercial partner needs into the product requirements that define what NIQ builds and brings to market, and it is recognized as a functional/technical expert in their field within and outside of the organization. The SVP, AI Commerce leads the overall NIQ Enterprise AI Commerce strategy, how partners fit in, and the enterprise-level partner relationships. This role owns the next level down of that strategy, the day-to-day execution of partnership deliverables, and the translation of partner requirements into product implications. It works across a portfolio of AI Commerce partnerships that today includes top AI platform and data partners, with room for new partners as the function grows. It develops and maintains the AI Commerce Partnership narrative framework across internal and external audiences.

Strategy & Vision

• Shape NIQ’s product roadmap from partner intelligence, connecting what platform and technology partners require to NIQ’s product investments.
  
  

• Translate partner needs into NIQ product implications and pressure-test strategic assumptions before they advance to executive decision-makers.
  
  

• Proactively identify solutions, or lead others to solve the most complex, large-scale problems, using methods that think beyond existing solutions, with work guided by business strategy and long-range goals and objectives.
  
  

• Develop and maintain the AI Commerce Partnership narrative framework across internal and external audiences, and provide functional thought leadership, strategy, and advice on business issues that span organization functions.
  
  

Product & Commercial Ownership

• Obtain and own the product requirements for NIQ’s partner-facing strategy, ensuring they match the business case and the commercial structure on the partnership side.
  
  

• Own day-to-day product requirements, translating partner technical and integration needs, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Application Programming Interface (API) integration requirements, into clear specifications for NIQ product teams.
  
  

• Partner with commercial leadership to define partnership scope for NIQ customers and priority partnership deliverables.
  
  

• Lead highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives that translate partner-facing product requirements into clear direction for NIQ product teams.
  
  

• Own and understand the AI Commerce Product Partnerships financial statements, always understanding the impact of a change against the metrics and being able to report on the numbers with explanatory information aligned with respective stakeholders.
  
  

Stakeholder and Executive Leadership

• Represent partner interests in NIQ product decisions and influence internal and external business and technology issues that have an impact on the business.
  
  

• Negotiate with executive leadership, senior management, customers, and/or vendors to influence strategic decisions on partnership scope and product direction.
  
  

• Represent the partner-facing product strategy in executive and investor communications, including updates to the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and inputs to Investor Relations (IR).
  
  
  
  

• Extensive experience in product management or product strategy, including time at a major technology or platform company and experience in AI or agentic commerce environments.

• Strong fluency in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Retail data ecosystems.
  
  

• A track record of translating partner or customer needs into product requirements that shape what a business builds and brings to market.
  
  

• Demonstrated success influencing strategic decisions with executive leadership and external partners.
  
  
  
  

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation of the following range: $110,000 - $180,000. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location. This role might also be eligible for a sales-based incentive or performance-based bonus. Other benefits include flexible working environment, comprehensive health insurance, industry-leading parental leave, life insurance, education support and more

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• 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. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. 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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