NielsenIQ: Senior Director, IT/Tech Procurement — New York, NY, United States

About NielsenIQ

NielsenIQ, also known as NIQ, works in consumer intelligence and retail measurement. Its employer material describes using market information, consumer insights and analytics to help businesses understand buying behaviour. Its data operations address the accuracy and completeness of information behind client reports, while analytical services interpret that information. The business connects details about products and retail activity with broader views of markets, giving organisations evidence for understanding demand and making commercial decisions.

The position and its setting

NielsenIQ lists Senior Director, IT/Tech Procurement in New York, NY, United States, under reference R26_0025012|US. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 21 October 2026
• Brands: NielsenIQ
• Job Family: Procurement

Responsibilities and work described

• Technology Category Strategy:
• Development: and execute global category and sub-category strategies across the Technology and IT portfolio
• Development: a holistic understanding of technology spend, demand, supplier landscape, contractual commitments and future technology requirements
• Partner closely with the CTO organization and senior technology leaders to align sourcing strategies with the company's technology roadmap and business priorities
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, application rationalization, license optimization, demand management and alternative technology solutions
• Analysis: technology market trends, supplier economics, commercial models and industry benchmarks to inform sourcing and negotiation strategies
• Challenge existing specifications, consumption levels, licensing models and supplier relationships to improve overall value
• Development: and present category strategies and business cases to senior executive stakeholders
• Leadership: competitive sourcing processes, including RFIs, RFPs and complex global technology negotiations
• Development: multi-year sourcing strategies for strategic and high-spend technology suppliers
• Quality / delivery: commercial options, risks, trade-offs and recommendations are clearly communicated to executive stakeholders
• Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation:
• Development: comprehensive negotiation strategies for major technology agreements and renewals
• Leadership: complex global negotiations involving software licensing, SaaS subscriptions, cloud consumption, professional services, infrastructure and other technology services
• Evaluate supplier pricing models, discount structures, consumption commitments, renewal protections and commercial benchmarks
• Negotiations: contractual flexibility including volume adjustments, true-down rights, price protections, termination provisions and other mechanisms that align supplier commitments with business demand

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Supply Chain, Finance or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
• 10+ years of progressive procurement experience, including significant experience in Technology/IT procurement within a complex global organization
• Demonstrated experience managing and negotiating large, complex technology agreements
• Knowledge: several major technology categories, ideally including enterprise software/SaaS, cloud infrastructure, IT services, data and analytics, hardware/networking and emerging technology/AI
• Understanding: technology commercial and licensing models, including subscription, consumption-based, enterprise licensing and professional services models
• Analyze technology spend, usage, licensing and supplier economics to identify optimization opportunities
• Experience leading complex competitive sourcing initiatives and executive-level supplier negotiations
• Financial acumen with the ability to develop business cases, evaluate total cost of ownership and translate commercial structures into financial impact
• Understanding: sourcing processes, contract structures and key commercial and legal considerations associated with technology agreements
• Ability to influence and challenge senior Technology and business stakeholders while maintaining collaborative relationships
• Demonstrated change-management and stakeholder-management capabilities in a global matrixed organization
• Executive communication and presentation skills
• Fluency: English

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Professional procurement qualification preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Other benefits include a flexible working environment, comprehensive health insurance, industry-leading parental leave, life insurance, education support, and more
• Work arrangement: Remote
• Advertised location: New York, NY, United States

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
• NIQ may utilize artificial intelligence (AI) tools at various stages of the recruitment process, including résumé screening, candidate assessments, interview scheduling, job matching, communication support, and certain administrative tasks that help streamline workflows
• These tools are intended to improve efficiency and support fair and consistent evaluation based on job-related criteria
• All use of AI is governed by NIQ’s principles of fairness, transparency, human oversight, and inclusion
• Final hiring decisions are made exclusively by humans
• NIQ regularly reviews its AI tools to help mitigate bias and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• If you have questions, require accommodations, or wish to request human review were permitted by law, please contact your local HR representative
• For more information, please visit NIQ’s AI Safety Policies and Guiding Principles: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/info/niqs-ai-safety-policies/

Pay and application dates

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• AI
• risk management
• compliance
• procurement
• stakeholder management
• communication
• commercial negotiations
• partnership development
• supply chain