Analytical Team Leader in London

As a Team Leader in the Retail Customer Success team, you will be working collaboratively with a large UK grocery retailer. You will lead a team of capable Analysts to deliver high-quality, actionable insights that support both day-to-day decision making and longer-term strategic thinking. This is a highly collaborative, hands-on leadership role. You will work closely with retailer stakeholders and NIQ teams, combining Scanning, Panel and other datasets to ensure insight is consistently clear, relevant, and impactful. You will play a key role in shaping how insight is delivered—coaching your team to translate data into meaningful recommendations, while building strong and trusted relationships with the client.

Key Responsibilities

• Team leadership & Development: Lead, coach, and develop a team of analysts to deliver consistently high-quality insight. Create a strong team culture focused on curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement. Provide clear direction, support prioritisation, and ensure high standards of output. Actively develop team capability across analysis, storytelling, and client engagement.
• Client Partnership & Ownership: Build and maintain strong relationships with key senior client stakeholders. Act as a trusted partner, ensuring insight is aligned to the client’s priorities and challenges. Oversee delivery of insight, ensuring outputs are clear, relevant, and actionable. Support the team in responding effectively to both planned and ad hoc client needs.
• Insight Quality & Delivery: Ensure a high bar for analytical quality, accuracy, and storytelling across all outputs. Guide the team in translating business questions into structured analytical approaches. Review and shape key deliverables to maximise clarity and commercial impact. Stay close to the work—providing hands-on support on complex or high-priority projects.
• Strategic & Commercial Impact: Build strong understanding of the client’s business, categories, and market dynamics. Identify opportunities to deepen value through insight and analysis. Work closely with Account Director, contributing to account planning and ongoing development of the client partnership.
• Collaboration & Capability Building: Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery. Share best practice and insight approaches across teams. Contribute to building a high-performing, insight-led culture within the wider organisation.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in FMCG, retail, or market research analytics.
• Experience leading or coaching others, with a passion for developing talent.
• Strong analytical capability and ability to translate data into actionable insight.
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of business drivers.
• Confident presenter with strong storytelling skills.

Key Behaviours

• People-Focused Leader: Invests in developing others and building a strong team culture.
• Insight-Led: Passionate about turning data into meaningful, actionable insight.
• Hands-On & Accountable: Takes ownership while staying close to delivery.
• Commercially Minded: Focuses on impact and client outcomes.
• Collaborative Influencer: Builds strong relationships and brings people together.

What we Offer

We provide the most complete and trusted view of consumers and markets in 90 countries covering 90% of the world’s populations. Focusing on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, we combine unparalleled datasets, pioneering technology, and the industry’s top talent to create insights that unlock innovation and redefine what’s possible.

Working within our Retail Customer Success team gives you access to:

• A flexible, people-first culture.
• Strong career and leadership development opportunities.
• The opportunity to lead a team supporting a major UK retailer.
• Exposure to a broad range of categories and market dynamics.
• Access to industry-leading analytical tools and data.

This is a full-time role based in either London or Oxford offering a hybrid working mode combining working from home and client offices.

Additional Information

Our Benefits include a flexible working environment, volunteer time off, LinkedIn Learning, and 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.

For more information, visit NIQ.com.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At NIQ, we are steadfast in our commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace that mirrors the rich diversity of the communities and markets we serve. We believe that embracing a wide range of perspectives drives innovation and excellence. All employment decisions at NIQ are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We invite individuals who share our dedication to inclusivity and equity to join us in making a meaningful impact.