Data Strategy Lead Jobs in New Jersey

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

As key partner to the respective Business Team, you will support our growth strategies. You will achieve this by converting consumer/shopper knowledge and in-depth market understanding into business implications and recommendations. You will drive growth and business results by embedding people-centric insights and actions into the organization.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Identify and articulate key consumer, shopper and market issues and opportunities for the assigned Category providing business recommendations.
• Ensure decisions are made against a background of fundamental Category / consumer / shopper / customer knowledge and insight.
• Be the consumer advocate in the Category/Brand Team ensuring that the consumer/shopper is at the center of the Category strategies .
• Support business decision by leveraging insights developed by country and platform teams.
• Ensure that optimal and creative research solutions (including qualitative, quantitative).

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:

• Insights gained from progressive industry and / or consulting, with a strong preference for consumer goods background
• Demonstrated ability to work across cultures, and be effective and influential remotely
• Working at a strategic level, leveraging consumer knowledge to influence short and long term business decisions. Has practical experience of driving growth in white space opportunities
• Across a variety of research techniques and applications
• Experience across a variety of research techniques and applications

Position Summary

Mondelēz International is looking for a Director, Commercial Data Strategy to own and advance the company's commercial data agenda across Sales, Insights & Analytics (I&A), Customer Experience (CX), and adjacent functions. This role is the connective tissue between our commercial data assets, our vendor ecosystem, and the teams that turn data into growth — ensuring we have the right data, from the right sources, governed and activated the right way.

The ideal candidate brings deep fluency in syndicated and panel data (including Nielsen/NielsenIQ), but pairs it with a broader, more modern perspective on the full commercial data landscape — retail media data, brand tracking data, shopper/loyalty data, e-commerce signals, and emerging alternative data sets. They see beyond any single vendor and can architect a fit-for-purpose data strategy that reflects how commercial decisions are actually made today.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Data Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and maintain a multi-year commercial data strategy aligned to Sales, I&A, CX, and broader enterprise priorities.
• Evaluate the commercial data ecosystem end-to-end — syndicated data (Nielsen, Circana, etc.), retailer/shopper data, brand tracking data, and emerging sources — and recommend the optimal portfolio of data assets.
• Identify gaps, redundancies, and opportunities across the current data landscape; build a clear roadmap to close them.
• Serve as the internal authority on commercial data — what we have, what we need, and how it connects.
• Partner with the Digital Services function to build AI-ready data and technology platforms.

Vendor & Contract Management

• Own the commercial data vendor relationship lifecycle: sourcing, negotiation, contracting, RFPs, renewals, and performance management.
• Manage contracts and commercial terms for key data providers (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana/IRI, Kantar, retailer data partnerships) to maximize value and minimize risk.
• Establish and enforce vendor SLAs, data quality standards, and escalation protocols.
• Act as the central point of accountability for vendor-related issues, including in local/regional markets where data operations are less mature.
• Serve on the data governance enterprise council, acting as the owner of the key market data domain

Regional & Local Market Support

• Provide hands-on support to regional and local teams when vendor or data issues arise — particularly in markets with less-developed data infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot data delivery, quality, and access issues in partnership with local I&A and Sales teams.
• Build lightweight, scalable playbooks so that regional teams can resolve common issues independently over time.

AI & Advanced Capabilities on Commercial Data

• Champion the integration of AI and machine learning into commercial data workflows — from data harmonization and quality automation to predictive analytics and insight generation.
• Identify and build out AI capabilities in select test markets, proving value before scaling.
• Partner with IT and champion the integration of AI-driven solutions into everyday commercial data processes.
• Stay current on AI/ML innovations relevant to commercial data (e.g., LLM-based data cataloguing, automated anomaly detection, NLP-driven insight extraction) and assess applicability.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work across Sales, I&A, CX, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain to ensure commercial data strategy serves the full breadth of business needs.
• Translate complex data topics into clear, actionable language for non-technical stakeholders.
• Influence without authority — build alignment across functions and geographies on data standards, priorities, and investments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data strategy, data management, commercial analytics, or a related field within CPG, FMCG, or a similarly data-intensive industry.
• Deep Nielsen/NielsenIQ expertise — understands the data, the contracts, the methodologies, and the limitations — combined with hands-on experience across other major commercial data providers (Circana/IRI, Kantar, retailer data, etc.).
• Proven track record of building and executing enterprise-level data strategies across multiple functions and geographies.
• Strong experience in vendor/contract management for commercial data assets.
• Demonstrated ability to deploy AI/ML capabilities on commercial data — ideally including piloting in test markets and scaling successful approaches.
• Experience supporting or operating in global organizations with varying levels of regional data maturity.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS in Analytics, Data Science, or related field) preferred.

What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)

• A clear, endorsed commercial data strategy and roadmap shared with Sales, I&A, and CX leadership.
• All major commercial data contracts reviewed, rationalized, and managed through a single governance framework.
• At least one AI-driven capability piloted in a test market with measurable results.
• Regional teams have a clear escalation path and playbook for vendor/data issues.
• Cross-functional stakeholders describe the commercial data landscape as "clearer and better connected" than 12 months prior.



Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $142,700 to $235,455; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results and eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen—and happen fast.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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