Full-Time

Principal Data Operations Analyst

Posted on 8/16/2025

Nielsen

Nielsen

10,001+ employees

Global audience measurement and data analytics

No salary listed

Madrid, Spain

Hybrid

Category
Data & Analytics (1)
Requirements
  • Fluency in English
  • Bachelor's degree (B.S. or B.A.), preferably in a statistical, mathematical, or technical field
  • Working knowledge of SQL and database structures
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional environment with multiple interacting teams
  • Experience in handling, manipulating, and analyzing data
  • Ability to document work and effectively prioritize documentation tasks
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting
  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
  • Execute the Statistical Operations processes and related project work for the designated country. Onshore project work involves tasks that require a local presence, such as understanding the local landscape, sample design, and conducting data queries that necessitate local inspections, contacts, or language proficiency.
  • Collaborate with the country’s Onshore Operations team to meet execution requirements as outlined in the Operations process playbooks and associated project work.
  • Maintain close collaboration with the country’s Offshore Statistical Operations and Input Validation team.
  • Engage with the Client Services Executive (CSE) and Data Science teams on specific Operations and project work to ensure smooth operations.
  • Act as a contact point for local deliverables and for specific Operations and project work, addressing data inquiries or challenges with local teams and offshore Operations regarding processes or methods.
  • Work with the CPS EU IV/SO Hub Leader, Coordinators, or Client Operations leaders/teams to harmonize processes, methods, and applications in order to implement optimized best practices.
Desired Qualifications
  • Fluency in Spanish
  • Master’s degree
  • 1–3 years of experience in quantitative analysis
  • Experience with R and Python
  • Ability to execute research projects and translate findings into operational or analytical solutions
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, while adapting to shifting priorities and deadlines
  • Capacity to integrate technical, marketing, and business perspectives

Nielsen measures audience data for media across TV, digital, audio, and streaming, providing subscriptions to datasets and analytics for industry players. Its products include cross‑platform ratings, media planning, and marketing optimization insights drawn from a global data network. Gracenote is part of its offerings, expanding content identification and metadata services. Nielsen’s goal is to help customers understand how people consume media and use that information to optimize content, advertising, and business decisions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$21.2B

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1963

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What believers are saying

  • Subscription model delivers stable recurring revenue from media clients.
  • Diverse Media Equity program with P&G boosts diverse supplier partnerships.
  • Private equity ownership by Evergreen and Brookfield since 2022 supports growth.

What critics are saying

  • NielsenIQ-Adsquare April 2026 partnership erodes TV ratings monopoly.
  • NIQ GeoPurchase segments fragment Nielsen's cross-platform measurement revenue.
  • Adsquare's 2026 NIQ pivot obsoletes Nielsen's 2020 OOH integrations.

What makes Nielsen unique

  • Nielsen pioneered market share concept in 1929 during Great Depression.
  • Nielsen ratings originated from 1936 Audimeter for radio audiences.
  • Gracenote division provides unique music and video metadata globally.

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