Associate Client Director - Account Development

As an Associate Client Director in Account Development, you'll serve as a trusted growth partner to a portfolio of clients within the U.S. Fresh, Pantry & Naturals (FPN) vertical. This is a high-impact sales hunter position designed for someone who loves building relationships, uncovering opportunities, and shaping strategic conversations that lead to real business results.

What You Will Do

You'll bring curiosity and commercial instinct to every interaction—learning your client's priorities, identifying where NIQ can help them win, and leading the charge to turn insights into action. Your goal: drive measurable growth and strengthen long-term partnerships.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You'll be the central point of contact for your clients and the connector across NIQ's full portfolio—Strategic Analytics & Insights, Panel, eCommerce, Retail Collaboration, Technology, Service Lines, and more. Through collaboration and leadership, you'll ensure that your cross-functional support team consistently delivers proactive, high-value service.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of relevant experience in CPG, sales, account management, category management, or market research/analytics
• Familiarity with data such as POS, Consumer Panel, Analytics, or related technologies
• Passionate about the CPG industry, hungry to learn more and self-motivated
• Comfortable with managing sales targets and building and maintaining a pipeline of sales opportunities
• Experience managing both short-cycle and long-cycle selling motions
• Proven ability to develop strategic account plans and engage & present to stakeholders at all levels, including the C-suite
• Exceptional presentation, proposal development, and communication skills
• CPG experience is strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree is a plus

Benefits

• market-competitive salary
• comprehensive health insurance
• industry-leading parental leave
• life insurance
• education support
• discretionary paid time off program
• 11 paid holidays
• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)
• 401(k) retirement plan including company matching contributions
• Disability insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement