NielsenIQ: Executive Affairs Program Manager — Chicago, IL, 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 Executive Affairs Program Manager in Chicago, IL, United States, under reference R26_0024109|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: Project/Program Management Generalist/Multidiscipline

Responsibilities and work described

• This role builds on traditional executive support with greater ownership of decisions, preparation and follow-through
• You’ll be trusted to resolve routine matters on the President’s behalf, shape the information she needs for key engagements, and coordinate across teams to ensure decisions translate into completed actions
• Calendar & executive time management
• Management: a complex executive calendar aligned to strategic priorities set by the President and the VP of Commercial Operations & Strategic Programs, executing against those priorities day to day
• Serve as the single point of entry for scheduling requests, coordinating across Executive Assistants, external executive offices and event organizers
• Hold protected time, resolve conflicts early, and keep the calendar accurate and current at all times
• Delivery: a rolling two-to-three-week forward look, surfacing conflicts with lead time and a proposed solution rather than raising them the morning of
• Travel, expenses & logistics
• Own domestic and international travel end to end — booking, itineraries, visas, ground transport and on-the-ground logistics
• Management: expense reporting and reimbursement, including receipt capture, coding, submission and approval tracking
• Handle invoices, purchase requests and vendor coordination on behalf of the office
• Tracking: budget for events, offsites and travel, flagging variances proactively
• Inbox management & decision filtering
• Read and triage the executive inbox daily — surfacing what matters, redirecting what belongs elsewhere, and closing what does not require the President
• Draft correspondence and responses in the President's voice, and trigger the prep or follow-up an item requires rather than simply flagging it
• Maintenance: a live view of open commitments, decisions and follow-ups so the President is never the system of record for her own actions

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 8+ years supporting senior executives in an executive assistant, business operations, chief-of-staff, executive affairs or program management capacity
• Track record operating with genuine autonomy — making judgment calls on an executive's behalf and being trusted with them
• Program and project management discipline: planning, governance, tracking, and driving cross-functional work to closure
• Written communication, including the ability to write credibly in an executive's voice
• Executive presence and polish sufficient to represent the office with board members, senior clients and external partners
• Comfort with ambiguity and a bias to action — able to work from direction rather than instruction
• Absolute discretion with highly confidential and sensitive information
• Advanced proficiency across Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint and Excel; fluency with AI-assisted ways of working is a plus
• Based in Chicago

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Experience: legal, banking, professional services or a similarly rigorous executive environment is preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Chicago, IL, 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/

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Pay and application dates

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Practical preparation: Excel

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Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• logistics
• stakeholder management
• AI
• banking
• project management
• communication