Business Consultant (Nielsen Sports)

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Due to our continued growth, we are looking for a ‘Business Consultant’ to support our International Strategy and consulting practice to help clients from the sports and entertainment business find the right answers to any type of commercial challenge.

The position holder will work on projects in the Middle East, North Africa & India and on an international level, in close collaboration with other consultants and the commercial team across the Middle East, North Africa, India, East Asia and Europe. This position will be a great fit for a passionate, responsible and collaborative individual with an understanding and appreciation of the global sports business. They should also have a passion for strategic planning, data analysis, and its application in consulting, and a commitment to do top-class management consulting work.

If an exciting career working closely with many of the world’s largest sports and entertainment rights holders, brands, agencies, and broadcasters sounds exciting, this could be the role for you.

The role will be based in Mumbai. However, we have adopted a flexible working approach and therefore the opportunity to work from home is available for those who may wish to do so.

Key Responsibilities

Support with consulting projects and client deliverables

• Collaborate with colleagues in the consulting team to jointly deliver high-quality work to our clients on various projects related to rights holders’ commercial strategies, media rights, fan development, and brands’ sponsorship planning
• Conduct independent analysis of internal and external data sets, drawing out insights and producing recommendations and strategies
• Developing and delivering compelling presentations to effectively communicate project results to clients and key stakeholders
• Lead or contribute to project teams, ensuring the successful execution of consulting engagements. Define project scopes, timelines, and deliverables. Monitor progress and manage client expectations.
  

Build productive day-to-day relationships with clients

• Develop strong client relationships – we are a non-hierarchical team and believe in all consultants engaging regularly with our clients
• Become a trusted advisor and collaborate with clients to understand their business objectives, challenges, and needs

Continue your professional development

• Keep up to date with trends in the sports and entertainment industries
• Use Nielsen’s broad range of learning and development resources to further your commercial expertise
• Support team planning and process management

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Requirements For The Role

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, sports management or related fields
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a strategy and/or management consultant at a top consulting firm
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Ability to think creatively and strategically and undertake data analysis to solve problems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office skills, particularly Powerpoint and Excel
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• A passion for sport, and an interest in the commercial business of sport

About Nielsen Sports

Committed to delivering powerful data-driven insights and services, Nielsen Sports works in collaboration with the worlds top leagues, teams and brands to deliver the most comprehensive, trusted and meaningful insights and analysis across the world of sport and entertainment to help support decision making.

Nielsen Sports is a trusted adviser and partner in sports and entertainment strategy, helping our clients worldwide to maximise their commercial success and understand their fan base. Our projects are wide and varied, spanning commercial strategy, rights package creation and go-to-market strategies, event impact analysis, sponsorship evaluation and ROI modeling and broadcast rights valuation. Our client list includes a broad range of international and domestic rights holders, including FIFA, the IOC, Confederation of African Football (CAF), Saudi Sports for All (SFA), Qatar Olympic Committee, Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), Gamers8, Viacom18 etc. We also support major brands from sectors such as airlines, FMCG, luxury goods, travel, telco, OEM, crypto, banking and finance etc.