Quality Specialist – Product Master Data

About the role

The Quality Specialist is responsible for performing consistent, transparent, and impartial quality checks on NIQ product master data across assigned panels and sectors. The role supports the development and continuous improvement of global process quality standards, tools, and controls, providing reliable insights that help coding teams address root causes and maintain high‑quality delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Perform daily quality checks using automatically generated iQC samples and ensure reviews are accurate and timely.
• Apply iQC ratings consistently and use them as documented evidence for further analysis.
• Interpret quality results, identify recurring errors, trends, and risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Partner with global and local coding teams to close data‑quality gaps and monitor improvement progress.
• Promote compliance with global quality standards, operating procedures, and governance requirements.
• Recommend practical improvements to quality‑control methods, workflows, documentation, and reporting.
• Support projects that introduce new quality controls, tools, automation, or process enhancements.
• Contribute to investigations related to internal or external customer quality concerns.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in business, data management, information systems, analytics, quality management, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of product master data, product coding, quality‑control principles, and the end‑to‑end coding workflow.
• Practical experience with iQC or comparable sampling, rating, and quality‑monitoring processes.
• Understanding of Master Data Management, data‑quality standards, and root‑cause analysis.
• Experience working with detailed data, following global standards, and making evidence‑based quality decisions.

Required skills

• Product master data handling
• Product coding
• iQC sampling and rating
• Master Data Management (MDM)
• Data‑quality standards and root‑cause analysis
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook

What we offer

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)