Job Description: This is a remote opportunity The VP, Commerce & Retail Media will join a dynamic, collaborative, growth-oriented capability team that sits within dentsu Media's investment management and activation group, which services all three of dentsu's media agencies: Carat, dentsu X, and iProspect. As a leader within this fast-growing media practice, you will grow and lead a team responsible for delivering excellence in media planning, buying, and investment operations. Also, you will help define dentsu Media's holistic commerce & retail media vision and strategy and help create our vision for the future of retail. You will manage several of our key client relationships, with the retail media activation teams for those clients reporting directly into them. At the same time, you will be play a part in defining our products and capabilities, building our tools, participating and leading pitches, and working with the Commerce ELT to create a vision for how Commerce and Retail Media grows at dentsu. You will report to the SVP, Commerce & Retail Media Main responsibilities: • CAPABILITY / TEAM LEADERSHIP • Manage a large, distributed team of practitioners, promoting a culture of media excellence and collaboration that encourages learning and improvement. • Oversee the implementation and execution of the best commerce and retail media planning and buying. • Support business development efforts and contribute to new & organic growth. • VISION & STRATEGY • Participate in the development and communication of dentsu Media's forward-looking vision for commerce and retail media. • Define and deliver the holistic commerce & retail media strategy, inclusive of onsite and offsite media. • Champion innovation efforts spanning the practice, from ideation through execution, bringing first-to-market solutions, tools, and processes to remain at the forefront of the retail industry. • CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION & INTEGRATION • Navigate a matrixed organization with several 'hands” touching commerce and retail across the network. • Build relationships with internal stakeholders and cross-functional capability leaders to identify partnership, integration, and upselling/cross-selling opportunities. • Collaborate with creative, analytics, and product teams to unlock and facilitate holistic commerce & retail solutions that address market & client needs. • CLIENT STEWARDSHIP • Be the primary contact for retail leaders within client organizations, gaining an understanding of their needs and providing tailored solutions. • Conduct regular client reviews and meetings to assess client satisfaction and address any concerns or issues. Provide exec-level guidance on integrated media planning efforts such as budget allocations, on-site and off-site buying strategies, closed loop analysis, and more. Required experience: • 8 or more years of experience in digital marketing • 5+ years' experience in professional services • 3+ years' experience either working for a Retail Media Network or a Brand executing retail media • Proven track record of converting retail media into business results • Demonstrable knowledge of the US retail environment, including the AdTech required to execute retail media advertising • Demonstrated success in building and managing complex business processes across multiple internal teams • Amazon Advertising experience The annual salary range for this position is $136,000 -$219,650. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits available with this position include: • Medical, vision, and dental insurance, • Life insurance, • Short-term and long-term disability insurance, • 401k, • Flexible paid time off, • At least 15 paid holidays per year, • Paid sick and safe leave, and • Paid parental leave. Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com. To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply" button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps. This is a remote position. 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