Associate Director-Commerce Media, Profitero

Location: Chicago Preferred (or New York). HYBRID WFH/office 

Who We Are

Profitero is a leading global SaaS commerce platform that uses predictive intelligence to help brands anticipate, activate and automate their next best action to fuel profitable growth. Our technology monitors 70 million products daily, across 700 retailers and 50 countries, helping brands optimize search placement, product content, pricing, stock availability, reviews and more. News outlets, including Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal and Ad Age frequently cite and trust Profitero as a source of data for their stories. Now’s an exciting time to join our fast-growth business.

Role Overview

In this newly created cross-athlete role, the Associate Director of Commerce Media will be responsible for two objectives:

• Leading Shelf Intelligent Media: a new solution for automating & integrating Profitero’s digital shelf analytics with industry-leading retail media bid management platforms.
• Supporting retail media advisory and enablement: providing solutions to winning in retail media, informing go-forward strategies for US/global clients, and helping Groupe agencies win additional business

You will work directly with retailers, retail media partners, brands, and Profitero business leads to grow clients’ brands globally. 

The ideal candidate has a track record of experience in retail media campaign strategy & management and is eager to build & grow as a team. You are comfortable digging into platforms to diagnose problems when needed, offer solutions, and can educate others along the way. You have a strong ability to clearly articulate complex, technical topics into clear & concise language.

Who You Are 

• You have 5-7 years of retail media strategy & hands to keys experience with mid-market or enterprise clients
• You’re known as a power user in one or more bid management platforms which may include Amazon Ads, Walmart Ad Center, KPM Prism/PromoteIQ, Pacvue, Skai, etc.
• You can quickly develop a comprehensive understanding of and perspective on new concepts and products
• You’re ambitious, intrinsically motivated, a strong collaborator, detail oriented, and have strong project management
• You have working knowledge of media agencies & advertising/marketing technology and are comfortable advising clients
• You’ve had exposure to data and product teams, either in product marketing or as a strategic partner in roadmap development
• You have a high “do to say ratio” and value “achievement over activity”

What You’ll Do

• Lead day to day implementation & vision of Shelf Intelligent Media, working with internal stakeholders & partners, and driving adoption/usage of the product
• Support implementation of existing/new features with strategic clients. Gather feedback & incorporate into near- & long-term roadmaps
• Work with the VP Commerce Media & product marketing team on competitive landscape evaluation and thought leadership POVs
• Create retail media materials for a variety of client advisory projects from assessing current account performance, to designing workshops, to educating cross-functional teams on holistic search & omnichannel strategy
• Cultivate deep expertise about our industry, customers, offerings, and the competitive landscape

What You’re Good At

• Thinking creatively with an analytical mindset
• Being intrinsically motivated and agile
• Building relationships, communicating, & leading cross-functional teams internally & externally
• Balancing strategic thought leadership & a willingness to occasionally work in-platform when needed
• Being inquisitive and challenging the status quo
• Excellent organizational and time management skills