Associate Director Commerce Media, Profitero

Location: Chicago (3 days /week in the 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. Profitero is now a Publicis Groupe company, and our Retail Media Product practice is rapidly developing solutions designed to differentiate brands in the marketplace.

Role Overview

In this newly created cross-athlete role on our growing team, the Associate Director of Commerce Media will be responsible for 3 objectives:

• Leading Shelf Intelligent Media for your book of business: a rapidly growing solution for automating & integrating Profitero’s digital shelf analytics with industry-leading retail media bid management platforms.
• Ensure a smooth onboarding process, current customers are adopting current features & testing new ones, and building successful customer success stories to share with the marketplace
• Supporting Retail Media Advisory/Consulting: consultation on winning in retail media, informing go-forward strategies for US/global clients

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 Skai, Pacvue, Amazon, Walmart, KPM, 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 closely with internal stakeholders (development team, agencies, etc.) & external 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, the growing Shelf Intelligent Media team, & product marketing on thought leadership, POVs, case studies, and product roadmap
• Create & present materials for internal L&D, and externally for a variety of clients and verticals, showcasing the value of Shelf Intelligent Media for their brands
• Support new business development when needed
• Occasional support on other retail media solutions used for planning & measurement
• Occasional, temporary back-up support for your AD counterpart (and vice versa)
• 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 with different working styles, & leading cross-functional teams internally & externally
• Balancing strategic thought leadership & a willingness to work in-platform to problem solve & identify opportunity
• Being inquisitive and challenging the status quo
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Why you want to work at Profitero:

Profitero cares about its employees. As a company we feel that as our employees are always going the extra mile, so should we. That’s why we offer fantastic benefit packages to our employees, including:

• Rich Health Dental & Vision plans
• Smart, genuine and cool people work here
• Competitive salary ***commensurate with experience
• 401K plan with match
• Flexible PTO
• Commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free on-site amenities including office snacks, coffee barista, beer & wine