Associate Director, Integrated Commerce, GCS (FTC)

WPP Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical

Group retirement plans

Vision

Dental insurance

Significant paid time off

Preferential partner discounts

Employee mental health awareness days

Job summary

WPP Media in London leads Integrated Commerce partnerships for Unilever, shaping the global agenda with strategic alliances across Carrefour, Criteo, Walmart, Tesco, and platforms like Meta, YouTube and Reddit. This 10-month FTC role drives growth, innovation and measurement across markets.

The position requires senior leadership, stakeholder management and deep experience in retail media, with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes through global programs.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in retail media, commerce media, eCommerce, digital partnerships or shopper marketing.
• Strong understanding of the global retail media ecosystem and leading commerce platforms.
• Experience managing senior client, retailer or media partner relationships.
• Proven ability to develop strategic recommendations that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Experience managing commercial partnerships, annual plans and business reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic engagement with Unilever’s key retail media and commerce partners.
• Own the global commerce partnerships roadmap, identifying opportunities to drive growth and innovation.
• Maximise the value of global Joint Business Plans, ensuring markets leverage partnership benefits.
• Lead partner governance through quarterly and half-year reviews, tracking performance.
• Advise Unilever stakeholders on retail media strategy within broader commerce plans.
• Develop thought leadership around the future of commerce including AI and emerging tech.

Skills

Retail media leadership

Global FMCG experience

Stakeholder management

AI and emerging tech in commerce

Strategic partnerships

Tools

Meta

YouTube

Reddit

Job description

Associate Director, Integrated Commerce, GCS (FTC)

London, United Kingdom

About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by ourpioneeringagentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

3137 - Integrated Commerce Director ( FTC – 10 Months) - GCS

Role Summary and Impact

The Integrated Commerce Director is a senior leadership role within WPP Media’s Global Commerce Practice, responsible for shaping and managing Unilever’s global commerce partnerships agenda.

Working closely with global and regional stakeholders, local market teams, retailer partners and WPP specialists, you will lead strategic relationships across key commerce and retail media partners including Carrefour, Criteo, Walmart, Tesco, (+ Uber, Mercado Libre and Shopee), alongside selected social platforms where commerce and retail media intersect.

The role combines partnership leadership, strategic consulting and thought leadership. You will help define how commerce and retail media continue to evolve, whilst ensuring Unilever extracts maximum value from its global partnerships through innovation, measurement, commercial benefits and capability development.

Reporting to the Global Commerce Lead, you will act as a key bridge between Unilever, WPP and platform partners, helping drive growth, innovation and retail media excellence globally.

Please note: This is a 10-month parental leave cover role with potential for extension.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic engagement with Unilever’s key retail media and commerce partners, including Carrefour, Criteo, Walmart, Tesco, (+ Uber, Mercado Libre and Shopee)
• Own the global commerce partnerships roadmap, identifying opportunities to drive growth, innovation and competitive advantage.
• Maximise the value of global Joint Business Plans, ensuring markets fully leverage partnership benefits, investment opportunities, measurement solutions and innovation programmes.
• Lead partner governance through quarterly and half-year business reviews, tracking performance and holding partners accountable against commitments.
• Advise Unilever stakeholders on retail media strategy and its role within broader commerce and media plans.
• Develop thought leadership around the future of commerce, including retail media, connected stores, AI and emerging technologies.
• Partner with local teams to identify, unlock & test alphas, betas, learning agendas and best practices that can scale across markets.
• Build strong relationships across Unilever, WPP and partner organisations, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing globally.

Skills and Experience

You are an experienced commerce and retail media leader with a strong understanding of retailer, media and platform ecosystems.

You combine strategic thinking with operational discipline, equally comfortable discussing the future of retail media, AI and commerce innovation as you are managing partner commitments, business reviews and market adoption of partnership benefits.

You thrive in complex stakeholder environments and have a proven ability to influence clients, agency teams and platform partners to drive measurable business outcomes.

• Significant experience in retail media, commerce media, eCommerce, digital partnerships or shopper marketing.
• Strong understanding of the global retail media ecosystem and leading commerce platforms.
• Experience managing senior client, retailer or media partner relationships.
• Proven ability to develop strategic recommendations that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Experience managing commercial partnerships, annual plans and business reviews.
• Strong understanding of retail media measurement, attribution and performance frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working within complex, matrixed organisations.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for action.
• Experience working on global FMCG businesses, ideally within a multinational organisation.
• Experience operating across global, regional and local market structures.
• Established relationships with retail media networks or commerce platforms.
• Understanding of commerce-enabled media platforms, including Meta, YouTube and Reddit.
• Experience developing thought leadership around commerce, retail media and emerging technologies.
• Knowledge of AI applications and measurement innovation within commerce and media.

Life at WPP Media & Benefits

Our passion for shaping the next era of media is powered by our commitment to Be Extraordinary, investing in our employees to inspire transformational creativity. We also Lead Optimistically,firmly believingin and Championing Growth and Development for every individual. This commitment allows WPP Media employees toleveragethe extensive global WPP Media & WPP networks to pursue their passions, build vital professional connections, and learn at thecutting edgeof marketing and advertising.

We Create an Open environment built on trust and respect, where everyone feels they belong and has opportunities to progress. This inclusive culture is fostered through a variety of employee resource groups and frequent in-office eventsshowcasingteam wins, sharing thought leadership, and celebrating holidays and milestone events. Our comprehensive benefits package reflects this commitment, including competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance, significant paid time off, preferential partner discounts, and employee mental health awareness days.

• competitive medical
• group retirement plans
• vision
• dental insurance
• significant paid time off
• preferential partner discounts
• employee mental health awareness days

WPP Media is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to characteristics. We believe the best work happens whenwe'retogether, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection in this open and supportive environment.That'swhywe’veadopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If yourequireaccommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process. Please note that while our philosophy is the same across WPP, benefits may vary by office/country.

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