Commerce Retail Media Lead

PMG; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Retirement plans

Job summary

PMG is seeking a Commerce Retail Media Lead in New York to guide cross-channel retail media strategy and partner with senior clients to drive growth. You will own end-to-end planning, measurement, and optimization across multiple platforms and accounts, collaborating with analysts, strategists, and creatives to translate objectives into measurable ROAS.

You will lead cross-functional teams, design structured experiments, and champion best practices that elevate campaign performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end retail media strategies across multiple accounts.
• Ability to connect upper- and lower-funnel tactics to business outcomes.
• Experience with budget planning, pacing, and allocation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end retail media strategy across multiple accounts.
• Direct high-budget search and display programs with precise targeting.
• Coach junior team members on campaign architecture and forecasting.
• Own senior client relationships and deliver performance narratives.
• Collaborate with platform reps to test beta opportunities and new formats.
• Coordinate with Retail Operations on inventory, pricing, and PDP optimization.

Skills

Retail media leadership

Multi-channel strategy

Budget management

AMC analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Beta program experimentation

Tools

Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC)

Job description

We are PMG

PMG, a global independent platform company engineered for impact, integrates business strategy, media, creative, and data within a single operating model powered by our proprietary operating system, Alli. With more than 1,000 employees, PMG partners with brands including Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora, and Whole Foods. Our work has earned top industry honors, including Cannes Lions and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, and PMG has won 40+ workplace culture awards, including being the only company to rank among Ad Age’s Best Places to Work for 11 consecutive years.

We are PMG

PMG, a global independent platform company engineered for impact, integrates business strategy, media, creative, and data within a single operating model powered by our proprietary operating system, Alli. With more than 1,000 employees, PMG partners with brands including Apple, Nike, Dropbox, Experian, Sephora, and Whole Foods. Our work has earned top industry honors, including Cannes Lions and Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year, and PMG has won 40+ workplace culture awards, including being the only company to rank among Ad Age’s Best Places to Work for 11 consecutive years.

Who You Will Be Working With

At PMG, you’ll lead alongside strategists, channel experts, analysts, and creatives who believe great results start with great partnerships. You’ll guide cross-channel planning and connect the dots between audience, creative, and measurement—always with a supportive team ready to test, learn, and build on what works.

You’ll partner closely with client stakeholders and PMG leaders, shaping roadmaps, sharing insights, and helping teams operate with clarity and confidence. You’ll also mentor teammates, create space for new ideas, and champion thoughtful process improvements that raise the bar for everyone.

If you’re excited to lead with empathy, collaborate deeply, and drive meaningful growth through connected retail media, you’ll thrive here.

As a Commerce Retail Media Lead, if you’re excited about building strong client relationships, collaborating across teams, and helping brands achieve meaningful growth through smart, connected media, this is the place to do your best work.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead end-to-end retail media strategy across multiple accounts, translating business objectives into full-funnel media plans that drive measurable outcomes (e.g., revenue growth, ROAS efficiency, new-to-brand acquisition).
• Direct execution of high-budget search and display programs across retail platforms, ensuring precise pacing, advanced audience targeting, and seamless creative deployment to maximize performance and minimize waste.
• Coach and guide junior team members on campaign architecture, QA rigor, and forecasting methodologies; elevate team output quality and build scalable best practices across accounts.
• Own senior client relationships by leading strategic media discussions and delivering clear, insight-driven performance narratives that influence investment decisions and long-term growth planning.
• Collaborate with platform representatives to identify, test, and scale beta opportunities and emerging ad formats; design structured experiments to validate impact and unlock competitive advantages.
• Partner cross-functionally with Retail Operations to align media investments with inventory levels, pricing strategies, and PDP optimization—ensuring media efficiency and conversion readiness across the customer journey.

What You Will Bring:

• Proven experience leading the end-to-end development and execution of multi-channel retail media strategies, connecting upper- and lower-funnel tactics to drive measurable business outcomes (e.g., revenue growth, ROAS, new-to-brand acquisition).
• Hands-on ownership of campaign optimization across retail platforms, with a track record of refining audience targeting and bid strategies to improve efficiency and scale performance.
• Demonstrated responsibility for budget planning and allocation across campaigns or accounts, including forecasting, pacing oversight, and reallocating investments based on performance insights.
• Experience leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) or similar advanced analytics tools to uncover insights (e.g., path-to-conversion, audience behavior) and translate them into actionable media strategies.
• History of working cross-functionally with internal teams (analytics, creative, retail operations) and external partners, ensuring alignment between media strategy and broader business goals.
• Exposure to beta programs, new ad formats, or platform innovations, with experience testing, evaluating performance, and scaling successful initiatives into ongoing campaign strategy.

What We Offer

• Professional Development: Take advantage of our learning and development programs, mentorship opportunities, and career advancement support.
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy generous paid time off and holiday allowances to recharge and spend time with loved ones.
• Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support your family during important life events.
• Retirement & Pension Plans: Plan for your future with competitive retirement or pension programs, including contribution matching.
• Fertility and Family Support: Access fertility benefits for all team members and their spouses.
• Healthcare: Coverage and support for everyday medical expenses and routine care, tailored by geography.
• Pet Insurance: Protect your pet's health and your finances.
• Lifestyle Spending Accounts: Enjoy 100% company-funded accounts to promote healthy habits and well-being.
• Commuter Benefits: Access support for travel and commuting needs, where available.
• Annual Bonus: All employees are eligible for an annual bonus.
• Volunteering Opportunities: Receive 8 give-back hours to volunteer in your local communities.
• AI Enterprise License: Access AI Enterprise accounts and participate in weekly AI training sessions to empower and ensure AI safety.

Benefits vary by country, location, and geography to reflect local laws, norms, and expectations.

What Sets Us Apart

Being part of PMG means joining a company culture that’s unmatched in digital. We're dedicated to working hard to serve our employees and clients, delivering value, results, and innovation—which often requires true grit and agility. We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other to continuously improve in every way.

In alignment with our core values to be inclusive and always change for the better, PMG is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive culture, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we only change for the better by bringing diverse perspectives to our company. PMG recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.