Global Managing Director, AIE & Amazon Commerce

Wunderman Thompson (DBA VML); New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Enterprise Solutions seeks a Managing Director to lead the new AIE & Amazon Commerce Connections capability within WPP Commerce Connections. The role sits at the intersection of Amazon, data, AI, technology and business transformation, collaborating with AWS and a cross-functional team to turn complex data into actionable commercial intelligence.

The leader will build a repeatable WPP offering, mentor a multidisciplinary team, and drive growth by turning the initial engagement into scalable

Qualifications

• Deep Amazon ecosystem expertise, ideally including experience inside Amazon and/or leading sophisticated Amazon solutions for major brands.
• Significant experience with data, analytics, technology and AI-enabled solutions and the ability to translate technical capabilities into commercial value.
• Strong understanding of the signals that drive an Amazon business, including sales, profitability, inventory, operations, search, digital shelf, media and measurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business and solution vision for AIE, ensuring technology and AI are grounded in meaningful Amazon business problems, decisions and measurable outcomes.
• Serve as the senior Amazon Commerce subject matter leader, connecting retail operations, profitability, inventory, digital shelf, search, media and customer experience.
• Translate client priorities into high-value use cases, requirements and product capabilities, collaborating with strategy, analytics, design and technology teams.
• Partner with AWS and WPP leadership to shape solutions that combine Amazon data, cloud analytics and AI into scalable applications.
• Provide senior client leadership, helping executives understand what intelligence means and how to act on it.
• Ensure the business vision, roadmap and execution stay aligned across delivery.
• Build the broader AIE & Amazon Commerce Connections capability for reuse across clients.
• Shape the WPP + AWS Commerce partnership and expand the offering across clients.
• Develop and mentor a multidisciplinary team spanning Amazon Commerce, analytics, strategy, product and technology.
• Support growth, solution design, scoping and executive pitches.

Job description

WPP Enterprise Solutions seeks a Managing Director to lead the new AIE & Amazon Commerce Connections capability within WPP Commerce Connections. The role sits at the intersection of Amazon, data, AI, technology and business transformation, collaborating with AWS and a cross-functional team to turn complex data into actionable commercial intelligence.

The leader will build a repeatable WPP offering, mentor a multidisciplinary team, and drive growth by turning the initial engagement into scalable