Senior Retail Media Ops Leader: Strategy & Mentorship

Acosta; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Acosta in Chicago seeks a senior leader to coach and mentor specialists and managers, driving retail media strategy and programmatic campaigns for top clients across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Instacart.

You will lead campaign planning for mid and upper funnel channels, collaborate with brand, product, and marketing teams, and deliver quarterly business reviews to key clients. This role emphasizes performance, coaching, and client growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in managing retail media sponsored search and programmatic ad solutions (Amazon, Walmart, Target, Instacart).
• 5+ years of experience leading and coaching a team, ideally with 3-5 direct reports.
• Proficiency in performance marketing, conversion optimization, and online customer acquisition.
• Expertise with ad technology that supports retail media solutions, such as Skai, Pacvue, Analytic Index, Amazon Marketing Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Be able to coach and mentor specialists and managers to become retail media solution experts.
• Lead and manage the strategy and campaign planning for mid and upper funnel channels (CTV, OLV, Display, Paid Social).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align advertising with business objectives.
• Prepare and present quarterly and annual business reviews for top-tier clients.

Skills

Retail media

Programmatic

Team leadership

Client management

Data analysis

Tools

Skai

The Trade Desk

Amazon DSP

Pacvue

Analytic Index

Amazon Marketing Cloud

Job description

Acosta in Chicago seeks a senior leader to coach and mentor specialists and managers, driving retail media strategy and programmatic campaigns for top clients across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Instacart.

You will lead campaign planning for mid and upper funnel channels, collaborate with brand, product, and marketing teams, and deliver quarterly business reviews to key clients. This role emphasizes performance, coaching, and client growth.