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Retail Media Lead

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Retail Media Lead
London (Hybrid) | Permanent
Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing digital consumer businesses, with a large, highly engaged first-party audience and relationships with thousands of leading brands. Following significant investment into Retail Media, they're looking for a Retail Media Lead to help build the next phase of their proposition.
This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal point in the company's Retail Media journey, working directly alongside the Retail Media Director to build scalable capabilities, launch new initiatives and influence the long-term direction of one of the UK's most exciting Retail Media propositions.
The Opportunity
- Join a high-growth business investing significantly in Retail Media, audience monetisation and commercial innovation.
- Work directly with an experienced Retail Media Director to shape strategy and deliver high-impact initiatives across the business.
- Help build the next generation of Retail Media capabilities across ad tech, measurement, audience products and commercial operations.
- Operate across Product, Engineering, Data, Commercial and Partnerships, driving transformation in a highly visible leadership role.
- Play a key role in influencing how Retail Media evolves within a business with significant investment and ambitious growth plans.
Responsibilities
Retail Media Strategy & Growth
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- Support the development and execution of the Retail Media roadmap.
- Drive strategic initiatives that accelerate Retail Media growth and commercial performance.
- Identify new monetisation opportunities across audience, advertising and partner propositions.
- Contribute to the evolution of Retail Media products, capabilities and commercial offerings.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Work closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Commercial and Partnership teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
- Lead projects from concept through to execution, ensuring alignment across multiple business functions.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making across the organisation.
- Remove blockers and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Commercial & Operational Excellence
- Help develop scalable Retail Media operating models and ways of working.
- Support pricing strategy, measurement frameworks and reporting capabilities.
- Drive governance across strategic programmes and ensure successful delivery of key initiatives.
- Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence across the Retail Media function.
Your Profile
- Experience within Retail Media, Commerce Media, AdTech, Digital Commerce or Marketplace environments.
- Strong understanding of Retail Media operating models and commercial ecosystems.
- Experience delivering complex cross-functional initiatives across Product, Engineering, Data and Commercial teams.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
- Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and driving change in fast-paced environments.
- Passionate about building new capabilities and helping businesses scale.


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What's On Offer
- Opportunity to help shape one of the UK's fastest-growing Retail Media propositions.
- High-profile leadership role working directly alongside the Retail Media Director.
- Significant autonomy with genuine influence over business strategy and future direction.
- Permanent opportunity offering long-term career progression.
- Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits.
- Hybrid working with a collaborative, high-performing culture.
How to Apply
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Noel Lavery at Pivotal on 07442 527285 or email noel@pivotallondon.co.uk.
Pivotal is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected characteristic.
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