Director, Retail Media Measurement

Home Depot • Summit, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The responsibility of the Director, Retail Media Measurement is to develop and lead a center of excellence around retail media marketing effectiveness measurement. This person will define strategic priorities and build a roadmap to advance the retail media measurement framework, measurement products, measurement artifacts including weekly reports, monthly business reviews and quarterly business reviews. The role will oversee or directly manage measurement products like retail media cleanroom offerings and an advanced insights platform. This person will work closely with the sales organization to generate the proper reporting requirements, including custom reporting for top suppliers. This person is responsible for managing a team of analysts who work with the sales organization to develop insights and recommendations from campaign performance and client goals. This is a highly collaborative, client-facing position. This person will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, media planning, media operations, data science, monetization, audience, IT and product teams, to develop new measurement solutions and technologies that drive improved retail media performance and accountability. This person will be expected to work with clients on measurement needs, capabilities and may be required to explain measurement approach and models. This position will oversee and manage a team who work with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver best-in-class solutions and define how measurement is used to support key decisions. This person will be accountable for end-to-end performance measurement, (creation of econometric/statistical/machine learning models, analysis of results, stakeholder feedback, etc.), participate in R&D projects and contribute to the innovation of new methods (Machine learning, ad hoc models). Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including media planning, data science, and product teams, to develop new measurement solutions and technologies that drive improved media performance and accountability.

Requirements

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree in analytics, statistics, or marketing
• 10+ years relevant experience in marketing / media, including at least 4+ years in roles focused on measurement, data & analytics
• 5+ years leading and motivating teams
• Background in full-funnel marketing measurement, including direct experience building out media measurement frameworks.
• Experience covering retail and brand marketing measurement preferred
• Proven experience developing & leading enterprise roadmaps for data-driven analytics & marketing measurement, preferably over 2+ years
• Experience with using MMM / MTA to drive strategic decision-making
• Direct experience with 1 or more tools / solutions for cross-channel multi-touch attribution analysis required
• Expertise in experimental design, learning agenda development and best practices
• High level of comfort with the marketing technology / ad technology landscape, and how different tools interact to understand channel impact
• A collaborative approach and the ability to triage needs across multiple stakeholders
• A proven leader and a self-starter who can independently lead both strategy and execution, gain internal consensus, and communicate effectively up and down in a cross-functional environment
• Ability to translate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
• 10+ years relevant experience in marketing / media, including at least 4+ years in roles focused on measurement, data & analytics
• 5+ years leading and motivating teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience covering retail and brand marketing measurement preferred
• Proven experience developing & leading enterprise roadmaps for data-driven analytics & marketing measurement, preferably over 2+ years
• Experience with using MMM / MTA to drive strategic decision-making
• Direct experience with 1 or more tools / solutions for cross-channel multi-touch attribution analysis required
• Expertise in experimental design, learning agenda development and best practices
• High level of comfort with the marketing technology / ad technology landscape, and how different tools interact to understand channel impact
• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Responsibilities

• Develop a team who will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure that measurement solutions are being carried out in keeping with the larger vision, and to bridge the gap between analytical capabilities and stakeholder needs.
• Lead the mining, analysis, and interpretation of data to develop actionable insights for complex business challenges.
• Partner closely with Data Science & Analytics, Retail Media+ & Monetization, Product, Technology, etc. to prioritize stakeholder requirements for dashboard / BI tools.
• Collaborate with sales and clients to understand their needs, diagnose gaps within current solutions, and generate buy-in on improvements that will drive meaningful stakeholder value.
• Steer decisions around methodology to ensure that measurement solutions across the organization adhere to rigorous standards, driving consistency across functions.
• Lead updates to senior leadership on progress against key initiatives on the data & measurement roadmap.
• Develop and execute the vision and strategy for retail media measurement – identifying the near- and long-term implications for measurement solution design, data governance, technology and ways of working.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director