Senior Director, Marketplace Media
Podean · United States · remote
Podean is a leading marketplace agency helping brands accelerate growth across Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop, and other digital commerce platforms. We combine strategic expertise, data-driven insights, and creative innovation to deliver measurable business outcomes for our clients.
Podean is a leading marketplace agency helping brands accelerate growth across Amazon, Walmart, Target, TikTok Shop, and other digital commerce platforms. We combine strategic expertise, data-driven insights, and creative innovation to deliver measurable business outcomes for our clients.
We're hiring a Senior Director, Marketplace Media to lead our US and Canada media team and set the standard for how Podean wins on Amazon. This is a senior leadership role for someone who knows Amazon Ads inside and out: Sponsored Ads, Amazon DSP, and Amazon Marketing Cloud. You'll own the strategy playbook, the people, and the systems that let an entire agency scale, and you'll prove every decision against client results.
You Are Right for This Role If…
You want to join an agency that is building fast for the future. You are client-obsessed, global by nature, and wake up every day with innovation on the mind. You build teams and systems that allow an entire agency to scale, all while validating that everything we do is in service of helping our brands win.
You also bring everything we ask of our Directors and Senior Managers. You know how to use Search, DSP, and measurement to drive strategy. You've done it enough times that very few scenarios are uncharted territory (minus AI, we are all learning). You love enterprise clients, and you want to be a thought leader in our space.
What You'll Do
- Define Podean's media strategy playbook and what "great" looks like across Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display, Amazon DSP, and Prime Video and streaming TV ads.
- Make Amazon Marketing Cloud a core part of how we plan, measure, and prove results: audience strategy, new-to-brand, path-to-purchase, and incrementality.
- Raise the bar across the US and Canada portfolio through clear standards, account reviews, and hands-on coaching.
- Bring the same rigor to Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, and other retail media networks as client needs grow.
- Lead bid tech, tooling, and AI
- Own Podean's point of view on bid technology and optimization, including the tooling roadmap, platform partnerships, and capability investments.
- Set QA standards for pacing, harvesting, and account health, and sponsor the automation that keeps performance consistent as our book grows.
- Lead how the team adopts AI in media management, from agentic workflows to new Amazon betas, and turn what works into repeatable process.
- Build and develop the Team
- Lead and grow a team of Directors, Senior Managers, and Managers across the US and Canada.
- Set performance goals, hold the team accountable, and coach senior leaders to connect strategy to client business outcomes.
- Attract, develop, and retain top talent, and handle complex team situations with minimal executive involvement.
- Partner with UK, EU, and APAC media leaders as a global media buddy to share best practice across markets.
- Be the Senior Partner to our Biggest Brands
- Serve as senior media lead and trusted advisor to enterprise and Tier 1 clients.
- Understand client commercials and profitability, and steward every media dollar with transparency and data integrity.
- Partner with Account Management, Retail, Content, and Analytics to drive full-funnel growth plans.
- Grow the Business and our Reputation
- Lead the media story in new-business pitches, including credentials, case studies, and pitchware.
- Represent Podean at industry events, with Amazon Ads, and on LinkedIn as a recognized voice in marketplace media.
- Manage media team KPIs, forecasting, and operational efficiency.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of progressive experience in performance media, including 5+ years leading Amazon Ads strategy for brands, ideally within an agency.
- Expert, hands-on knowledge of the Amazon Ads ecosystem: Sponsored Ads, Amazon DSP, Amazon Marketing Cloud (SQL familiarity a plus), Amazon Marketing Stream, and Brand Analytics.
- Deep experience with bid and campaign management tools such as Pacvue, Skai, Perpetua, or similar, and a clear view on when to build, buy, or automate.
- Proven success building and scaling media teams, including leading leaders.
- A track record of measurable client outcomes you can point to: growth, efficiency, and new-to-brand results.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budget management, forecasting, and client profitability.
- Confident communicator with pitch experience and the ability to own a room with enterprise clients and Amazon partners.
- Working knowledge of Walmart Connect, Target Roundel, and other retail media networks.
- Experience managing or partnering with globally distributed teams preferred.
What Success Looks Like in Your First Year
- A documented Amazon media playbook and QA standard that every US and Canada account runs on.
- An AMC measurement approach live across Tier 1 clients, with results we can show in pitches and renewals.
- A tooling and AI roadmap in place, with automation that frees the team for strategy.
- A stronger, stickier team: clear growth paths, senior leaders ready for bigger scope, and retention to match.
- Enterprise clients who see Podean Media as a growth partner, not a vendor.
Why Join Podean?
Podean is proud to be recognized as one of Digiday’s Best Employers for Remote Employees. We combine the energy of a fast-growing global agency with the balance and trust of a remote-first culture.
You’ll join a globally connected, award-winning team that values:
- 💰 Competitive compensation - aligned to experience and market benchmarks
- 🌎 Global collaboration - working with experts across regions and time zones
- 🚀 Career growth and development - opportunities to evolve as we scale
- 🏝️ 5-Year Sabbatical + Travel Stipend - After your 5-year anniversary, take a fully paid month-long sabbatical, plus a travel reimbursement to make your experience restorative and inspiring
- 💬 Positive-energy culture - grounded in respect, inclusion, and accountability
- 🏆 Meaningful impact helping some of the world’s most progressive brands grow