Group Strategy Director, Commerce

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$165K/yr – $175K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and scale the ecommerce strategy practice across a portfolio of clients, building governance, leadership, and innovation that translates insights into measurable business outcomes.

  • Lead Strategy Directors and nurture talent while expanding capabilities
  • Drive new business and client growth through strategic opportunities and thought leadership

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Leadership & Governance
  • - Define and scale strategic frameworks and toolkits that standardize excellence across all eCommerce clients, ensuring every engagement is underpinned by best-in-class thinking, repeatable processes, and insight-driven methodologies
  • - Create and enforce governance standards  that outline how strategy is developed, implemented, and optimized, including QA protocols, KPI frameworks, strategic intake processes and performance benchmarks that ensure accountability and operational rigor
  • - Oversee strategy development across a portfolio of clients, ensuring there’s a consistent elevation of strategic output
  • - Collaborate with Creative and Account leadership to drive holistic, high-performing campaign strategies
  • Team & Practice Development
  • - Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Strategy Directors and junior strategists
  • - Develop onboarding, training, and development plans to scale team capabilities
  • - Champion a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and learning within the practice
  • - Partner with HR and leadership on recruitment and team design as the practice scales

Requirements

  • 10+ years in digital strategy with at least 4-5 years leading eCommerce-focused initiatives
  • Leadership experience mentoring and managing strategy teams
  • Experience in CPG and Retail verticals
  • Deep knowledge of major retailer platforms (Amazon, Walmart, Target, etc.), SEO, PDP strategy, and content syndication tools
  • Experience with platforms like Helium 10, Walmart Connect, Amazon Ads / Vendor Central, Profitero, Stackline, Salsify, Vizit, or similar
  • Strong strategic thinking with ability to zoom in/out from vision to execution
  • Strong grounding in brand strategy, and the role eCommerce plays in the broader brand-building and brand experience ecosystem
  • Understanding of the global landscape of eCommerce: diversity/exclusivity of channel, etc.
  • Highly collaborative and proactive, with experience partnering across creative, copy, insights, and client service teams
  • Strong understanding of major retail media platforms - Amazon and Walmart

Benefits

  • Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.
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Equator Design

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Equator, a division of Marks and part of the Propelis Group, is a global packaging design agency, delivering strategy to shelf without compromise. We create powerful brands that get noticed and chosen.

Founded in 1997
Manchester, England, GBR
302 employees (143 in marketing)
38% recommend to a friend
37% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$165K/yr – $175K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
9 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
2.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.9%
Direct
27.2%
Referral
32.1%
Social
9.6%
Paid
1%

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Current headcount: ~302
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Group Strategy Director, Commerce

Equator Design · Chicago, IL · On-site