Manager, Commerce

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$75K/yr – $108K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own eCommerce campaign oversight and partner-level strategy, turning data into action across AMS/AMG and on-site display; drive end-to-end programs, vendor relationships, and process improvements while translating trends into client-ready opportunities.

  • Own: end-to-end ecommerce campaigns, from proposal to post-buy recaps, with visibility into performance against client goals.
  • Channel ownership: AMS Paid Search/Sponsored Product Listings and AMG services plus on-site display advertising.
  • Audience/analytics: turn patterns and trends into actionable insights and optimization recommendations, including budget and testing plans.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Direct and manage the daily workflow of all eCommerce campaigns, including proposal development, campaign activation & maintenance, and post-buy recaps
  • Assist in overseeing the client's strategy and growth of AMS Paid Search/Sponsored Product Listings as well as AMG services such as on-site display advertising and AAP
  • Become an eCommerce subject matter expert for internal and external participants by staying ahead of eCommerce trends
  • Partner with Associate Director to build end-to-end ecommerce strategy and plans for the client
  • Collaborate with direct reports, colleagues, and peers across the organization to provide insight and recommendations
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and quickly adjusts thinking and actions should the realities of a situation shift
  • Drawing on previous experiences, uses a variety of approaches to identify client needs and exceeding their expectations
  • Understands the complex cause and effect patterns that may underlie issues and/or opportunities and thinks beyond the obvious
  • Identify patterns and trends that relate to a particular situation and uses that knowledge to come up with creative solutions
  • Provides performance reporting against client goals with insights and optimization recommendations

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred, preferably in marketing, advertising, business, engineering, statistics, economics, sociology, or equivalent
  • 3+ years of media management experience with an emphasis on eCommerce platforms
  • 1+ years hands-on experience managing and optimizing eCommerce-based media buys
  • Experience with both Amazon and Walmart DSPs
  • Experience in applying search to brand-building & direct response initiatives
  • Strong analytics, organizational, and communication skills
  • Previous leadership/management experience is preferred
  • Experience with Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) Paid Search/Sponsored Product Listings and Amazon Media Group (AMG) services
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse groups

Benefits

  • The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • 'Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
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Starcom

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With a history that dates back over 80 years, Starcom is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the center of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With almost 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and brands, including Bank of America, Best Buy, Kellanova, McDonald's, Novartis, Samsung, Visa, WK Kellogg Company and more.

Founded in 1936
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.1K employees (2,084 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
59% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
43.1%
Direct
41.6%
Referral
9.1%
Social
4.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,983 (33% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
34

Funding

Total Funding
$57.1M
Last Raise
$43.2M
Series A, 1 months ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Series A • $43.2M
  • Aug 2025
    Series A
  • May 2025
    Series A • $13.9M

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