Vice President, New Stream Media
Illinois, USA (Hybrid)
$159K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time
Posted 7 days ago
Job Summary
Own and drive high-impact retail media initiatives, shaping executive-level client strategy, revenue growth, and cross-functional transformation across the agency.
- Own end-to-end client strategy and executive engagement
- Lead cross-functional programs for revenue growth, operating-model evolution, and capability expansion
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior strategic advisor to client leadership
- Build executive-level client relationships and lead strategic planning efforts
- Drive retail media revenue growth through enhanced go-to-market strategies, advertiser engagement, and new monetization opportunities
- Identify opportunities to expand client’s portfolio of commerce media capabilities
- Evangelize the New Stream Media offering in dentsu, meet with client leads to proactively solution partnerships and new advertiser endeavors
- Champion innovation across audience strategy, measurement, AI, automation, and media technology
- Bring emerging industry trends and best practices to our client teams
- Lead initiatives focused on retail media growth, operating model evolution, and business transformation
- Partner with Group Directors to develop scalable operating models, processes, and governance frameworks
- Partner with Program Leadership, Account Management, Analytics, and Operations teams to improve efficiency and execution
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in retail media, media strategy, digital advertising, consulting, or related fields
- 5+ years of experience directly within retail media, grocery retail preferred
- Experience leading large-scale client relationships and executive stakeholder engagement
- Strong knowledge of retail media monetization, enterprise marketing, audience strategy, and advertiser needs
- Demonstrated success driving revenue growth, operational transformation, and organizational change
- Experience working across cross-functional teams and complex client organizations
- Excellent leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills
- Familiarity with media platforms, retail media technologies, measurement solutions, and retail data ecosystems
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance,
- Life insurance,
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance,
- 401k,
- Flexible paid time off,
- At least 15 paid holidays per year,
- Paid sick and safe leave, and
- Paid parental leave.
We are dentsu. We team together to help brands predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities and create new paths to growth in the sustainable economy. We know people better than anyone else and we use those insights to connect brand, content, commerce and experience, underpinned by modern creativity. We are the network designed for what’s next.
Founded in 2001
Tokyo, JP
18K employees (4,521 in marketing)
60% recommend to a friend
68% CEO approval
Salaries
Posted range
$159K/yr – $215K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
3,819 (20% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
30
People
Marketing Leadership
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
6.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$167
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31%
Direct
63.4%
Referral
4.9%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.3%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~18.9K
















































