Senior Commercial Lead | Retail Media

Senior Commercial Lead | Retail Media £80,000 to£90,000 + 20% Bonus | Hybrid | UK

I'm partnering with an established, high-profile retail business to appoint a senior commercial leader into its growing Retail Media division.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a developing commercial function, leading a team of retail media professionals and shaping how the business drives advertising revenue, supplier partnerships and long-term account growth at scale.

The business is entering an exciting phase of development, with a significant focus on standardising its commercial approach, improving account management processes and creating a more scalable revenue-generation model across its supplier network.

The Opportunity

Reporting into the Retail Media Director, you'll lead a team of 4/5 media and account management professionals.

This isn't simply a traditional account management or advertising sales position. The focus is on building the structure, processes and commercial strategy that enable a team to operate more effectively, develop stronger supplier relationships and deliver consistent revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of 4-5 retail media and account management professionals.
• Develop and implement scalable commercial processes, sales frameworks and account management playbooks.
• Drive advertising revenue growth across a broad portfolio of supplier and brand partnerships.
• Establish consistent approaches to account segmentation, pricing, supplier engagement and commercial planning.
• Improve sales pipeline management, forecasting, reporting and team accountability.
• Identify opportunities to increase supplier investment in digital advertising, retail media and customer insight solutions.
• Build strategic relationships with key suppliers, advertisers and media agency partners.
• Work cross-functionally to improve commercial performance, operational efficiency and the overall retail media proposition.

What They're Looking For

• Proven experience within Retail Media - this is essential.
• Experience leading and developing commercial, account management or media partnerships teams.
• A strong understanding of supplier relationships, advertiser investment and retail media monetisation.
• Demonstrable experience driving revenue growth across sizeable account portfolios.
• Experience implementing commercial processes, frameworks, playbooks or scalable account management structures.
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical ability and stakeholder management skills.
• An understanding of media agency relationships and the wider digital advertising landscape.

The Opportunity

You'll be joining at an important stage in the development of an established retail media proposition, with the opportunity to influence how the commercial function operates and scales.

For someone who enjoys combining commercial leadership, people development and building better ways of working, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

Package & Location

• Salary: £80,000 to £90,000
• Bonus: Up to 20%
• Hybrid working
• Permanent position

Interested in hearing more? Get in touch for a confidential conversation.

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements