Senior Manager, Strategic Engagements

Pacvue
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with e-commerce and client-facing experience with strong analytical skills will find this strategic relationship-driven role with a focus on retail media and data optimization.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years in e-commerce sales and digital marketing, particularly in retail media platforms like Amazon or Walmart.
    — “5+ years experience working in e-commerce sales and/or digital marketing”
  • Individuals with a history of building client relationships and delivering actionable strategy recommendations.
    — “proven track record of building relationships and taking full ownership of client inputs to deliver results”
  • Professionals who can synthesize large datasets into clear, repeatable workflows using AI.
    — “Experience using AI to expedite or build new workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, etc)”

Things to consider

  • The role requires managing both budget pacing and alignment with internal client objectives.
    — “Support retailer share, revenue, and profitability goals for clients while integrating client's internal objectives”
  • Candidates should be prepared for a high volume of reporting and analysis tasks.
    — “Prepare weekly and monthly retail media performance reports, analyze category trends”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience in managing paid search and display strategies across Amazon or similar platforms.
    — “Proven ability to manage paid search and/or paid display strategies across retail media platforms”
  • Showcase examples of how you've used AI tools to improve team efficiency and client outcomes.
    — “Identify and champion opportunities to streamline processes and build repeatable workflows, including through the use of AI tools”
  • Highlight your ability to align advertising strategies with business objectives and KPIs.
    — “Develop annual budget recommendations and properly allocate across campaigns and retailers to align with business objectives”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • client growth
  • successful advertising campaigns
Typical background
advertising experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Client ManagementStrategy DevelopmentData AnalysisBudget ManagementMarketing CalendarPerformance ReportingAdvertising Strategy

Preferred

AI In AdvertisingRetail Media

Stack & domain

Client Relationship ManagementGrowth Plan DevelopmentRetail Media StrategyBudget RecommendationsKPI MeasurementData AnalysisAdvertising StrategyRetailer Program ParticipationMarketing Calendar DevelopmentBudget PacingPerformance ReportingCategory Trend AnalysisCompetitive BenchmarkingLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkTime ManagementCommerceRetail MediaAdvertising

About the role

Original posting from Pacvue via Greenhouse

About Us: 

Pacvue is the leading Commerce Media OS, powering over $12B in advertising spend across 100+ global retail media networks including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Instacart, Criteo, and CitrusAd. Powered by industry-leading AI and real-time data, Pacvue enables over 70,000 brands and agencies to maximize advertising performance, drive incrementality, and expand reach across the commerce universe from a single mission control. As of 2025, Pacvue powers 12% of total retail media ad spend worldwide excluding China. Combined with Helium 10’s SMB solutions, Pacvue delivers the industry’s most comprehensive platform for businesses of all sizes. 

At Pacvue and Helium 10, great careers don’t just happen — they’re built. Here, you’ll rise as an industry leader, push the boundaries of innovation, own your journey, and thrive as part of an inclusive global community that’s redefining the future of commerce. 

About the Role: 

We are looking for a self-starter with a proven track record of building relationships and taking full ownership of client inputs to deliver results. The ideal candidate owns the day-to-day client relationship, using Pacvue's platform and data to drive growth, surface opportunities clients might otherwise miss, and develop advertising strategy recommendations that guide execution across retail media platforms. Day to day, this includes creating and managing paid search and display media strategies for various retailers, providing annual and ongoing budget recommendations to help clients hit their business objectives, flagging operational KPIs or opportunities that impact advertising effectiveness, and delivering regular reporting on performance. This role requires someone who can dive into a large data set, build a strategy from it, and present a clear action plan that gets client stakeholders aligned. 

Responsibilities: 

Own day-to-day execution of the client relationship by building solid rapport, demonstrating transparency, and delivering results against joint business objectives, serving as the main point of contact for client stakeholders 

Develop growth plan recommendations for client accounts, gain client alignment, and execute against the agreed-upon approach, with manager guidance on complex or ambiguous scenarios 

Measure efficacy of the strategy through regular reporting against core retail media KPIs and ad-hoc audits to identify areas for refinement 

Leverage retail media activities and other retail readiness recommendations to drive increased traffic and conversion and organic search ranking improvement 

Highlight incremental sales opportunities to clients through participation in retailer programs, additional promotional opportunities, and recommendations to improve operational KPIs 

Develop annual budget recommendations and properly allocate across campaigns and retailers to align with business objectives, with manager review at key milestones 

Develop an annual marketing calendar incorporating key drive periods including relevant macro and micro seasons, new product launches, and client media calendars 

Leverage Pacvue technology to manage budget pacing, communicate with client on trends and pacing, and deliver results within client budget thresholds 

Prepare weekly and monthly retail media performance reports, analyze category trends, measure advertising and total sales, identify account trends, and perform competitive benchmarking across the client's product portfolio 

Support retailer share, revenue, and profitability goals for clients while integrating client's internal objectives such as driving innovation or key items or product lines 

Create retail media plans for new product launches, including recommendations for retail readiness across core KPIs 

Prepare and present regular business reviews with client teams 

Partner cross-functionally with Product, Sales, and Support teams to help resolve client issues as needed 

Identify and champion opportunities to streamline processes and build repeatable workflows, including through the use of AI tools, to improve team efficiency and client outcomes 

Responsible for reporting, analysis, and communication with Pacvue and client teams 

Skills & Qualifications: 

5+ years experience working in e-commerce sales and/or digital marketing 

5+ years previous client-facing account management experience 

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, demonstrate ownership, work collaboratively, be transparent, be action and results oriented, and have strong analytical skills 

Proven ability to manage paid search and/or paid display strategies across retail media platforms (Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Criteo, or similar) 

Demonstrate solid working knowledge of how retail media, sales, and operations connect 

Proven track record in relationship building and managing client stakeholders; working at or with agencies is a plus 

Previous people management or mentorship experience is a plus 

Previous product management, project management, financial analysis, negotiation and/or marketing experience is a plus 

Proven success in driving results and implementing ideas in a fast-paced environment 

Works efficiently and is always looking to streamline processes and workflows 

Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills 

Strong analytical skills, and the ability to take large data sets and extract actionable recommendations, are a must 

Experience using AI to expedite or build new workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, etc) 

Moderate to advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills are a must 

Amazon Marketing Cloud experience preferred; passion for measurement and data-based media activation 

Benefits:  

Flexible Paid Time Off    

Paid Holidays and Floating Holidays   

Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, HSA with employer contribution, Life Insurance and Pet Insurance   

401k with Employer Match   

Take up to 2 Days of Paid Time Off to Volunteer with a 501c Organization   

Paid Parental Leave   

Company-subsidized membership to Wellhub and Peloton  

Fertility and family-building information platform through Carrot  

The annual base salary range for this position is $105,000-$130,000 USD. The actual salary will vary depending on the applicant’s experience, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and market data for their location. This position is also eligible for an additional annual bonus compensation through one of Pacvue’s highly attractive incentive plans, full details will be provided during the recruitment process. 

Pacvue is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. 

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Pacvue is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

Source: Pacvue careers (Greenhouse)

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