Job Description

Position Summary... What You'll Do...

Associate Director, Social Commerce

We’re looking for an Associate Director of Social Commerce who will be responsible for building business strategy, plans, and partnerships—designed to connect moments of customer inspiration to easy buying solutions while driving brand equity, engagement, and sales.

You’ll work closely with our Content & Influencer, Social, & Strategic Partnerships teams, as well as leads across Marketing, Product, & Technology to develop and manage some of our most critical strategic partnerships, spearhead cross-functional deal implementation efforts, and evaluate potential collaborations.

Challenges You’ll Tackle

• As part of a growing team, you will lead and advance business strategy for social commerce experiences, inclusive of vision, iterative roadmap, & activation
• Cultivate relationships with social players & complementary brands that unlock financial benefit, and bridge content discovery and inspiration with seamless purchase
• Evolve and scale social, connected, live commerce offerings broadly for Walmart
• Act as an external and internal advocate, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive programs forward
  
  

Responsibilities

• Build, evolve, and scale enterprise social commerce business strategy that drives brand equity, engagement, customer growth, and sales. Inclusive of business development, planning, partner prioritization, activation and optimization against plans.
• Forge bespoke strategic partnerships with social & endemic partners to codevelop shoppable experiences that solution and innovate for customers’ daily lives
• Evaluate and test new features as partner offerings evolve across AR/VR, livestreaming, influencer, experiential, shoppable media and beyond, with an eye towards scalability
• Accurately forecast economics of social commerce efforts, maximizing chance of success and minimizing risk to the business. P/L management of social commerce programs.
• Leverage data, insights and measurement to constantly optimize, as well as socialize and advocate insights and broader strategy internally to stakeholders and leadership.
• Create clear cross-functional deliverables and coordinate with key stakeholders across external and internal teams.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of work experience in a related area (e.g. Partnership or Business Development, Marketing/Advertising/Digital, Social, Media, Consulting, Project Management)
• Deep expertise in marketing, especially social players/networks and how consumers are using them
• Experience with cutting-edge social commerce efforts (e.g. AR/VR, livestreaming, shoppable interactive media, etc.)
• Established industry relationships and experience working with executive level business and marketing leaders within client organizations, particularly across media, retail, and/or ecommerce.
• Strong prospecting/hunting skills, balanced with a consultative approach to understanding client needs
• Effective communication skills – you’re equally comfortable hopping on the phone with a new potential partner, meeting them in person, or following up (with a “make things happen” attitude)
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Builder mentality, ability to build programs from the ground up and self-start with little direction
  

Bonus points

• You’ll get to work on one of the most entrepreneurial marketing roles at Walmart, creating a social commerce ecosystem from the ground up
• You’ll be empowered to hunt for innovative partners, structure working relationships in creative, dynamic ways, and launch newsworthy collaborations

Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field and 3 years' experience in marketing operations, business management, or related field
OR 5 years' experience in marketing operations, business management, or related field.
3 years' experience in strategic sourcing and procurement. Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Leading cross-functional projects, Marketing or advertising agency management Primary Location...121 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5989, United States of America