# Manager, Retail DSP & Commerce Media at WPP Media

> United States · Manager · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Awppmedia%3A5210621008 (read 2026-11-05).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [WPP Media](https://alderhq.app/companies/wpp-media)
- Location text: Chicago, United States; New York, United States; Chicago; New York
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Chicago, United States; New York, United States; Chicago; New York")
- Posted: 2026-06-22 (136 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-03 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wppmedia/jobs/5210621008

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $60k–$140k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Chicago, n 179): p25 $110k, median $135k, p75 $158k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 14, median offered wage $106k ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))
- Recognised sponsor (NL): registered as "WPP Media B.V." (checked 2026-11-03, [register](https://ind.nl/en/public-register-recognised-sponsors/public-register-regular-labour-and-highly-skilled-migrants))

## Description (the employer's text)

### About WPP Media

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. With exceptional talent, trusted data and intelligence, and world-class partnerships – all united by our pioneering agentic marketing platform, WPP Open – we help clients navigate change, capture opportunity, and deliver transformational growth.

WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.

For more information, visit wppmedia.com.

### Role Summary & Impact

Retail media is evolving beyond sponsored search and onsite placements. Brands increasingly need to connect retailer first-party audiences, programmatic media, and offsite activation to reach shoppers throughout the purchase journey—and turn that engagement into measurable commerce growth.

We’re looking for a Manager, Retail Media & Programmatic with deep, hands-on experience activating programmatic media within Amazon and/or Walmart’s retail media ecosystems. The ideal candidate understands how to use retailer data, audiences, and DSP capabilities to plan, execute, optimize, and measure full-funnel campaigns across onsite and offsite environments.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who combines platform expertise with strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and strong client leadership. You’ll lead activation, uncover optimization opportunities, translate campaign data into business recommendations, and develop a team delivering best-in-class retail media solutions.

### Key Responsibilities

### Retail Media & Programmatic Strategy

Develop and execute full-funnel retail media strategies connecting onsite retail media, retailer audiences, DSP activation, and offsite advertising.

Lead programmatic and offsite activation within Amazon and/or Walmart’s retail media ecosystems, translating client objectives into audience, channel, inventory, and investment strategies.

Build strategies that leverage retailer first-party shopper and purchase data to drive awareness, consideration, conversion, and incremental sales.

Understand how retailer-owned inventory, retailer offsite extensions, and broader programmatic inventory differ—and when each is appropriate.

Connect retail search, onsite placements, display, online video, CTV, and other addressable tactics where available and relevant.

Identify new platform capabilities, beta opportunities, and opportunities to grow client investment and performance.

### Hands-On DSP Activation & Optimization

Own campaign execution across relevant retailer DSP and programmatic platforms, including campaign setup, audience selection, targeting, bidding, pacing, budget allocation, and optimization.

Activate and optimize campaigns using retailer audiences, purchase signals, behavioral data, contextual targeting, and other available commerce signals.

Evaluate inventory quality, placements, reach, frequency, viewability, creative performance, and audience effectiveness.

Monitor performance against campaign objectives and optimize toward KPIs such as ROAS, CPA, CTR, conversion, reach, frequency, and incremental sales.

Identify opportunities to improve performance through audience refinement, bid strategy, inventory selection, creative testing, and budget reallocation.

Establish activation standards, campaign QA processes, and platform best practices to improve performance and operational consistency.

### Measurement, Analytics & Client Strategy

Analyze performance across retail media and programmatic platforms, turning complex data into clear, actionable business recommendations.

Develop campaign measurement frameworks and reporting aligned with client objectives.

Lead weekly and monthly performance reviews, quarterly business reviews, and campaign wrap-up presentations.

Partner with analytics and measurement teams to assess attribution, incrementality, lift, and the relationship between media investment and commerce outcomes.

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