Director, Commerce Strategy

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States. Hybrid work with teams in the office an average of four days per week.

Company

hirify.global is a global creative company combining brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands for leading clients.

What you will do

• Set the strategic agenda for client portfolios and advise senior clients on brand growth, business transformation, and commerce opportunities.
• Translate market, shopper, sales, and competitive insights into strategic narratives, briefs, roadmaps, and actionable jobs to be done.
• Develop retail and engagement strategies across in-store, online, social, and email channels.
• Use MRI Simmons, Mintel, Infegy, YPulse, and sales or shopper panel data to identify trends, threats, whitespace, and market opportunities.
• Partner with Creative, Media, Growth Strategy, and Client Engagement teams on integrated work, measurement, optimization, pitches, and awards submissions.
• Integrate proprietary AI tools and emerging technologies into strategic workflows while mentoring strategy professionals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in advertising, communications, marketing, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of experience in omnichannel retail strategy, engagement marketing, or a related discipline.
• 2–3 or more years of formal people-management experience, including coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Experience developing integrated campaigns across physical, digital, and ecommerce channels and applying structured frameworks to business challenges.
• Experience with MRI Simmons, Mintel, and sales or shopper panel data platforms.
• Strong storytelling, presentation, client consulting, and senior-stakeholder communication skills, with experience working with leading U.S. retailers.

Nice to have

• Background in an agency, CPG company, research company, or consulting firm.
• Experience preparing Effies, WARC, Cannes Lions, or similar industry award submissions.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model focused on creativity, collaboration, and connection.
• Opportunity to work across a global network spanning more than 55 markets.
• Accommodation and flexibility support available through discussion with the hiring team.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to respect, belonging, and career progression.