Executive Director, Commerce (Ecommerce)

Location: New York, NY, United States; hybrid work with teams in the office an average of four days a week.

Company

hirify.global is a global creative company combining brand experience, customer experience, commerce, data, media, technology, and production to drive growth for major brands.

What you will do

• Shape and lead commerce vision, growth strategy, and capability transformation across digital, social, marketplace, retail media, and emerging commerce channels.
• Oversee integrated commerce solutions covering retail media, ecommerce, marketplace activation, digital shelf, performance marketing, and agentic commerce.
• Own business performance, including revenue growth, margin health, commercial planning, operational effectiveness, and capability expansion.
• Advise senior client stakeholders on omnichannel growth, commerce transformation, retail media investment, and marketplace strategy.
• Build scalable frameworks, tools, insights, operating models, measurement approaches, and go-to-market strategies.
• Lead and develop high-performing cross-functional teams while strengthening innovation, accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in commerce, retail media, ecommerce, performance marketing, consulting, or related agency or client leadership environments.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale commerce businesses, complex client portfolios, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong commercial acumen covering strategic growth, delivery excellence, profitability, and operational rigor.
• Deep knowledge of omnichannel commerce, marketplaces, retail media ecosystems, digital shelf strategy, and evolving commerce technology.
• Expert-level proficiency with priority retailers such as Amazon and strong expertise in commerce data, measurement, content, and conversion strategy.
• Executive presence, strategic leadership, matrixed organization skills, and an inclusive approach to developing talent.

Nice to have

• Experience developing AI-enabled and agentic commerce applications.
• Experience contributing to external thought leadership and internal capability-building programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, creative environment designed to support connection and shared work.
• Hybrid approach with office attendance averaging four days per week.
• Commitment to inclusion, respect, equal opportunity, and the development of diverse perspectives.
• Accommodations or additional flexibility can be discussed during the interview process.