[Remote] Director of Marketplace Marketing - Amazon
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Resident is a rapidly growing omnichannel retailer focused on quality home furnishings. They are seeking a Director of Marketplace Marketing to lead Amazon advertising strategy and operations, managing a significant advertising budget and team while developing a comprehensive advertising strategy to drive revenue and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Own advertising budget allocation, TACOS/ROAS targets, and contribution margin outcomes across Resident and Ashley — translating overall sales and profitability goals into channel-level plans
- Set quarterly and monthly targets by portfolio and hold Ad Managers accountable to them
- Develop a unified advertising strategy across search, DSP, Fire TV, and emerging Amazon ad products — with a clear framework for evaluating each against business objectives
- Manage and develop a team of Ad Managers, each owning a defined brand/category portfolio with full budget and performance accountability
- Build out the specialist/execution layer beneath the manager tier — including offshore resources and AI-assisted campaign management — as the team scales with global market expansion
- Own hiring and resourcing for international advertising coverage as new global markets launch
- Partner with the data and technology team to build a best-in-class advertising measurement capability — including AMC implementation as a clean room for proper attribution across DSP, Fire TV, and Amazon search
- Evaluate Amazon advertising products critically and in the context of the full media ecosystem — including Meta, Google, and TikTok — for brands with significant DTC and off-Amazon presence
- Design and oversee incrementality testing methodology; push past Amazon-reported attribution to understand true contribution of upper-funnel and off-Amazon ad types
- Assist with build out of Claude + Amazon Ads MCP infrastructure in partnership with the data/tech team
- Interface directly with the VP/GM of Amazon to align advertising strategy with overall channel sales, margin, and growth targets
- Serve as the internal authority on Amazon advertising — including how Amazon search presence affects brand health, organic ranking, and performance across other channels
- Represent advertising performance in executive reporting; frame results in revenue, CM impact, and performance to plan
Skills
- 6+ years of Amazon advertising experience, including hands-on management of large, multi-brand catalogs
- Demonstrated experience managing and developing advertising teams
- Deep expertise in Amazon search (SP, SB, SD), DSP, and AMC — with the ability to evaluate them together, not in isolation
- Strong analytical fluency; able to build budget models, evaluate incrementality, and translate performance data into business decisions
- Experience managing advertising across multiple businesses or brand portfolios simultaneously
- Ability to leverage AI tools to measurably improve team output and decision quality
- Able and willing to attend in-person meetings
- Experience with multi-channel attribution and full-funnel media measurement across Amazon, Meta, Google, and/or TikTok
- Background in categories with strong DTC presence alongside marketplace — furniture, mattress, home goods, or similar
- Familiarity with international Amazon marketplaces (CA, UK, EU)
- Experience with Pacvue, Stackline, Skai, or comparable ad tech platforms
- Background in incrementality testing and experimental design
Benefits
- Remote-first workplace (since 2016!)
- Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
- HSA company contributions
- 401K with company match component
- Take what you need Paid Time Off
- Wellness benefits
- WFH office and cell phone/internet stipend
- A FREE MATTRESS plus an awesome Friends and Family discount!
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