Global Head of Amazon Advertising

Global Head of Amazon Advertising Patrick Murray and 3Search are working with a fast-growing global consumer goods business to recruit a Head of Amazon Advertising.Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 + Bonus + BenefitsLocation & Working Model: Hybrid Working (3-4 days in Central London Offices)Key Role Feature: Build and lead a global Amazon Advertising function across a truly global remit of international marketplaces. Due to continued global expansion and ambitious growth plans, our client is looking to appoint a commercially minded Global Head of Amazon Advertising to take ownership of its international retail media strategy. This is a newly created leadership role offering the opportunity to shape how Amazon Advertising operates across North America, Europe and global markets, whilst building the foundations for future team growth. Our client is a highly respected international consumer products business with an established Amazon operation spanning multiple global marketplaces.
Having built a strong platform for growth, the business is now looking to accelerate performance across its advertising capabilities and requires an experienced leader who can identify opportunities, challenge existing thinking and drive best-in-class execution across every market. The Global Head of Amazon Advertising will be responsible for developing a scalable global advertising strategy, partnering closely with senior leadership and external agency partners whilst maintaining enough hands-on involvement to ensure exceptional execution. This role offers a rare combination of strategic ownership, commercial influence and the opportunity to build a function that will play a key role in the company's future growth trajectory. The Global Head of Amazon Advertising will:Own the global Amazon Advertising strategy across North America, Europe and additional Global MarketsManage retail media investment across truly global marketplaces and a multi-million dollar advertising budgetDevelop
scalable global operating frameworks, reporting processes and performance standardsLead Prime Day, Black Friday, new product launch and seasonal activation strategiesPartner closely with agency partners whilst maintaining strategic oversight and accountability for results The Role Requires:Full Strategic and Executional ownership of of Global Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display and DSP performanceDevelopment of Global keyword, bidding and localisation strategiesBudget forecasting, investment planning and performance optimisation across international marketsCollaboration with Amazon Vendor Services, Amazon Ads teams and key marketplace stakeholdersClose alignment with commercial, finance, content, brand and supply chain functions Essential SkillsThe Head of Amazon Advertising will demonstrate:True commercial, strategic and executional experience within Amazon Advertising, Retail Media or Marketplace Performance MarketingProven success managing international Amazon
advertising programmes across multiple regionsStrong understanding of ACOS, TACOS, ROAS, contribution margin and commercial profitabilityExperience managing agency partners and driving accountability against performance objectivesAbility to balance strategic leadership with hands-on campaign expertise Leadership ProfileThe role requires:A growth mindset with the ambition to build and scale a world class functionStrong commercial judgement backed by data-led decision makingConfidence to challenge existing approaches and introduce new ideasHigh levels of personal ownership, accountability and resilienceA collaborative leadership style aligned to a high-performance, low-ego environment BenefitsThe Head of Amazon Advertising will benefit from:Opportunity to build and shape a global Amazon Advertising functionSignificant exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-makingMulti-market responsibility across North America, Europe and AustraliaCompany pension schemeFlexible hybrid