Director, Influencer and Affiliate Marketing at Home Depot

With a career at The Home Depot you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.Position Purpose:The Media Director will lead and elevate The Home Depots Influencer and Affiliate Centers of Excellence guiding the strategy operations and innovation that drive these fast-growing channels. This role provides strategic direction hands-on leadership and cross-functional partnership to ensure best-in-class execution across Influencer collaborations Creator programs Affiliate partnerships and performance-driven addition to stewarding these core channels the Media Director will collaborate with teams across the broader media ecosystemincluding digital paid social organic social media partnerships and sports/sponsorship marketingto ensure cohesive omni-channel integration and measurable business impact.Key Responsibilities:40% Team Leadership - Ensures channel teams focus areas and activities are consistent with and support the companys overarching goals and objectives; Selects develops and motivates assigned staff; Influence people both inside and outside (e.g. agencies) of the media department to drive quality execution of the media plan while maintaining strong working relationships10% Budget Management - Helps oversee and manage our scaled budgets across agencies campaigns and partners25% Cross-Functional Partnership - Builds strong internal and external relationships to drive influence from the channels lens and help deliver on our marketing and business objectives; Ensures team thinking opportunities and partnerships are cutting edge and keeps The Home Depot on the forefront of activation implementation and measurement best practices25% Strategic Direction - Creates an industry-leading media team supporting Enterprise marketing and media efforts as well as The Home Depots Retail Media offering; Responsible for the long-term thinking and strategic direction of the channels teams; This includes thinking outside of the current day-to-day environment to create a vision of what the future looks like in the marketing and media worldDirect Manager/Direct Reports:This Position typically reports to Sr Director ChannelsThis Position has 6 Direct ReportsTravel Requirements:Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.Physical Requirements:Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.Working Conditions:Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.Minimum Qualifications:Must be eighteen years of age or older.Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.Preferred Qualifications:Extensive experience leading large teams and managing and/or activating relevant channels that fall within oversight; excellent understanding of the media ecosystem and its innerworkings is required.Ability to quickly process information and data to make recommendations and provide team guidanceLeads scaled media team and is effective at managing and leading peopleIdentifies team strengths and weaknesses and provides coaching and training so that team can deliver whats needed to excelIdentifies develops instills trust with and motivates assigned team membersActs nimbly quickly and is comfortable with change in the modern marketing worldConfident communicator with strong public speaking & presentation skillsSkilled negotiatorMinimum Education:The knowledge skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelors degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.Preferred Education:No additional educationMinimum Years of Work Experience:8Competencies:CourageDecision QualityBuilds Effective TeamsEnsures AccountabilityInstills TrustPlans and AlignsCommunicates EffectivelyCustomer FocusDevelops TalentDrives ResultsRequired Experience:Director Key Skills Sales Experience,Marketing,Hotel Experience,Hospitality Experience,Assisted Living,Management Experience,Revenue Management,Sage,Salesforce,Sales Management,Team Management,Memory Care Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1