Senior Director, Product Management - Ads & Campaign Platform (Retail Media) in Westminster

hackajob is collaborating with Dunnhumby Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world's most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers.

The role of Head of Product owns the product vision and roadmap for Tesco Media's campaign management platform — the core system that enables advertisers and agencies to plan, buy, optimise and measure media across our omnichannel retail media network. You'll lead a high‐performing product organisation, working in close partnership with Engineering, Design, Data, Sales, Media Strategy and Operations teams. This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to senior stakeholders, agencies, brands and CPGs, where you'll balance ambitious platform evolution with reliability, security and commercial outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Product Vision & Strategy: Define and drive the long‐term product vision and roadmap for campaign management across all Tesco Media propositions (onsite, offsite, in‐store and CRM). Build a scalable, integrated AdTech ecosystem that supports many advertiser, agency and partner use cases. Shape how brands and agencies access Tesco Media inventory through self‐serve and managed‐service models.
• Self‐Serve Platform & AdTech Development: Own the end‐to‐end campaign lifecycle — from insights and planning through activation, measurement and optimisation. Deliver a best‐in‐class, modular self‐serve platform that drives adoption, revenue growth and customer satisfaction. Reduce time‐to‐market and operational friction through intelligent workflows, governance and execution controls. Define the build / buy / partner strategy and lead secure integration of third‐party AdTech solutions.
• Ecosystem & Integrations: Build integrations with leading AdTech and retail media platforms (e.g. Skai, Pacvue, DSPs such as The Trade Desk). Ensure interoperability with wider martech and programmatic ecosystems.
• Data‐Led Product Management: Define product OKRs and success metrics aligned to Tesco Media's commercial objectives. Use data, experimentation and rapid testing to drive continuous improvement, performance and innovation.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Build, lead and inspire a global product team, partnering closely with Design and Engineering. Act as a trusted advisor to senior and executive stakeholders across dunnhumby, Tesco Media and the wider Tesco Group. Navigate complex technical, commercial and operational trade‐offs with clarity and confidence.
• Industry Leadership: Represent Tesco Media externally, positioning us as a thought leader in retail media and AdTech. Develop product playbooks, collateral and thought leadership content to support market adoption.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: Proven senior product leadership experience within retail media, AdTech or B2B platform environments. Track record of defining and delivering large‐scale platform products from concept through launch and scale. Deep understanding of AdTech ecosystems, platform architecture, APIs and data models. Experience leading complex third‐party integrations and build / buy / partner decisions. Strong commercial, analytical and customer‐centric mindset.
• Leadership & Mindset: Visionary, strategic thinker who can translate ambition into clear, actionable roadmaps. Comfortable operating in ambiguity with a start‐up / scale‐up mindset. High technical fluency, able to bridge business and engineering conversations. Confident influencing senior stakeholders without formal authority. Passion for building, scaling and continuously improving platform products.

Why Join Us

• Shape one of the most sophisticated retail media AdTech platforms globally.
• Work with unmatched first‐party data at massive scale.
• Lead platform transformation during a pivotal growth phase.
• Influence strategy across Tesco Group companies and beyond.
• Operate at the intersection of data, media, technology and commerce.

What you can expect from us

We won't just meet your expectations. We'll defy them. So you'll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you'd expect from a leading technology company. But also, a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect. Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off. You'll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition. But with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.

And we don't just talk about diversity and inclusion. We live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled and dh Thrive as the living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at your best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you.

Our approach to Flexible Working

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.