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Director, Product Merchandising

United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 May 2026

💰 $150,000/yr($135,000/yr – $150,000/yr)

About the role

The Opportunity

The Ziff Davis Shopping team is seeking a visionary and strategic Director, Product Merchandising to define and scale the future of our commerce content. In this senior level role, you will champion the intersection of data-driven automation and high-caliber editorial storytelling. You will own the overarching product curation strategy, lead high-performing teams, and spearhead the integration of AI and next-generation tooling to maximize both operational efficiency and business growth. Are you ready to own the strategy for our next-generation shopping experience?

Key Responsibilities:

Organizational Scaling & Transformation: Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing product merchandising organization. Transition the department toward highly efficient, tech-enabled, and automated workflows.
AI & Operational Excellence: Champion the strategy to streamline 90% of manual merchandising tasks through smart automation and AI integration, shifting the team’s focus from task completion to high-impact strategic growth.
Editorial Innovation: Collaborate cross-functionally with senior editorial leaders to define and safeguard the critical 10% of human editorial input—the domain expertise and storytelling—that drives a superior user experience and distinct brand voice.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner directly with Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams to refine automated product selection, personalization, and promotion logic.
Business & Data Optimization: Own the performance metrics, revenue outcomes, and conversion optimization strategies for product discovery, balancing data-driven efficiency with editorial excellence.
Culture of Performance: Foster a culture of continuous learning, mentoring the management team to prioritize high-value human touchpoints that distinguish our commerce content from competitors.

Job Qualifications:

10+ years of digital commerce/e-commerce experience, with at least 5+ years of proven success in a director-level or senior people-management role leading multi-disciplinary teams.
Deep, dual background combining e-commerce product merchandising with professional digital editorial content strategy.
Natural, highly developed "eye" for compelling product deals, with a history of success navigating fast-moving, high-volume digital publishing or retail environments.
Proven track record of successfully designing, deploying, and leveraging AI tooling, automation, and modern digital workflows to drive operational efficiency at scale.
Demonstrated ability to utilize advanced commerce data analysis to drive executive decision-making, while maintaining uncompromised editorial standards.
Extensive experience leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with technical product teams to build or improve internal tools.
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree or equivalent advanced experience preferred).

About Ziff Davis Shopping

Our portfolio unites the most trusted brands in tech, shopping, savings, and lifestyle to help people and businesses thrive. The CNET Group stands as the leader in tech media, offering expert editorial, insights, communities, and solutions that reach 81 million unique visitors each month. Complementing this, Ziff Davis Shopping serves as the most trusted purchase companion, delivering exceptional user and partner experiences. We connect brands to large, contextually-aligned audiences and help users find the best offers, cash back rewards, seasonal deals, and expert content for all their shopping needs. Together, we provide a comprehensive destination for expert guidance, from critical tech decisions to everyday purchase solutions.

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Techn