SVP, Strategic Retail Partnerships

The Role:

This executive will be responsible for building strategic partnerships directly with leading retailers such as Target, HEB, Instacart and other such omnichannel retail organizations to position CommerceIQ as a strategic AI, ecommerce, and retail media technology partner.

The ideal candidate has deep retailer relationships and experience developing partnership models where retailers co-sell, embed, commercialize, recommend, or integrate technology solutions across their supplier and brand ecosystems.

This role requires a unique blend of enterprise sales leadership, strategic partnerships expertise, retail media knowledge, and executive-level relationship management within the retail industry.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and execute CommerceIQ’s retailer partnership and retail ecosystem strategy
• Establish executive-level relationships across agentic, retail media, merchandising, loyalty, data monetization within major retailers
• Identify and structure strategic partnership opportunities where retailers can:
  • Co-sell CommerceIQ solutions
  • Embed CommerceIQ capabilities into retailer platforms
  • Offer CommerceIQ technology to supplier and brand partners
  • Leverage CommerceIQ to improve retail media and ecommerce performance
• Drive partnership discussions around:
  • Agentic Commerce monetization
  • Supplier enablement
  • AI-powered commerce insights
  • Digital shelf optimization
  • Ecommerce analytics
  • Data commercialization
  • Omnichannel growth strategies
• Collaborate closely with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, and Executive Leadership to shape retailer-specific solutions and joint go-to-market initiatives
• Lead complex enterprise negotiations, partnership agreements, and long-term strategic alliance discussions
• Represent CommerceIQ externally at retail industry conferences, executive briefings, and strategic customer engagements
• Help define the long-term retailer product roadmap based on evolving market opportunities and retailer feedback
• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior retailer executives and position CommerceIQ as a long-term strategic innovation partner

What You'll Bring:

• 12+ years of experience in enterprise partnerships, strategic alliances, retail media, retail technology, SaaS, data/analytics, or commerce platforms
• Proven success building partnerships with enterprise retailers such as Target, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Costco, or major omnichannel retail organizations
• Strong understanding of the following areas:
  • Retail data monetization
  • Supplier ecosystems
  • Omnichannel commerce
  • Retail media networks (RMNs)
  • Shopper marketing
• Experience structuring strategic commercial partnerships, co-sell motions, reseller agreements, platform integrations, or retailer ecosystem partnerships
• Existing executive relationships across retailer ecommerce, media, loyalty, or merchandising organizations strongly preferred
• Ability to navigate highly matrixed enterprise retail organizations and influence senior stakeholders
• Executive presence with strong consultative, negotiation, and partnership-building skills
• Experience within organizations such as retail media, commerce technology, analytics, or retailer data platforms strongly preferred

Benefits & Perks: 

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is USD: $265,200 to $298,400. This role qualifies for a target annual bonus of 30.0%. 

This base pay range may be inclusive of several career levels at CommerceIQ and will be narrowed based on a number of factors including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location.  

Base salary is just one p