Job Description:

Location: New York, NY

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days in office

About the Role

Dentsu is seeking a Senior Vice President of Agentic Commerce Solutions to lead the development of next generation commerce technology and AI powered solutions across the enterprise.

This executive will report directly to the Head of Commerce for Dentsu North America and lead the development of agentic technology for dentsu.commerce within dentsu.connect, Dentsu’s enterprise technology platform. They will build the technical integrations, strategic partnerships and intelligent workflows that connect commerce intelligence, planning, activation and measurement.

Central to this role is advancing agentic commerce capabilities through Model Context Protocol (MCP), APIs and emerging AI architectures. Working in partnership with the EVP of Retail Media, the SVP will help shape the strategic product roadmap while owning the technical architecture, hands on development and delivery of dentsu.commerce.

The ideal candidate combines deep commerce expertise with strong software engineering experience and the ability to build, prototype and scale AI powered solutions. This leader must be equally comfortable defining technical strategy, writing code alongside engineering teams and translating emerging technologies into enterprise solutions that drive operational efficiency and measurable client growth.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development and Technology Architecture

• Partner with the Head of Commerce and EVP of Retail Media to establish the strategic product roadmap and development priorities for dentsu.commerce.
• Own the technical architecture and define capabilities connecting commerce intelligence, audience insights, planning, activation and measurement.
• Lead the development and delivery of dentsu.commerce within dentsu.connect, ensuring alignment with enterprise technology standards.
• Work directly with engineering teams to design, prototype, develop and test technical solutions, contributing hands on coding and technical problem solving where needed.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications, development plans and scalable software solutions.
• Own technical execution plans, development milestones and delivery against defined business outcomes.

Agentic Commerce and MCP Integrations

• Architect and build MCP based connections, APIs and integrations across Dentsu’s commerce technology ecosystem.
• Develop and prototype AI agents and automated workflows that connect commerce data and intelligence directly to planning, activation, optimization and measurement.
• Partner with technology providers in the commerce ecosystem to enable secure, scalable agentic capabilities.
• Establish technical frameworks for agent orchestration, platform connectivity, governance and responsible AI deployment.
• Evaluate code, troubleshoot integration challenges and guide engineering teams in developing production ready agentic solutions.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and accelerate commerce decision making.

Strategic Technology Partnerships

• Build senior relationships with commerce technology partners to influence integration roadmaps and identify opportunities for joint innovation.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, commerce platforms and integration frameworks through technical assessments, proof of concepts and hands on experimentation.
• Collaborate with internal technology and commercial stakeholders on strategic product partnerships and investment priorities.
• Identify opportunities to leverage partner capabilities to differentiate Dentsu’s commerce solutions.

Commercialization and Enterprise Growth

• Translate technical capabilities into differentiated commerce products that support enterprise growth.
• Partner with Commerce leadership to support product commercialization, adoption and strategic new business opportunities.
• Develop business cases for technology investments, including revenue opportunities, operational efficiencies and scalability.
• Establish frameworks to deploy and scale commerce solutions across clients, retailers and markets.

Qualifications and Experience

• 10+ years of experience in commerce technology, software engineering, digital product development, marketing technology or enterprise technology solutions.
• Proven experience developing and scaling technology products within an agency, technology company or enterprise environment.
• Strong hands on software development experience, ideally with Python, JavaScript or TypeScript, including experience building APIs, integrations and AI powered applications.
• Demonstrated ability to write, review and troubleshoot code and develop working prototypes independently.
• Strong understanding of the commerce and retail media technology ecosystem.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and implementing API integrations, platform connectivity and strategic technology partnerships.
• Practical experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP), large language models, agentic AI architectures and AI workflow orchestration.
• Experience translating technical capabilities into commercial products and scalable enterprise solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, product, data science and commercial leadership teams.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology governance, data privacy and responsible AI principles.
• Excellent executive communication, strategic thinking and stakeholder management skills.
• Agency experience supporting enterprise commerce or retail media clients preferred.

Additional Information

The annual base salary range for this position is $163,000 - $263,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits available with this position include:

·         Medical, vision, and dental insurance

·         Life insurance

·         Short-term and long-term disability insurance

·         401k

·         Flexible paid time off

·         At least 15 paid holidays per year

·         Paid sick and safe leave

·         Paid parental leave

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job post. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. We do this without regard to race, color, national origin, sex , sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religious practices and observances, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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