Lead Media Activation Manager (P4103)

84.51° Overview:

84.51° is a retail data science, insights and media company. We help The Kroger Co., consumer packaged goods companies, agencies, publishers and affiliates create more personalized and valuable experiences for shoppers across the path to purchase.

Powered by cutting-edge science, we utilize first-party retail data from more than 62 million U.S. households sourced through the Kroger Plus loyalty card program to fuel a more customer-centric journey using 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing and our retail media advertising solution, Kroger Precision Marketing.

84.51° follows a 5‑day in‑office work schedule to support collaboration, alignment, and team connection.

Join us at 84.51°!

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As a Commercial Strategy Lead for In-Store Media at the G3 level, you shape the commercial strategy and market positioning for Kroger’s in-store screen portfolio. This role defines how emerging in-store capabilities translate into compelling advertiser value, scalable revenue streams, and differentiated shopper experiences.

You will operate at the intersection of media strategy and commercialization, ensuring that new in-store capabilities are positioned effectively in market, adopted by internal & external teams, and monetized at scale.

This role is responsible for:

• Defining client value propositions and commercial viability for new in-store media capabilities
• Bringing a market, portfolio, and monetization lens to emerging products and pilots
• Driving go-to-market readiness, adoption, and sales enablement across the organization

Success looks like creating & optimizing a portfolio of in-store media products that are clearly positioned, commercially viable, and widely adopted by advertisers, sales teams, and internal partners.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Retail Management, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 6–8+ years in retail media, in-store media, DOOH, merchandising strategy, or ad-tech.
• Experience managing capital-intensive rollouts or physical retail infrastructure.
• Proven ability to connect product capabilities with advertiser needs and revenue outcomes.
• Familiarity with retail data platforms (e.g., 84.51°), store operations, and cross-functional governance models.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Enterprise Thinking – understands how in-store media impacts merchandising, operations, and brand relationships.
• Operational Rigor – can scale installs across hundreds of stores while maintaining execution standards.
• Financial Acumen – provides input into capital planning, pricing strategy and yield optimization.
• Strategic Vision – connects today’s tactics to a three-year growth horizon.
• Process Orientation – builds scalable playbooks that survive rapid growth.
• Cross-Functional Influence – rallies product, sales, analytics, and engineering around a shared roadmap.
• Influence Without Authority – aligns divisions, store design, merchandising, finance, and partners toward shared monetization goals.
• Analytical Rigor – leverages data to size markets, prioritize features, and prove ROI.
• Change Leadership – drives adoption of new ways of working across diverse teams.

Why Kroger Precision Marketing

• Leverage first-party shopper data from 60 MM households to create industry-leading media products.
• Join a culture that pairs experimentation with deep analytic horsepower.
• Competitive compensation, performance bonus, 401(k) match, flexible PTO, and professional-development stipend.
• Direct impact on the evolution of a top-five U.S. retail media network as it scales from product launch to enterprise maturity.

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