AVP Ecomm
Job Summary
The Head of Ecommerce Delivery Practice will own the practice vision capability roadmap delivery health quality benchmarks and P&L oversight ensuring our clients receive market-leading ecommerce execution and measurable business impact.
Job Description:
Role: We are seeking a dynamic and seasoned professional to lead our Ecommerce Delivery Practice driving excellence in ecommerce solutioning implementation operations and delivery governance across all client engagements. This role calls for a strategic thinker with strong technical depth delivery leadership stakeholder management and a proven track record of scaling ecommerce practices in a fastpaced digital or media ecosystem.
The Head of Ecommerce Delivery Practice will own the practice vision capability roadmap delivery health quality benchmarks and P&L oversight ensuring our clients receive market-leading ecommerce execution and measurable business impact.
Key Responsibilities
1. Practice Leadership & Strategy
Define and own the ecommerce delivery practice roadmap operating model and capability development strategy.
Build and scale cross-functional competencies including ecommerce operations performance commerce tech implementation commerce media and omnichannel enablement.
Evaluate emerging trends platforms (Shopify Magento Salesforce Commerce WooCommerce) andmartech/advertising technologies to continuously strengthen practice offerings.
2. Delivery Governance & Excellence
Oversee end-to-end delivery of ecommerce programs across clients ensuring on-time on-budget and high-quality execution.
Establish and enforce delivery frameworks QA processes sprint governance risk management practices and SLAs.
Provide escalation leadership and ensure swift resolution of delivery bottlenecks.
3. Client Engagement & Stakeholder Management
Act as the senior delivery owner for key enterprise ecommerce clients.
Partner with Business Leads Client Partners Media teams Creative Performance Marketing and Technology stakeholders to deliver integrated commerce solutions.
Drive strategic conversations on ecommerce transformation platform enhancement conversion optimisation and omnichannel customer journeys.
4. People Management & Capability Building
Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary delivery teamof 60 80 members.
Attract groom andretainhigh-performing talent; shape a strong culture of delivery discipline and innovation.
Partner with HR to define hiring plans competency matrices and L&D tracks for the practice.
5. Operational & Financial Ownership
Own practice-level capacity planning project allocation utilisationmanagementand revenue forecasting.
Enhance commercial models drive margin improvements and ensure financial health across ecommerce engagements.
Drive operational excellence through automation process optimisation andbestpracticeadoption.
6. Innovation & Growth
Collaborate with sales/business development teams to shape winning proposals pitches and ecommerce solutions.
Identifyand build strategic partnerships with platforms technology providers and commerce enablers.
Drive continuous improvement via new frameworks tools accelerators and integrated commerce playbooks.
Required Experience & Qualifications
1012 years of progressive experience in ecommerce delivery digital transformation or commerce technology roles with min 5 years in an agency setup.
Proven experience leading multi-market or multi-brand ecommerce programs in a digital agency media network consulting firm or ecommerce organisation.
Strong knowledge of ecommerce platforms (Shopify Magento Salesforce Commerce Cloud etc.) and integrations (paymentlogistics analytics CRM).
Demonstratedexpertisein delivery governance Agile methodologies sprint planning and cross-functional team management.
Solid understanding of performance marketing digital media content operationsmartech/adtechecosystems and consumer journeys.
Tools Expertise:Amazon Pi / Perpetua Helium 10 Amazon DSP Console Flipkart FADSBlinkitAds ManagerZeptoAds Amazon Brand Analytics Google Sheets /BigQuery
Exceptional communicationproblemsolving and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-pacedhighgrowth matrixed environment.
Key Competencies
Strategic & Analytical Thinking
Leadership & Team Development
Delivery & Quality Governance
Technical & Platform Expertise
Client Management & Executive Presence
Commercial Acumen
Process & Operational Excellence
Cross-functional Collaboration
Why Join Us
Opportunity to build and scale a high-impact ecommerce practice within a leading media organisation.
Work with marquee clients across sectors and drive measurable business outcomes.
Collaborative future-forward culture with strong emphasis on innovation and growth.
Location:
India - Maharashtra- Pune - Baner - Amar Madhuban Tech ParkBrand:
SokratiTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentRequired Experience:
Director
About Company
Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in approximately 120 countries.