Senior Commerce Director, AD

Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.Job DescriptionLocation:New York, NYThe Senior Commerce Director, AD is a key leadership role in the Revenue organization, reporting to the SVP, Commerce. This role sets the strategic vision for AD's commerce business across interiors, furniture, decor, and bedding, with a mandate to establish AD as a recognized direct shopping destination for the design-led consumer.The role leads a team of Editors, Writers, and Production specialists, working cross-functionally with Editorial, Product, Audience Development, and Analytics to deliver revenue and profit goals. The ideal candidate brings deep command of the design and e-commerce landscape, a track record of leading high-performing teams, and a forward-looking perspective on how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping commerce.Primary ResponsibilitiesStrategic Vision & Content LeadershipSet the strategic vision for AD's multi-modal commerce content and shopping experience, ensuring a brand-first approach that reinforces editorial authorityEstablish AD as a recognized direct shopping destination, defining the brand's position in the consumer's path to purchase and building the foundations that earn destination statusDefine and evolve the content strategy framework, and establish ways of working between commerce and editorial that create an integrated content cultureOwn brand-level revenue and margin targets, adjusting strategies to drive performanceTeam & CultureBuild a high-performing team of internal resources and external partnersFoster knowledge sharing and proactively surface challenges to leadership, using data to validateChampion a progressive mindset, embedding experimentation and calculated risk-taking into how the brand operatesMarketing & Audience GrowthSet the commerce marketing vision across newsletter, social, CRM, and promotional channelsOwn audience acquisition and retention strategy in partnership with the central audience team, ensuring marketing drives measurable commerce revenueGuide resource allocation across channels based on opportunity size and performance dataManage and grow off-platform presence through creative partnerships and new distribution modelsNew Revenue & Business Model InnovationLead business model innovation for AD, evaluating new commercial structures (direct, marketplace, hybrid, subscription, services) to unlock long-term growthMaintain an informed point of view on how AI, conversational commerce, agentic shopping, and other emerging technologies are reshaping the e-commerce landscape, and translate that into actionable opportunitiesContinuously identify and raise new revenue, distribution, and format opportunities for evaluation by senior leadershipChampion and operationalize enterprise-wide initiatives, including creator programs, off-platform partnerships, and new deal structures, ensuring they are executed in a brand-first way that maintains editorial integrityManage creator program strategy at the brand level and act as the primary strategic partner to partnerships and audience teams on net-new revenuePartnershipsConceptualize and pitch new partnership opportunities, working with the partnerships team to develop and closeDevelop and maintain strategic relationships with retail and brand partners to drive new revenueCross-Functional CollaborationWill work closely with the SVP Commerce and VP Luxury Commerce, AD Editorial leadership, Partnerships & Sales, and central teams across Audience, CRM, Social, SEO, Analytics, Product, Engineering, and Finance, alongside third-party content production, retail, brand, and creator partners.Skills & Qualifications8-10 years in e-commerce, DTC, or commerce media, with deep understanding of the design and interiors category3-5 years leading and developing high-performing teamsTrack record of building or scaling a recognized direct shopping destination, with proven success driving an e-commerce P&LDemonstrated ability to set strategic vision and translate it into operational plans that deliver revenue and margin growthFluency in emerging commerce trends, including AI-powered and agentic shopping, with the ability to translate trends into business strategyStrong commercial acumen, with experience structuring partner relationships and evaluating new deal structuresExperience leading marketing strategy across owned channels and emerging distribution modelsComfort operating in a test-and-learn environment, with a bias toward experimentationStrong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders using dataExcellent organizational skills and a history of fostering inclusive, high-performing team cultureThe expected base salary range for this position is from $155,000 - $170,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills, training, experience, and education.In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates may also be eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation.What happens next?If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.