Head of Empire Media

Head of Empire Media+

Incorporated in 1963 and publicly traded since 1982, Empire Company Limited (TSX: EMP.A) counts 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates who share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to our customers across Canada. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners, but we are all one extended family.  Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

The Head of Empire Media+ is a new role created to spearhead Empire’s commerce media strategy, delivering on a new and separate business as part of our 3-year Project Altitude. The Head will build an independent arm which will work in an agile environment. This business will be run out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, not far from our small-town roots in Stellarton.

Does this sound like you?

You are a seasoned and energetic executive who brings extensive experience building or scaling a service business, including planning, developing operational structures, and reporting on progress to a board. You are an inspiring evangelist for something new and highly entrepreneurial. You are known for seeing the possibilities and selling them internally and externally, all while building an operation from the ground up.

You are a proven leader known for recognizing and nurturing talent (be it sales/media or technical/data), while guiding and inspiring a team toward a common vision. You bring the ability to read the room, whether with the board, functional leadership, customers or partners. You can counsel on media investment strategies, finding win-win solutions for all involved. Experience in RMN and/or in an agile environment considered an asset.

Overall, you have a drive to build a business and can see the immense potential of commerce media. You want to do it with us, where you have full support from Empire’s board, CEO and ELT, along with access to data on the shopping habits of millions of Canadians coast to coast.

Where you will be focusing:  

• From the beginning, set the overall vision and strategy to propel growth of Empire Media+
• Oversee day-to-day operational functions, manage P&L, and serve as the accountable leader
• Develop and implement strategies to deliver on financial goals – revenue generation and margin growth aspirations – and set priorities
• Collaborate cross-functionally within Empire (e.g., merchandising, tech, marketing) to maximize resources
• Develop talent and set a culture which supports performance, accountability and empowerment
• Communicate the Empire Media+ value proposition to internal stakeholders and vendors
• Define the Go-to-Market strategy for all products and services, implementation, and execution.

If interested in this opportunity, please contact Kevin Stoddart, Managing Partner, at kstoddart@kbrs.ca or Claire Holt, Principal, at 902-424-1105 or cholt@kbrs.ca or please apply online by clicking "Apply Now".

Empire’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is fueled by their purpose and values. As a family nurturing families, Empire embeds DE&I into everything they do as fundamental enablers to their business strategy and approach to innovation. Empire champions workplace diversity and an inclusive work environment with a focus on attracting, engaging, and developing a broad diversity of teammates to reflect the communities they serve. KBRS and Empire will provide support in the recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that considers an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact accommodate@kbrs.ca or communicate your needs to the recruitment professionals named above.