Title: Advertising Solutions Manager

Location: Halifax, NS, Canada

Job Description:

Position Type: Full-time, Permanent (Existing Vacancy)
Reports to: Sr. Manager, Advertising Solutions
Location: Toronto or Remote across Canada (must be legally eligible to work in Canada)

The Company:
Postmedia is a Canadian news media company representing more than 110 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it.

The Opportunity:
This role is responsible for the strategic leadership, optimization, and growth of our Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS) portfolio. This role drives the evolution of DMS from a vendor-managed offering into a scalable, revenue-generating solutions portfolio that complements core media products and strengthens our value proposition for advertisers.
This role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to ensure DMS products are commercially sound, well-positioned in market, and effectively enabled across the organization.

What You’ll Do:
Portfolio Strategy & Growth

Own the strategic direction and roadmap for the DMS product portfolio, aligned to company revenue goals and advertiser needs

Evaluate portfolio performance and market trends to identify opportunities for growth, optimization, or rationalization

Identify gaps in the portfolio and source new strategic partners or solutions that enhance our marketing solutions offering

Revenue & Performance

Drive revenue growth and product adoption across the DMS portfolio
Establish and monitor margin targets by product category and vendor relationship
Develop packaging and bundling strategies that increase client value and support multi-product adoption

Vendor & Partner Leadership

Manage key vendor relationships and commercial agreements to ensure strong performance and alignment

Establish clear expectations, performance standards, and regular business reviews with partners

Make recommendations on vendor renewals, renegotiations, or exits based on performance and strategic fit

Sales Enablement & Go-to-Market

Partner with Sales leadership to integrate DMS solutions into client conversations in a clear, consultative way

Oversee development of sales enablement tools, training, and solution positioning

Ensure sellers understand DMS value, use cases, and how solutions complement core media offerings

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with key stakeholders on go-to-market strategies and product launches

Collaborate with Operations to ensure smooth onboarding, fulfillment, and delivery of DMS solutions
Align with Finance on forecasting, performance tracking, and reporting

Who You Are:

7+ years of experience in digital marketing, product management, sales, or solutions leadership

Experience managing digital marketing product portfolios, partnerships, or vendor ecosystems

Proven ability to drive revenue growth and product adoption, with a track record of translating strategy into execution that increases market penetration, accelerates sales performance, and delivers measurable business impact.

A strategic and forward-thinking leader who can see beyond today’s state and build a clear path toward scalable growth across the DMS product portfolio.

A product-minded operator with a commercial lens. You don’t just manage products, you think about how they win in market, how they’re positioned, and how they drive revenue.

A strong cross-functional leader who can align Sales, Marketing, and Product around a unified go-to-market strategy and ensure consistent execution.

Data-driven and outcome-oriented, with the ability to define, track, and optimize KPIs that directly tie to adoption, performance, and revenue growth.

An owner of clarity and focus, capable of rationalizing product offerings, prioritizing what matters most, and eliminating noise to drive meaningful impact.

A champion of innovation and experimentation, fostering a culture where testing, learning, and iterating are part of how the team operates, not the exception.

Customer-obsessed, with a deep understanding that strong products are built around real customer needs, market demand, and usability in the field.
Sales-minded and field-connected, able to step into the shoes of a seller, understand client conversations, and ensure the team is equipped with clear, compelling positioning.

Compensation:
Employment offers presented to the selected candidate are based on a combination of qualifications, experience, responsibilities of the role and the candidate's location.
Base Salary: $60,820.32 - $76,025.40 + variable