Chief Investment Officer

Chief Investment Officer

CIO)

Tinuiti is the largest independent full-funnel marketing agency in the U.S. across the media that matters most, with $4 billion in digital media under management and more than 1,200 employees. Built for marketers who demand growth and accountability, Tinuiti unites media and measurement under one roof to eliminate the waste the biggest growth killer of all and scale what works. Its proprietary technology, Bliss Point by Tinuiti, reveals the truth around growth and waste, and how to capitalize on it.

With expert teams across Commerce, Search, Social, TV & Audio, and more, Tinuiti delivers measurable results with brutal simplicity:
Love Growth. Hate Waste.

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The Chief Investment Officer (CIO) will define and lead Tinuiti's investment vision, shaping how the agency partners with influential media platforms and leverages emerging technologies to drive client growth. This role unites investment strategy, commercial partnership development, and media innovation across television, streaming, audio, digital, and display. The CIO will evolve Tinuiti's buying and partnership ecosystem into a strategic advantage, integrating performance marketing principles with premium media access.

This leader will embody Tinuiti's ethos to Love Growth, Hate Waste - balancing bold investment with disciplined efficiency.

• Oversee a portfolio exceeding $1 billion in annual media billings and a team of 70+ investment professionals.
• Define and lead Tinuiti's multi-channel investment strategy across television, streaming, audio, digital, and display.
• Lead strategic relationships with global media platforms and publishers (Disney, NBCUniversal, Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery, You Tube, and others).
• Represent Tinuiti in Upfront and annual negotiations, securing advantageous access, pricing, and innovation opportunities.
• Develop and operationalize modern partnership models that align Tinuiti's performance-first philosophy with premium media ecosystems.
• Cultivate senior-level relationships that elevate Tinuiti's standing as a top independent investment partner.
• Identify partnership innovations that create new forms of enterprise value including co-development, data collaboration, and alternative monetization opportunities.
• Leverage established C-suite relationships to influence outcomes and secure Tinuiti's reputation as a premier investment partner.
• Develop forward-looking partnership models that integrate Tinuiti's performance-first DNA into traditional investment structures.

• Integrate forecasting, analytics, and measurement frameworks (e.g., Bliss Point) into investment decision-making to ensure accuracy, transparency, and accountability.
• Establish buying guardrails and governance models that drive rate integrity and ROI accountability.
• Collaborate with Finance and Business Operations to manage investment forecasting, spend visibility, and contribution margin performance.
• Institutionalize test-and-learn methodologies to continuously improve investment outcomes and reduce cost-to-serve.
• Translate market dynamics and performance data into actionable insights that inform client strategies and enterprise decision-making.

• Build and scale a high-performing investment organization with clear accountability, process discipline, and operational agility.
• Design an operating model for consistent excellence across diverse buying mechanisms: programmatic, direct insertion order (IO), and hybrid.
• Establish clear role definitions, leadership layers, and workflows that enable scale without bureaucracy, ensuring every investment professional operates with clarity and purpose aligned to client priorities.
• Recruit, mentor, and coach senior leaders who model Tinuiti's values of ownership, transparency, and speed, ensuring consistency in execution and accountability across all teams.

• Apply senior-level client leadership experience to guide renewal and expansion strategies.
• Partner with Client Leaders to support cross-sell opportunities by providing commercial validation, financial modeling, and resourcing options.
• Engage in renewal conversations directly with clients to ensure scope, profitability, and long-term sustainability are protected.
• Serve as a trusted partner to Client Delivery leadership in client health monitoring, risk mitigation, and escalation management.
• Ensure commercial decisions are aligned with both client satisfaction and Tinuiti's financial performance.

• Define the investment technology…