Senior Manager, Retail Media Performance & Measurement

Deerfield, IL (On-site)

$115K/yr – $196K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the measurement backbone for Walgreens Advertising Group, turning retail media data into repeatable insights and audience-powered campaigns that translate shopper signals into advertiser value.

  • Measurement & Audience Ops: Translate strategy into scalable processes, dashboards, and reporting standards across onsite, offsite, and CRM channels.
  • Partner & GTM Enablement: Align with Sales, Account Management, and Client Services to embed measurement capabilities into pre-sale and client engagement.
  • Team & Thought Leadership: Mentor the team, push for best practices in attribution, ROAS analysis, and first-party data use while staying ahead of industry trends.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead execution and ongoing optimization of the retail media measurement strategy for Walgreens Advertising Group, ensuring frameworks evolve with the competitive landscape and support advertiser goals across all digital media channels, including onsite, offsite, and CRM.
  • Own the end-to-end post-campaign insights process, overseeing the creation of standardized, client-ready reporting deliverables that clearly articulate campaign performance, key findings, and actionable recommendations against brand and agency partner goals.
  • Develop and manage a robust first-party audience strategy that leverages Walgreens' unique shopper data to create differentiated, high-value audience segments that drive advertiser relevance and campaign effectiveness. Essentially, translate the measurement strategy into operational processes, tools, and reporting standards that enable efficient and repeatable execution across campaigns
  • Manage day-to-day engagement with the third-party measurement partner, serving as the primary point of accountability for methodology alignment, contract deliverables, and ongoing performance against service level expectations.
  • Support budget planning and management associated with the third-party measurement partner, ensuring financial accountability and alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Account Management, Customer Science, and Enterprise teams to ensure measurement and audience capabilities are integrated into the broader go-to-market strategy and client engagement process.
  • Serve as an internal subject matter expert and consultant on retail media measurement best practices, educating internal stakeholders and external partners on methodology, data interpretation, and industry standards.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture focused on analytical rigor, client impact, and professional growth.
  • Provide recommendations that advance Walgreens Advertising Group's external presence and point of view on retail media measurement, audience strategy, representing the network at industry forums.
  • Monitor the competitive landscape and emerging trends in retail media measurement, audience development, and advertising analytics to ensure Walgreens Advertising Group remains at the forefront of industry innovation.

Benefits

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Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Founded in 1901
Deerfield, Illinois, USA
92K employees (1,679 in marketing)
42% recommend to a friend
38% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

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57.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.4%
Direct
54.1%
Referral
4.7%
Social
0.6%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~92K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
575 (1% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$25M
Last Raise
$25M
Grant, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Grant • $25M

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