Manager, Advertising Operations

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $122K/yrManager6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Own the go-to-market strategy for ad products, shaping positioning, packaging, and cross-functional launches to drive merchant adoption and revenue growth.

  • Define value propositions and commercial packaging across merchant tiers
  • Lead GTM campaigns, collateral, and enablement for Sales and Partners
  • Synthesize insights and drive roadmap with Product, Engineering, and Analytics

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Go-To-Market strategy and positioning for ad product expansion across internal and external media surfaces.
  • Define value propositions and commercial packaging for ad products across all merchant tiers and segments.
  • Commercialize new ad experiences, audience targeting capabilities, and data-driven ad products for restaurant partners and advertisers.
  • Develop merchant-facing ROI narrative frameworks, case studies, and attribution positioning to demonstrate media network impact at scale.
  • Design and market bundled advertising packages that drive long-term merchant investment and expand the ad product portfolio.
  • Conduct qualitative ad buyer research and quantitative market analysis to prioritize target merchant personas and drive lead enablement.
  • Track competitive ad landscape trends, analyze product performance data, and partner with Product to address feature gaps and market opportunities.
  • Create pitch collateral, sales enablement toolkits, and go-to-market playbooks to support Sales and Account Management teams.
  • Synthesize customer insights and campaign performance learnings into actionable recommendations for Product, Engineering, and Business Leaders.
  • Build strong strategic cross-functional partnerships across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Analytics to drive cohesive commercial success.

Requirements

  • 6–8 years of relevant work experience in product marketing, advertising product strategy, ad tech, or retail media networks is required.
  • Strategic product marketer with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for driving product adoption and revenue growth.
  • Proven track record of defining product positioning, crafting compelling value propositions, and bringing complex ad products from concept to launch.
  • Superior strategic thinking and capability to navigate fast-moving ad tech environments and align multi-stakeholder priorities.
  • Strong proficiency in data analysis, SQL, Tableau, and Excel to derive market insights and prove product value. Salesforce experience is a plus.
  • High strategic agility, strong customer empathy, and high expectations for execution quality and product-market fit.
  • Experience partnering with product and engineering teams on ad tech platforms, including DSPs, SSPs, CDPs, or programmatic advertising systems.
  • Bachelor’s Degree required, advanced degree in related field or MBA preferred

Benefits

  • The benefits applicable to this role include a competitive compensation package with equity and a 401(k). We also offer a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid short and long term disability coverage, paid time off including flexible time off for exempt employees, paid vacation for non-exempt employees, and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law in addition to paid parental leave, discounted meals and exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands.
  • Eligibility, effective dates, and available plan options vary by employment classification and location. To learn more about benefits for this role, visit our Careers page here.
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Grubhub

3.5 Glassdoor

At Grubhub, we champion restaurants from coast to coast. Restaurants sit at the heart of communities. It’s our mission to strengthen their roots, deepen their connections, and increase the positive impact they have on people and society. Grubhub, part of Wonder Group, delivers the best local, authentic cuisine right to diners’ doors—and new customers and billions in revenue to local businesses. Featuring over hundreds of thousands of merchants in over 4,000 cities nationwide, our innovative technology, user-friendly platforms, and streamlined delivery capabilities have made us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. Since we opened our doors in 2004, Grubhub has been opening doors all across the country. Bakery doors in Hyde Park, jibarito joint doors in Queens, and doors of opportunity all across the country. Join our team and help us open more.

Founded in 2004
Chicago, Illinois, USA
6.7K employees (167 in marketing)
57% recommend to a friend
58% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$115K/yr – $122K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$284.1M
Last Raise
$200M
Post IPO Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2022
    Post IPO Equity
  • Feb 2018
    Post IPO Equity • $200M
  • Aug 2013
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
17.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.9%
Direct
59.8%
Referral
6.7%
Social
0.1%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.7K

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Manager, Advertising Operations

Grubhub · Chicago, IL · Hybrid