Senior Manager, Performance Search & AI Marketing

Deerfield, IL (Hybrid)

$125K/yr – $219K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and drive marketing strategy and cross‑functional initiatives to elevate the marketing function, collaborating with leadership, managing partnerships, and delivering market insights across the organization.

  • Lead strategy work with the Marketing Director and cross‑functional teams
  • Develop programs, partnerships, and reports to inform business decisions

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partners with the Marketing Director in determining and implementing the strategy across the organization.
  • Partners with the management team to identify, develop, and implement appropriate approaches, processes, and tools that elevate the marketing group.
  • Identifies, evaluates and recommends marketing opportunities consistent with business objectives; provides marketing support to throughout the organization.
  • Works to identify and develop marketing strategies and programs in collaboration with business team. Communicates new ideas to director.
  • Delivers presentations and provides reports for the business to provide marketing information which may include marketing trends, competition, new products, and pricing.
  • Works with external vendors and third parties to develop and maintain positive relationships. Builds and enhances internal and external partnerships.
  • Proactively provides Marketing solutions to address key business capabilities.
  • This role is based in our Deerfield, IL office and is on‑site four days a week.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of marketing or advertising experience; OR, a High School/GED and at least 7 years of marketing or advertising experience.
  • Experience using tools, techniques for collecting, collating and analyzing information about existing or potential markets and market needs.
  • At least 2 years of experience of cross functional team leadership
  • Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
  • Experience with Marketing Strategy development.
  • Experience with MS Office Suite.
  • At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
  • At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
  • Willing to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred

  • Deep expertise in Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Paid Search strategy, keyword management, audience targeting, bidding strategies, campaign optimization, and performance measurement.
  • Experience leading enterprise-scale performance marketing programs and managing significant media investments.
  • Strong knowledge of AI-powered search ecosystems, Generative AI applications, emerging search technologies, and evolving consumer discovery behaviors.
  • Experience developing strategies for AI-driven discovery, conversational search, and next-generation performance marketing capabilities.
  • Advanced analytical skills with experience in attribution, incrementality testing, Marketing Mix Modeling, forecasting, and performance reporting.
  • Experience working closely with agency partners and cross-functional business teams in a large, complex organization.
  • Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate data and insights into actionable business recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution and performance accountability.
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Walgreens

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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

Salaries

Posted range

$125K/yr – $219K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
575 (1% of company)
Median Tenure
6.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

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

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Grant • $25M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
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

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Senior Manager, Performance Search & AI Marketing

Walgreens · Deerfield, IL · Hybrid