Market Manager – North America

Groupon•Chicago, IL

1d•$60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services everyday and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis. Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We're a "best of both worlds" kind of company. We're big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact. About the role : The Market Manager for North America is responsible for conducting comprehensive market analysis, managing deal categories, optimizing inventory value growth, and ensuring strong supply quality within assigned territories. This role is focused on strengthening and optimizing existing inventory by identifying supply gaps and ensuring the assortment aligns with local demand. This position focuses on strategically curating offerings that deliver relevant, high-value experiences while maximizing overall market performance. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated, early-career professional to take real ownership of a business from day one. . You’ll gain hands-on exposure to how a marketplace business operates, learning how data, strategy, and execution come together to drive results at scale. This role offers meaningful responsibility early in your career—you won’t just analyze the business, you’ll help run it. You’ll work cross-functionally with Sales Managers, operations partners, and senior stakeholders, translating insights into action and helping guide key decisions that impact market performance. North Star : Enhance the performance of your assigned territory by driving customer engagement, improving financial outcomes, and optimizing supply based on local needs. A core part of this role is your ability to spot and unlock incremental growth within the current inventory, identifying what can be improved, strengthened, or re-structured to drive better performance.

Requirements

BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Marketing, Business, Data Analytics, or related fields.
1 to 3 years of experience in analytics, planning, consulting, finance, strategy, or similar roles.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable using data to guide decisions.
Basic SQL skills or strong willingness to learn quickly.
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence without authority.
Proactive, curious, and motivated to learn in a dynamic environment.
Ability to navigate both formal structures and informal networks.
English fluency, both written and spoken.

Nice To Haves

Good commercial understanding of e-commerce or marketplaces (preferred).
Familiarity with Salesforce, Tableau, Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables), and Google Sheets is an advantage.

Responsibilities

Territory & Inventory Analysis Analyze market and performance signals to assess territory health and local demand.
Identify priority neighborhoods and inventory gaps where coverage, category mix, or service depth can be improved.
Evaluate supply quality and performance to determine which services and categories should be scaled, refined, or deprioritized.
Deal Structure & Supply Optimization Review and optimize deal structures to improve value, competitiveness, and financial performance.
Assess existing inventory to identify opportunities for restructuring, consolidation, or improvement.
Ensure deals align with territory needs, category strategy, and customer expectations.
Sales Partnership & Contract Optimization Partner closely with Sales Managers to support and optimize sales contracts and Groupon deals in progress.
Provide guidance on category strategy, deal quality, and inventory balance to improve outcomes at close.
Act as a strategic advisor to Sales teams by translating market insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
Category Performance Insights & Enablement Regularly share territory-level insights with Sales teams, including best- and worst-performing categories.
Highlight performance trends, gaps, and risks to inform sales planning and prioritization.
Support continuous improvement by enabling Sales with data-driven insights on what works—and what doesn’t—across the territory.
Use data, reporting, and SQL to refine lead targeting and bring the most relevant supply into the market.