Sr Associate, Merchant Growth Marketing

Wonder Group • Chicago, IL

6d • $85,000 - $96,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr Associate, Merchant Growth Marketing will help bring Grubhub’s enterprise and mid-market merchant partnerships to life through bold, integrated campaigns that drive brand relevance, diner engagement, and order growth. Reporting into the Associate Director, Merchant Growth, this role balances client management and executional excellence - managing the day-to-day activation of co-branded campaigns and working cross-functionally to ensure every effort delivers against Grubhub’s key company priorities .

Requirements

• 3-7 years of experience in marketing, partnerships, or program management, ideally within consumer or digital-first businesses.
• Experience in sales or account management, with proven ability to influence and build trust with senior-level stakeholders.
• Strong communicator and public speaker; comfortable presenting in front of VP/CMO-level marketing leaders.
• Strategic thinker with operational discipline; able to turn ideas into scalable processes.
• Strong project management and organizational skills; thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with marketplace or multi-sided platform marketing preferred (food delivery, retail media, e-commerce, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Program Development & Enablement: Develop and operationalize mutually beneficial co-marketing frameworks that enable merchants to seamlessly opt into national growth initiatives with efficiency, consistency, and measurable impact.
• Cross-Functional Program Activation: Support the rollout of national tentpole moments and integrated campaigns that showcase merchant participation in differentiated, brand-building ways. Partner with Brand, Growth, and Merchant Network teams to bring strategic merchant programs to life across channels; ensuring initiatives reinforce brand priorities and national growth goals.
• Executive & Partner Engagement: Confidently present programs, results, and opportunities to VP-level marketing partners and internal stakeholders; act as an internal and external representative of Grubhub’s merchant marketing evolution. Use account management and communication skills to build credibility and foster collaboration with key partners, emphasizing long-term, scalable marketing alignment over one-off campaign asks.
• Thought Leadership & Innovation Surface insights, trends, and creative ideas that evolve how Grubhub and its merchants connect with diners in culturally relevant and efficient ways. Help shape the future of merchant marketing by contributing to the vision for 2026 and beyond: moving from 1:1 activations to high-leverage growth systems.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K.
• Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees