Head of Partner Marketing, Merchant & Ads (Grocery & Retail)

About the role

The Head of Partner Marketing for Merchant & Ads will lead the global strategy for grocery and retail merchant partnerships. This role involves developing marketing playbooks, driving monetization strategies, and supporting local teams with enterprise merchant relationships. You will act as a key partner to commercial and finance teams to shape the roadmap for merchant-facing surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Own the New Verticals merchant and ads marketing strategy end to end.
• Create and deploy merchant marketing playbooks across co-marketing, promotions, and ads.
• Lead pricing, packaging, and investment decisions for merchant advertising in the category.
• Support local marketing teams with key enterprise merchant relationships at the global level.
• Act as the senior escalation point for merchant issues that cross multiple markets or functions.
• Serve as the primary marketing partner to Merchant S&O and Commercial for New Verticals.
• Report on merchant and ads marketing performance to senior stakeholders and lead course correction.

Required skills

• Global Marketing
• Merchant Marketing
• Retail Media
• Category Marketing
• Commercial Acumen
• Stakeholder Management
• People Management
• Strategy Development

Qualifications

• 7+ years of marketing experience in a consumer or marketplace business

About the Company

Deliveroo connects millions of consumers with the restaurants and brands they love and is now part of DoorDash. The company operates in a three-sided marketplace and is committed to fostering an inclusive culture.