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Senior Manager, Key Cities Strategy and Operations
full-timeNew York, Chicago$134k - $165k

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Location

New York, Chicago

Salary

$134k - $165k

Type

full-time

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About this role

About Grubhub

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, delivers the best local, authentic cuisine right to diners’ doors—and new customers and billions in revenue to local businesses. Featuring over 375,000 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. 

About The Opportunity

You will take the lead in driving growth strategy and execution for a collection of our key markets, delivering impact across marketing, our merchant network, logistics, campuses, and product. You’ll partner closely with the Key Cities Strategy team to understand performance at a hyper-local level, uncover growth opportunities, and, at a fast pace, drive high-ROI investments across the business. To succeed, you’ll bring a sharp analytical toolkit, a relentless ownership mentality, and an uncompromising bias for action.

The Impact You Will Make

  • Own market-level performance, with full accountability for delivering aggressive growth in customer acquisition, order volume, and restaurant supply.

  • Rapidly develop and execute localized strategies tailored to each city’s unique dynamics, ensuring measurable wins while building to sustainable, long-term market leadership.

  • Mobilize cross-functional teams (marketing, product, logistics, sales, etc.) to roll out initiatives that quickly improve customer experience and accelerate growth.

  • Monitor performance portfolio trends and competitive moves closely, anticipating challenges and acting quickly to stay ahead.

  • Operate as the “GM” of your markets—making fast, decisive calls on resources, investments, and priorities to hit growth and P&L targets.

  • Deliver regular insights and recommendations to senior leadership that directly influence company-wide strategy.

  • Leverage existing analytical tools and work with the Key Cities Strategy team to develop and improve analytical tools.

  • Build and deepen relationships with key restaurant partners, campuses, and community stakeholders to solidify Grubhub’s leadership position.

What You Bring to the Table

  • 6+  years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, business development, or a high-growth environment, ideally with exposure to multi-market management.

  • Proven ability to deliver measurable business impact quickly through strategy and execution.

  • Strong analytical skills, with the urgency to move from data to decision to action.

  • Fierce ownership mentality—thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous situations and doesn’t wait for direction.

  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing at all levels of the organization.

  • Entrepreneurial drive, with a passion for testing bold ideas, scaling high-impact initiatives, and outpacing competitors.

  • Genuine curiosity about local market dynamics and customer behavior, with the drive to be “in-market” to understand and shape growth firsthand.

  • Bachelor’s degree required in related field.

As a matter of company policy, Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

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Base Salary: $134,000-$165,000 per year.

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

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.  

A Final Note

At Wonder, we believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens.  We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.  If you have a disability, please let your recruiter know how we can make your interview process work best for you. 

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy

Other facts

Tech stack
Strategy,Operations,Consulting,Business Development,Analytical Skills,Communication,Stakeholder Management,Entrepreneurial Drive,Market Dynamics,Customer Behavior,Ownership Mentality,Fast-Paced Decision Making,Cross-Functional Team Mobilization,Performance Monitoring,Relationship Building,Data Analysis

About Wonder

Wonder is the mealtime platform built to satisfy every craving without compromise. With options including dine-in, delivery, pickup, and meal kits, Wonder makes every dining experience effortless. With the Wonder app, you can combine hundreds of dishes from the menus of world-renowned chefs in a single order so everyone gets exactly what they’re craving—no more mealtime debates, just fuller plates, and happy eaters.

Recognized by Fast Company as one of the “Most Innovative Companies,” Wonder’s portfolio of brands also includes meal-kit pioneer Blue Apron, leading online food marketplaces Grubhub and Seamless, last-mile logistics platform Relay, and Emmy®-winning media company Tastemade. Together, we're united by a single mission: to make great food more accessible.

There has never been a more exciting time to join our world-class team. We’ve brought together people who are changing the way the world eats—with grit, optimism, care, and a little bit of salt, and pepper. And it's just the beginning. Help us become the primary destination for mealtime. We hope you’re hungry.

Team size: 201-500 employees
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Industry: Food & Beverages

What you'll do

  • The Senior Manager will lead growth strategy and execution for key markets, focusing on customer acquisition and restaurant supply. They will mobilize cross-functional teams to improve customer experience and drive measurable business impact.

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What does a Senior Manager, Key Cities Strategy and Operations do at Wonder?

As a Senior Manager, Key Cities Strategy and Operations at Wonder, you will: the Senior Manager will lead growth strategy and execution for key markets, focusing on customer acquisition and restaurant supply. They will mobilize cross-functional teams to improve customer experience and drive measurable business impact..

Why join Wonder as a Senior Manager, Key Cities Strategy and Operations?

Wonder is a leading Food & Beverages company. The Senior Manager, Key Cities Strategy and Operations role offers competitive compensation.

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