Senior SEO / Head of Marketing

Chewy is looking for a Senior Marketing Manager, Search Engine Marketing Optimization to join our team in Seattle, WA or Boston, MA, reporting to the Associate Director, Search Marketing.As a Senior Marketing Manager, you will own the measurement, bidding, and optimization systems that support Chewy’s multi-million-dollar search engine marketing program. This is a senior individual contributor role where you will set direction for how the program measures value, allocates investment, and improves performance at very high scale. You will work across Marketing, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Product, Finance, and external technology partners to improve the systems that support customer acquisition.The work goes beyond configuring standard platform products or applying established industry practices. It requires combining Chewy’s internal customer, product, and financial data with signals and capabilities from external advertising platforms, improving how those systems work together, and making sound decisions when the right answer is not obvious. What You’ll Do:Own the roadmap for search engine marketing measurement, bidding, automation, and optimization, prioritizing work based on customer acquisition, net sales, profitability, and operational leverageLead the continued development of high-scale bidding and optimization systems that combine Chewy data, models, business rules, and external advertising platform capabilitiesEstablish the measurement and experimentation agenda for a multi-million-dollar program, including incrementality testing, value-based bidding, success criteria, and decisions about when to scale, adjust, or stop an approachIdentify gaps in data, measurement, and system integration, and work with technical teams to develop solutions that improve the quality and speed of decision-makingPartner with Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Product, Finance, and Marketing teams to align priorities, manage dependencies, and resolve complex tradeoffsBuild senior relationships with Google, Microsoft, and other third-party technology partners, influencing how they design products, integrations, measurement solutions, and support for ChewyDiagnose performance across the program, distinguishing between issues related to data, bidding, platform behavior, customer demand, merchandising, or execution, and recommend the appropriate actionDevelop business cases, planning scenarios, and recommendations for senior leadership, explaining complex technical and analytical issues in clear business termsCreate repeatable standards, processes, and automation that improve the team’s ability to analyze, experiment, and act quicklyCommunicate strategy, progress, findings, and recommendations to partners across the companyWhat You’ll Need:Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, computer science, mathematics, marketing, or a related discipline7+ years of experience in search engine marketing, ecommerce, performance marketing, analytics, or a related fieldExperience managing or optimizing multi-million-dollar digital advertising programs operating at high scaleExperience with bidding and optimization systems, value-based bidding, marketing measurement, and experimentation, including incrementality testingExperience working across internal data systems and external advertising platforms to develop solutions that go beyond standard integrationsThe ability to analyze complex datasets, evaluate competing explanations, and make recommendations that account for both business and technical considerationsStrong understanding of how to define requirements, establish success criteria, and work with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Analytics teamsThe ability to operate independently in complex and ambiguous situations, make decisions with incomplete information, and maintain a long-term perspectiveStrong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders and explain technical concepts in clear business termsExperience building senior relationships with technology or advertising partners and influencing the development of solutionsExperience with Google and Microsoft advertising platforms, including search and ShoppingA tenacious attitude for learning and taking on new challenges, and an entrepreneurial mentalityThe base salary range for this role is $129,500 - $207,000.00.In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant. C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus.We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. 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