Business Development Manager
Groupon · Chicago (35 W. Wacker Dr.)
Posted about 3 months ago · $60,000–$70,000
or apply directly on Groupon's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Groupon's roles stay open a median of 79 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 33% of Groupon's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Groupon
- high 18 stale, 1 reposted of 21 open
- Hiring momentum
- 27 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Groupon's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Groupon.
About this role
As a Business Development Manager at Groupon, you will be responsible for generating new merchant partnerships through cold-calling and prospecting. This role involves managing the full sales cycle from outreach to contract negotiation, while also retaining account ownership for a period post-launch. You will work within a multi-system sales stack and utilize AI tools to enhance your outreach and follow-up efforts.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Groupon as an employer.
What you need
- 2–3+ years of full-cycle business development or outbound sales experience
- Track record of hitting quota
- Experience selling to local or small-business owners
- Comfort with consultative, multi-call sales cycles
- Prior exposure to a multi-system sales stack (CRM + dialer + deal or order-management tool)
- Comfortable being tech-forward and using AI tools
What you get
- Competitive pay
- Benefits starting the 1st of the month after your start date: medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) match, ESPP
Worth weighing
- No established playbook or tenured manager in place, requiring adaptability and self-direction
- Expectations for ramping up to 10 launches per month after initial training may be challenging
- Candidates with only inbound or customer-care experience are not a fit
Summarised from Groupon's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Groupon on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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