Merchant Operations Manager - Center Of Excellence

Groupon connects 42 million customers with local experiences - restaurants, events, wellness and travel - and the million-plus merchants who deliver them. Our mission is to get people offline and into the real world at prices that make it possible. We're an AI-native company in the middle of a platform transformation, moving from a deals marketplace to an experience discovery platform that works for customers and merchants at the same time.

Groupon is building a Center of Excellence in Bengaluru — and we're looking for Merchant Operations Managers who work at the top of the craft. This isn't a high-volume support desk. As routine work moves to automation, you'll take on the cases that need real judgment: the toughest merchant escalations, the actions too sensitive to leave unchecked, and the fixes that stop problems from coming back. If you own things end-to-end, make sound calls when there's no playbook, and love solving what others escalate — we want to talk to you.

What You'll Do

Resolve the toughest merchant escalations end-to-end — including direct merchant contact — fixing both the issue and what caused it

Review resolved cases across markets, coach the wider team, and set the quality bar

Approve sensitive, high-value actions like large refunds, account restrictions, and banking changes

Keep the case backlog healthy and dig into why cases repeat

Decide whether a deal should pause or move teams, based on full account context

Bring handed-off cases to a clean, confirmed close

Make sure the right merchant accounts get the right attention

Turn recurring issues into lasting policy, process, and automation fixes

Help decide what gets automated next

Partner across Sales, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Product to unblock issues and align standards

Track and share quality and performance trends for leadership

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's degree in a related field; advanced, professional-level English (written and spoken)

Proven senior experience in merchant/partner operations, account management, escalations, or quality — handling complex, high-stakes cases independently

Sound, independent judgment — the confidence to own exceptions without waiting to escalate

A root-cause mindset: you fix the case and figure out why it happened

End-to-end ownership — you make the fix, not just flag it

Comfort reading dashboards, spotting patterns, and turning them into recommendations

Comfort working with digital and automation tools, and helping improve them

Comfort with occasional phone-based contact with merchants

Strong follow-through and organization in a fast-changing environment

Must Have

Availability aligned with United States business hours

Nice to Have

Familiarity with Groupon's markets and how deals work

Experience with common customer- and merchant-management systems

Groupon is an AI-First Company We’re committed to building smarter, faster, and more innovative ways of working and AI plays a key role in how we get there. We encourage candidates to leverage AI tools during the hiring process where it adds value, and we’re always keen to hear how technology improves the way you work. If you’re passionate about AI or curious to explore how it can elevate your role you’ll be right at home here.

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