Associate Manager Jobs in Riverside, CA (NOW HIRING)

Who is Taco Bell?
Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone's favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 7,500+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We're not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we're also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands.
Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn't been done before... we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.
We're a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we're at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.
And all of that comes with fun, year-round events like recess at work, holiday and cultural festivities, our annual Art Show that benefits the Taco Bell Foundation, and random recharge days - just to name a few. We truly believe that where you work matters and taking care of our employees matters as much to us as taking care of our fans.
At Taco Bell, we're Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below.
About the Job:
Taco Bell is seeking a Senior Associate Manager of Precision Media to lead and scale our integrated paid media strategies across first-party programs: loyalty acquisition, and e-commerce retention. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Precision Media, you will focus on expanding our known customer base through app acquisition initiatives while creating greater value from existing customers by reducing churn and increasing repeat purchase frequency. Leveraging a robust, full-funnel media mix-including digital, paid social, mobile, programmatic, search, and video-you will champion innovative, first-to-market media opportunities that keep Taco Bell top-of-mind.
In this role, you will lead day-to-day collaboration with external media agencies and internal cross-functional teams (Digital Product, Brand, Creative, and Insights & Analytics) to ensure flawless campaign execution. You will be directly responsible for orchestrating advanced first-party audience segments, managing the loyalty media budget, and partnering with MarTech to ensure seamless tracking and deep-linking infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical mindset, a passion for building structured test-and-learn roadmaps, and a proven track record of optimizing KPIs to deliver measurable retention and customer lifetime value.
The Day-to-Day:
• Campaign Strategy & Execution: Partner with internal team leads to design, execute, and lead targeted, integrated paid media campaigns that drive new user acquisition, customer recovery, app engagement, and retention.
• App Growth Initiatives: Collaborate with the Digital Product and Product teams to develop app download campaigns, leveraging compelling messaging to expand the known user base and increase digital transactions.
• Audience Orchestration: Oversee first-party audience orchestration across ad platforms, ensuring customer segments (e.g., New, Lapsed, Retention) are accurately targeted, refreshed, and suppressed.
• Agency & Partner Leadership: Lead agencies of record and external media partners to build integrated media plans, gather campaign inputs, and align on go-to-market strategies.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Oversee end-to-end project management to fuel media campaigns and plan execution across internal departments, including Brand, Creative, Digital, Insights, and Legal.
• MarTech & Attribution: Partner with the MarTech team to ensure proper tracking infrastructure, deep-linking, and attribution models are flawlessly executed across all digital media touchpoints.
• Testing & Innovation: Establish structured, customer-led media tests and test-and-learn scenarios to continuously innovate, accelerate performance, and create first-to-market opportunities for disruptive Loyalty campaigns.
• Optimization, Reporting & Budgeting: Oversee ongoing optimization efforts to maximize media plan efficiency. Manage and track the Loyalty media budget-ensuring accurate forecasting, optimal fund allocation, and efficient media pacing-while leading regular reporting on customer acquisition and retention efforts.
Is This You?
• Experience: 6+ years of customer-led media experience (agency, AdTech, or client-side).
• Media & Channel Strategy: Proven track record in cross-channel media planning and buying across digital channels; deep expertise in Paid Social, Programmatic, Search, and App Performance Marketing (App Install campaigns) is a plus.
• Loyalty & Data Strategy: Experience leveraging first-party data or Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) to build advanced audience segmentation and suppression strategies.
• Campaign & Offer Optimization: Creative yet strategic approach to campaign management with success in split testing, conversion rate optimization (CRO), and designing media-supported promotional frameworks, offers, or gamification elements that drive repeat behavior.
• Measurement & Analytics: Highly analytical thinker focused on data-driven marketing and familiar with key loyalty performance metrics, including Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), retention rates, churn reduction, and purchase frequency. Understanding and knowledge of MMP platforms like AppsFlyer is a plus.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Expert collaborator with the ability to influence, drive efficiency, and lead change across diverse teams (including Brand, Insights + Analytics, Creative, and Digital Product).
• Project & Financial Management: Strong project management, organization, and budgeting skills with the ability to manage multiple time-sensitive projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication: Excellent presentation and communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex data and strategies clearly for stakeholders at all levels.
Work-Hard, Play-Hard:
• Hybrid work schedule (onsite expectation Tues, Wed, Thurs) and year-round flex day Friday
• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons
• Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building)
• Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, and carwash
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions
• Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering
• Generous parental leave for all new parents and adoption assistance program
• 401(k) with a 6% matching contribution from Yum! Brands with immediate vesting
• Comprehensive medical & dental including prescription drug benefits and 100% preventive care
• Discounts, free food, swag and... honestly, too many good benefits to name
Salary Range: $121,600 to $137,900 annually + bonus eligibility + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Work Authorization Notice: Please note that we do not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position. Applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.
At Taco Bell, we Live Más and invite you to do the same. Take a seat at our table. Bring your voice. Bring you, just as you are, a Cultural Rebel. We want you to be your best self!
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