Customer Lifecycle Manager

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $115K/yrSenior Level4+ years expSalaried Ft

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own lifecycle from first touch to loyal customer, turning activations into repeat bookings and advocacy by linking CRM, community engagement, and referrals to revenue.

  • Lifecycle ownership: map segments and moments from first visit to VIP status, aligning onboarding, retention, and reactivation.
  • CRM & automation: build journeys across email, SMS, and push to drive activation, reviews, referrals, and loyalty.
  • Cross-functional partnerships: work with ops, paid media, brand, and local programs to ensure on-the-ground experiences feed CRM and growth metrics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lifecycle Strategy & Customer Journey
  • Define and continuously refine the Digs customer journey, from first-time visitor through long-term loyalist, including key segments such as new pet parents, daycare regulars, seasonal boarders, lapsed customers, and high-value loyalists.
  • Identify the critical moments in the lifecycle (first booking, first stay, post-stay, etc.) and design the marketing program around each
  • Build a lifecycle measurement framework: activation rate, repeat booking rate, frequency, retention by cohort, LTV, and reactivation rate.
  • CRM, Email, and Automation
  • Own the CRM roadmap, including platform strategy, segmentation model, and lifecycle automation across email, SMS, and push.
  • Build and optimize core lifecycle flows: welcome and onboarding, first-stay prep, review and referral, birthday and milestone, and VIP/loyalty.
  • Data & Analytics
  • Translate booking, CRM, and customer data into actional insights
  • Define KPIs for every lifecycle program and report regularly on performance, incrementality, and contribution to revenue and retention.
  • Community Engagement & Events
  • Work with marketing manager to tie programs back to lifecycle outcomes: new customer acquisition, second-visit conversion, lapsed customer reactivation, and WOM referral.
  • Loyalty, Referral, & Reviews
  • Own our referral program and review generation engine as connected lifecycle levers, not standalone tactics.
  • Use lifecycle triggers to ask for the right action from the right customer at the right moment
  • Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner with General Managers and operations to make sure lifecycle programs reflect the on-the-ground customer experience and that in-resort moments feed back into CRM.
  • Partner with paid acquisition to ensure smooth hand-off from first conversion to first stay to long-term customer.
  • Partner with brand marketing and content on voice, creative, and storytelling across lifecycle touchpoints.
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Digs Dog Care

Digs unites trusted, high-quality pet resorts into a network built on premium care and empowered teams. We provide our teams with the tools, resources, and operational support to grow their business while delivering consistent, exceptional care for every pet. Our mission is simple: elevate the experience for pets, their people, and the teams who care for them.

Founded in 2023
Chicago, Illinois, USA
42 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$30.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
18.2%
Direct
62.6%
Referral
5.3%
Social
12.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~42

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (7% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$75M
Last Raise
$75M
Undisclosed, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2023
    Undisclosed • $75M