Director, Lifecycle & Retention

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$189K/yr – $231K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale retention and lifecycle programs across onboarding to loyalty, building strategy, learning agendas, and measurement in partnership with product, data, and finance to drive growth.

  • Define strategy and roadmaps for retention
  • Lead cross-functional lifecycle initiatives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop the strategy and roadmap for retention & lifecycle marketing across our customer journeys, spanning onboarding to long term loyalty loops.
  • Create and manage learning agendas and experiment frameworks that validate performance and inform prioritization
  • Build and own retention measurement and data in partnership with Data and Finance, including cohort analysis, LTV modeling, churn prediction, and attribution mapping
  • Own lifecycle channels and messaging systems (email, push, in-app, SMS, and emerging formats), ensuring the right participant is reached with the right message at the right moment
  • Lead and develop a world-class lifecycle and retention org
  • Collaborate deeply with product and engineering teams to inform the roadmap, improve signal quality, and build the tracking and infrastructure that lifecycle programs depend on
  • Partner with Product, Creative, Data, and Finance teams to set shared objectives, align on learning agendas, and drive accountability against measurable business growth
  • Evaluate customer-level and cohort-level insights to guide optimization, product decisions, and resource investment - and ultimately drive improved customer outcomes
  • Lead cross-functional reviews, planning cycles, and post-mortems to ensure the organization has clear visibility into results and is operating strategically
  • Develop scalable systems, documentation, and workflows that support transparency, efficiency, and improved results

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in lifecycle marketing, retention, or CRM, ideally within a consumer marketplace and/or a high-growth performance-driven organization
  • A proven track record of building and scaling lifecycle programs across multiple audiences that drive measurable business outcomes
  • Demonstrated expertise with cohort analysis, LTV and churn modeling, experimentation, attribution frameworks, and lifecycle and CRM platforms
  • Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to translate data into actionable insights and clear recommendations
  • Experience informing product decisions and partnering closely with product and engineering teams to ship against a shared roadmap
  • A genuine obsession with the customer and a habit of grounding every decision in participant behavior and needs
  • A strategic and operational mindset, with the ability to set long-term direction while executing near-term objectives
  • Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams
  • A steady, proactive, solutions-oriented approach when navigating ambiguity or competing priorities
  • A relentless focus on measurable impact and driving real, durable business growth

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability coverage.
  • Parental Leave & Family Support: Up to 18 weeks paid leave and a new child stipend.
  • Financial Wellness: 401(k) program and equity opportunities.
  • Meals & Home Office Support: Stipends for home office setup and ongoing funds for meals, with tailored perks for both remote and in-office employees.
  • Time Off to Recharge: Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a full winter break week.
  • Wellness & Development: Annual stipends to put towards personal & professional growth.
  • Mental & Physical Health Support: No-cost access to therapy through the Grow platform, weekly flexible hours for self-care (“Mental Health Mornings/Afternoons”) and memberships to leading wellness apps (such as One Medical, Headspace, and Talkspace).
  • Extra Perks: Pet insurance discounts, commuter benefits, and global travel assistance.
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Grow Therapy

4.8 Glassdoor

Grow Therapy is an online therapy platform that makes mental health care easy to start, covered by insurance, and flexible enough to grow with your life.We’re building a better kind of therapy—accessible, affordable, and made to fit real life. We sit at the intersection of people, providers, and partners, because that’s where change happens.We believe change starts by empowering therapists. Grow’s smart platform helps independent providers build thriving practices by handling credentialing, billing, and client referrals—so they can focus on care. With business tools, a supportive clinical community, and growth resources like CE events and speaking opportunities, Grow helps providers practice with more freedom and more support. Grow helps people find licensed therapists who reflect their lived experience, whether that means shared racial or cultural background, language, identity, or life stage. It’s easy to search by specialty, availability, and insurance. Many clients pay ~$21 per session with insurance; some pay $0.With over 1 million clients served and thousands of providers, we’ve built trust the old-fashioned way: one session at a time.Here’s how Grow makes therapy easier: • Covered by insurance: 100+ plans, including Medicare and Medicaid • Fast to start: Book online, begin in as little as 2 days • Flexible scheduling: Virtual or in-person, evenings, weekends • Built for you: Search by identity, specialty, language & more • Clear cost estimates: No subscriptionsWe’re rethinking not just how people access care, but how care feels, because life doesn’t pause between sessions, and with Grow, care doesn’t either.We’re proud to grow with mission-aligned partners like Sequoia, SignalFire, Village Global, Airbnb, Nurx, PatientPing, and Blackstone—who share our belief that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care.Learn more at growtherapy.com

Founded in 2020
New York, New York, USA
2.6K employees (81 in marketing)
96% recommend to a friend
98% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.8M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.3%
Direct
67%
Referral
2.1%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
64 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
9.5 years
Median Tenure
2.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$328M
Last Raise
$150M
Series D, 13 days ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2026
    Series D • $150M
  • Apr 2024
    Series C • $88M
  • Sep 2022
    Debt Financing • $30M

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