Lifecycle Marketing Principal, Automations

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$170K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and optimize end-to-end lifecycle marketing programs spanning onboarding, retention, reactivation, and referrals, while leading cross-functional martech delivery and AI-enabled workflow velocity.

  • Lead core lifecycle automations and always-on retention drivers
  • Drive personalized cross-channel journeys and MV crossover loops
  • Partner with data science and cross-functional teams to increase efficiency and growth

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Architect the Automated Funnel: Lead "Core Lifecycle" work streams, helping us continue to evolve the program into a robust, automated ecosystem. You will personally design, build, instrument, and optimize sophisticated lifecycle automations across onboarding, habituation (M1–M3 retention), reactivation, high-upside viral referral loops, and more. This is a highly hands-on role requiring deep expertise in CRM and marketing automation platforms to create scalable, "always-on" drivers of MAU and retention.
  • Lead MV Crossover (P0 Focus): This will be your most important contribution. Within the core automation framework, heavily feature and prioritize behavior-triggered crossover loops. Design and test personalized journeys explicitly engineered to convert our highly engaged, fuel-only consumers into long-term, high-LTV fuel and food consumers based on geographic proximity and site-level market potential.
  • Advanced Personalization Strategy: Infuse deep 1:1 consumer-to-merchant matching and advanced personalization logic into the core communication infrastructure to maximize conversion velocity.
  • Harmonize the Incentive Ecosystem: Act as a primary growth steward translating the principles of the consumer habit, incentive, & engagement framework across the lifecycle ecosystem. Ensure our offer and bonus ecosystem functions as a coordinated, unified ecosystem that guides consumers toward long-term habituation.
  • Eliminate Subsidization & Drive Efficiency: Partner closely with data science and consumer analytics to isolate true incrementality. Build rigorous control frameworks to deploy strategic bonuses strictly at a consumer’s behavioral "inflection point," ensuring promotional spend is the marginal reason for a consumer’s next transaction.
  • Support Martech Delivery: Act as a critical cross-functional bridge between consumer strategy, engineering, product, analytics and data science. Pinch-hit and support the martech projects by clearly scoping and documenting the technical data requirements.
  • AI-Enabled Workflow Velocity: Support the deployment and optimization of internal AI-driven lifecycle agents, subagents, knowledge bases, skill bases, and more to accelerate production velocity.
  • Executive Business Framing: Function as a trusted, high-visibility partner to leadership teams across consumer, product, analytics and executive stakeholders to shape and impact our commercial growth model by turning abstract lifecycle problems into clear strategic roadmaps.
  • Autonomous Operation: Be comfortable operating independently while managing projects of extreme complexity and high risk while serving as an expert resource and mentor for the wider lifecycle team.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in Lifecycle Marketing and CRM, with a demonstrated track record of increasing consumer engagement and retention within a relevant mobile-first B2C experience, a marketplace brand, or other related industry.
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Deep functional knowledge in marketing engagement platforms such as Braze, Iterable, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, specifically with hands-on experience building and architecting solutions in platforms. This role requires ongoing practitioner-level expertise and comfort personally building, troubleshooting, and optimizing sophisticated automation programs.
  • Deep understanding of consumer data analytics platforms, data architecture/pipelines, API connectivity, SQL proficiency, and more.
  • Experience developing and optimizing mobile-first lifecycle marketing programs across push notifications, in-app messaging, content cards, and other app-native engagement channels.
  • AI-forward practitioner with hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to build and refine agents, skills and automation frameworks that accelerate velocity and efficiency across end-to-end lifecycle execution.
  • Data-first decision maker with a test-and-learn mindset. Outstanding analytical and critical thinking abilities, and the capacity to interpret data into practical insights and achieve business results.
  • A collaborative mindset with a proven ability to build strong, impactful partnerships across diverse teams.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and persuade collaborators at all levels.

Preferred

  • AI-forward practitioner with hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to build and refine agents, skills and automation frameworks that accelerate velocity and efficiency across end-to-end lifecycle execution.
  • Data-first decision maker with a test-and-learn mindset. Outstanding analytical and critical thinking abilities, and the capacity to interpret data into practical insights and achieve business results.
  • A collaborative mindset with a proven ability to build strong, impactful partnerships across diverse teams.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and persuade collaborators at all levels.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on Day 1
  • Equity (ISOs)
  • 401(k) program
  • Family planning programs + paid parental leave
  • Physical fitness and wellness memberships
  • Emotional and mental health support programs
  • Unlimited PTO + 10 paid federal holidays + our annual, week-long Winter Break
  • Flexible work environment
  • Lunch reimbursement for in-office employees
  • Employee Resource Groups
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Upside is a technology company that increases the financial power of people and businesses in the real world. Since 2016, we’ve helped millions of people get more purchasing power on the things they need, and tens of thousands of brick and mortar businesses earn measurable profit – all while contributing to important sustainability initiatives.

Founded in 2016
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
400 employees (42 in marketing)
55% recommend to a friend
57% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
463.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$10K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.4%
Direct
53.8%
Referral
8.9%
Social
2.3%
Paid
2.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~400

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
37 (9% of company)
Median Career Experience
11 years
Median Tenure
3.8 years

Funding

Total Funding
$165M
Last Raise
$100M
Debt Financing, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2022
    Debt Financing • $100M
  • Apr 2022
    Series D • $65M
  • Aug 2020
    Series C

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