Sr. Director, Lifecycle Marketing

El Segundo, CA (Remote)

$163K/yr – $295K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive enterpriseLifecycle Marketing strategy and executive-level transformation to maximize incremental value across cross-channel journeys.

  • Own lifecycle strategy and executive-facing roadmap with measurable impact.
  • Must-have: 7–10 years in product marketing with senior leadership experience.
  • Standout: cross-channel orchestration and model-driven enterprise value focus.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Lifecycle Marketing team spanning direct channels, digital, audience strategy, and operations—fostering a culture of experimentation, accountability, and transformation.
  • Serve as an executive-facing leader, responsible for presenting lifecycle communications strategy, transformation roadmap, performance results, and financial impact to the Executive Leadership Team and senior stakeholders, ensuring visibility, alignment, and enterprise accountability.
  • Define and govern enterprise communications strategy ensuring cohesive cross-channel journeys and prioritization of strategies per cohort that maximize incremental LTV.
  • Standardize channel best practices and sequencing frameworks while reducing fragmentation and manual rule dependencies across channels.
  • Drive process enhancements and integration improvements that increase execution speed, improve quality control, and elevate performance visibility across lifecycle programs.
  • Expand the marketable base through always-on consent capture for email and SMS, and multi-channel re-engagement strategies.
  • Own communications strategy across high-impact lifecycle events and tradeoff decisions that directly influence churn mitigation, retained margin, and long-term customer value.
  • Define and execute the roadmap to transition lifecycle communications to NBA-driven decisioning, embedding rule-based and model-informed orchestration across channels.
  • Partner with Advanced Analytics, MarTech, and IT to convert manual campaign logic into scalable decision frameworks that improve prioritization, arbitration, and personalization.
  • Implement new automated, model-driven and AI-enabled tools to enhance audience targeting, prioritization, testing rigor, and creative automation—optimizing campaign automation by EOY.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field preferred; MBA a plus.
  • 7 – 10 years of experience in product marketing or related roles, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership position, and 5 years in a supervisory role.
  • Proven track record of developing and executing successful marketing strategies that drive business growth.
  • Strong understanding of B2C marketing principles and best practices.
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable marketing insights.
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex product features and benefits to various audiences.
  • Experience in managing and mentoring high-performing marketing teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • In-depth knowledge of digital marketing channels and technologies.

Preferred

  • MBA a plus.
  • Industry-specific knowledge relevant to the company's products or services is highly desirable.
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