Senior Director, Growth Lifecycle Marketing

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About Slack

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The Role

Slack is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Director of Lifecycle Marketing to lead our efforts in driving growth and engagement within our self-serve business segment. This role is pivotal in shaping the customer journey, optimizing product-led growth (PLG) strategies, and maximizing customer lifetime value. You will lead a team focused on creating and executing impactful lifecycle marketing programs that leverage Slack's product experience to nurture users, drive adoption, and convert them into loyal, paying customers.

What You'll Do

• Develop and Execute Lifecycle Strategies: Define and implement comprehensive lifecycle marketing strategies that align with Slack's self-serve business objectives and leverage our product-led growth approach.

• Optimize Product-Led Growth: Collaborate closely with product, growth, and engineering teams to identify opportunities to enhance the user experience and drive key conversion points within the product.

• Drive Customer Engagement and Retention: Design and execute multi-channel campaigns (email, push notification, in-product messaging, etc.) to onboard new users, increase product adoption, and minimize churn.

• Lead and Mentor: Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of lifecycle marketing professionals, fostering a culture of experimentation, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.

• Deliver Results: Establish key input and output metrics, set aggressive targets, and drive campaigns and experiences that deliver direct business impact.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including Product, Sales, Marketing, and Analytics, to ensure alignment and maximize the impact of lifecycle marketing efforts.

• Experimentation and Innovation: Drive a culture of experimentation, testing new approaches, and leveraging innovative marketing technologies to enhance the customer journey.

• Customer Segmentation and Personalization: Develop and refine customer segmentation strategies to deliver personalized and relevant messaging at each stage of the customer lifecycle.

• Voice of the Customer: Champion the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring that lifecycle marketing efforts are aligned with customer needs and preferences.

What You Bring

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in lifecycle marketing, growth marketing, or a related field, with a proven track record of success in a SaaS environment.

• PLG Expertise: Deep understanding of product-led growth principles and experience in leveraging product experiences to drive customer acquisition, activation, and retention.

• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience in building and developing high-performing teams.

• Analytical Skills: Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.

• Marketing Technology Proficiency: Proficiency in marketing automation platforms , CRM systems, and analytics tools.

• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Collaboration Skills: Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with cross-functional teams.

• Customer-Centric Mindset: A passion for understanding customer behavior and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences.

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