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Head of Retention Marketing

Role overview

Summary

This role is for leading the strategy and execution of customer retention initiatives at Weekday. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer engagement and loyalty through effective marketing automation and data-driven insights.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of progressive experience in retention marketing within a highโ€‘growth eโ€‘commerce or SaaS environment.
  • Deep expertise in Klaviyo, Shopify, and other marketing automation platforms with proven results in increasing CLV and reducing churn.
  • Strong background in AI workflows, predictive analytics, and dataโ€‘driven personalization at scale.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, scale, and coach crossโ€‘functional teams with a collaborative, growthโ€‘oriented mindset.
  • Solid understanding of email and SMS compliance, GDPR, and best practices in data security.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive retention marketing strategies across email, SMS, and push notification channels.
  • Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Klaviyo and Shopify marketing automation workflows.
  • Analyze performance metrics (AOV, CLV, churn, engagement) to refine campaigns and demonstrate ROI to executive stakeholders.
  • Drive the creation and evolution of loyalty and referral programs that incentivize repeat purchases and customer advocacy.

Key facts

  • Remote from: India, Asia, South Asia, APAC
  • Full time
  • Expert & Leadership (>10 years)
  • Head of Growth Marketing
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Analytical Skills
  • Team Leadership
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Proactivity
  • Growth Mindedness

About the company

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Job description

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—ฅ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ฅ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ (๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฃ๐—”)

Experience: 5+ yrs

Location: Remote (India)

As a Head of Retention Marketing, you will lead the strategy and execution of all customer retention initiatives across email, SMS, and web channels, ensuring a seamless and personalized journey from acquisition to loyalty. You will harness advanced marketing automation tools such as Klaviyo and Shopify, coupled with cuttingโ€‘edge AI workflows, to drive measurable increases in customer lifetime value and retention metrics. Collaborating with crossโ€‘functional teams, you will design and refine brand voice training, segmentation, and lifecycle marketing programs that resonate with diverse audience segments. Your leadership will empower a highโ€‘performing team to analyze performance data, iterate quickly, and deliver loyalty programs that keep customers engaged and brand advocates. You will be a strategic partner to senior leadership, translating data insights into actionable campaigns that scale across a fastโ€‘growing eโ€‘commerce ecosystem.

Requirements

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

โ€ข Develop and execute comprehensive retention marketing strategies across email, SMS, and push notification channels.

โ€ข Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Klaviyo and Shopify marketing automation workflows, integrating AI-driven personalization.

โ€ข Oversee segmentation strategies to create dynamic, highโ€‘value customer segments and tailor messaging for each lifecycle stage.

โ€ข Manage a highโ€‘performing retention marketing team, including recruitment, training, and mentorship in brand voice and campaign best practices.

โ€ข Analyze performance metrics (AOV, CLV, churn, engagement) to refine campaigns and demonstrate ROI to executive stakeholders.

โ€ข Drive the creation and evolution of loyalty and referral programs that incentivize repeat purchases and customer advocacy.

โ€ข Collaborate with product, design, and data science teams to align retention initiatives with product launches and site enhancements.

โ€ข Ensure data hygiene, GDPR compliance, and best practices for consent management across all retention touchpoints.

โ€ข Conduct regular competitive analysis and stay current on trends in email, SMS, and multichannel retention tactics.

โ€ข Own the reporting stack and dashboards to provide actionable insights to the broader marketing organization.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜

โ€ข 5+ years of progressive experience in retention marketing within a highโ€‘growth eโ€‘commerce or SaaS environment.

โ€ข Deep expertise in Klaviyo, Shopify, and other marketing automation platforms with proven results in increasing CLV and reducing churn.

โ€ข Strong background in AI workflows, predictive analytics, and dataโ€‘driven personalization at scale.

โ€ข Demonstrated ability to lead, scale, and coach crossโ€‘functional teams with a collaborative, growthโ€‘oriented mindset.

โ€ข Excellent analytical skills, with a track record of translating metrics into tangible business outcomes.

โ€ข Proven experience designing and launching successful loyalty and referral programs.

โ€ข Solid understanding of email and SMS compliance, GDPR, and best practices in data security.

โ€ข Strong communication skills, capable of articulating complex strategies to executive leadership and technical teams alike.

โ€ข Proactive, selfโ€‘motivated, and thrives in a fastโ€‘paced, remote work environment across time zones.

โ€ข Passion for continuous learning, staying on top of emerging trends in retention marketing and technology.

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